• more about #eggdonors
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: Like many commenters, the eugenics freaks me out. At college, there were plenty of ads looking for Ivy League genes. I'm certain if some of these co... more »
    AvocadoGills: purveyor of kinky fish porn: I'm so torn about an issue like this. On the one hand, I truly value every individual's right to privacy and to make her own decisions, especially whe... more »
    tscheese: Last night we had pregnancy symptoms! Here we have egg donations! And up the page is a post about the genetics of HAVING TWINS! I'm on to you, Jezebel... more »
    DangerMouse: I got an ad yesterday on facebook for 100k for my eggs. Holy moly. I assumed it was bogus. In terms of the more reasonable payments of 1700, that woul... more »
    PilgrimSoul: More commodification of women's bodies. Excellent. more »
    Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve: Is the process of donating similar to the experience of those with something like PCOS going through fertility treatment? Cause if it is I might have ... more »
    katie.scarlett.o'hara: I would almost consider doing this for the money, but I don't know if anyone would want my eggs considering the history of cancer and general mental c... more »
    Hazel: isn't it also a pretty painful experience? more »
    dirtybee: I'll be honest - I was contemplating doing this solely for the money. But the application process for some donor locations are pretty extensive and th... more »
    tscheese: Don't you also have to take a LOT of really exotic hormones and chemicals if you're going to donate eggs? I can see why ANYONE would be kinda miserabl... more »
    morninggloria: Every time I read about egg donation, I get hungry for a McGriddle. more »
    BlondeGrlz: I think 2/3rds of women in this study are lying. Or at least exaggerating. No booze, no sex, unpleasant physical side effects and all you get is $1,70... more »
    WaltzingMatilda: They always had ads for this in our college newspaper. If I recall, some of them also required specific physical characteristics. It freaked me out. P... more »
    Oranges w/ Cheese has 2 cats! ahahaha.: But don't you get like $10,000 per egg? If it didn't require all the crazy fertility drugs and the huge chance that I'd get preggo by having sex with ... more »
  • #wombraiders

    American Egg Donors Report Negative Post-Procedure Feelings

    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.
  • #wombraiders

    Egg Donation: You're Probably Better Off Stripping