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On a recent Tuesday evening, I applied to be an egg donor. "Help create a family," read the two-inch-square ad ripped from the Chicago Reader's classifieds. "$7,000 to all healthy women to be anonymous egg donors." I have textbook-good blood pressure. I've been hospitalized just once, for a few hours, when I had a tonsillectomy. And I'm on the low end of the target 21 to 28 age range. I completed a short online questionnaire quite pleased with myself. I'd taken a practical step toward monetary independence, so elusive to my demographic during this recession. A mostly selfish act –- taken to help silence student debt collectors -– could result in selfless consequences. Maybe I could give a couple the family they desire. I have healthy eggs but no upcoming plans to use them –- why waste a good thing? More »
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Interviews with sperm and egg donors reveal an interesting dichotomy: while men who give sperm think of themselves as fathers, women who donate eggs don't see themselves as moms. This may say a lot about how we view motherhood and fatherhood. More »
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When we called for personal experiences with egg donation, readers responded — with tales of intense screening processes, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, guilt, and fulfillment. More »
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As we noted last week, couples are willing to pay big bucks for the eggs of women with high SAT scores. But as many a former college girl knows, they'll shell out for race, height, and soccer skills too. More »
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A new study reports that though two-thirds of egg donors are satisfied with their experience, 14 percent reported negative feelings — and 12% reported mixed ones — following their procedures. More »
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Forget pole-dancing, right? Nowadays, young women with money problems and dreams of advanced degrees are being paid thousands of dollars to donate their eggs to infertile couples and the demand for their DNA is only increasing, says the NY Times. Reports the paper: "Ethicists and some women's health advocates worry that lucrative payments are enticing young women with credit-card debt and steep tuition bills to sell eggs without seriously evaluating the risks." More »
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