The price of Human Eggs
Egg donors wanted adds are seen all throughout the internet and newspapers
capturing the attention of thousands of young mothers and college students who
are looking for alternate routes to earn extra income to help pay for tuition or
support their families. Due to the faltering economy they are turning to unorthodox
means of overcoming their financial struggles by donating their eggs to fertility
clinics to be used for invitro fertilization. The financial gain is the obvious reason
for the increased numbers of women donating but, the monetary compensation may
not be worth the risks these women are taking and their contribution to stem cell
research most donors are not aware of .
Donors are typically in their eighteens to early thirties when they donate this
is when a woman's eggs are at the healthiest and her body can undergo the process
with none or minimal complications before a woman can donate she will have a full
medical exam done as well as being evaluated by psychologist to make sure that she
is mentally and physically ready to complete the donation cycle successfully. Once
the screening is complete the donor is given hormone boosting injections twice a day
which are self administered for one to three weeks during this time the donor is
monitored often by a physician she will undergo many blood draws as well as
ultrasounds to make sure she is producing more eggs. Once the eggs are mature and
ready the eggs are extracted with a needle that is guided by an ultrasound ten to
fifteen eggs are then extracted while only five to six are fertilized and implanted into
the mother to be womb.
The women who donate are not just any typical woman there are requirements
the donor must meet she needs to be between the age of eighteen to early thirties
she must be in very good health her body needs to be proportionate she also...