Earn cash in tough economic times — with egg donation
If you are female, between 20 and 30 years old, of “appropriate weight for your height” and in very good health, you could qualify to earn up to $50,000 for your fertile eggs! Yes, there is a lot involved and a lot of restrictions will be placed on your life while awaiting the “transfer” — but this is the one time in a woman’s life where she can easily — and legally — earn more than a man.
Men get a mere $100 for their sperm. Yes, you clearly need both sperm and egg to make a baby, but obtaining donated sperm is a hell of a lot easier. Although men do need to go through a battery of tests and extensive questioning of their medical histories and their families’ medical histories, it is ultimately a lot simpler for a man to donate (i.e., a cup and a magazine with pictures of pretty girls or guys (whatever their preference)).
Understandably, in these tough economic times, a lot of women are looking into this option — as well as looking into the option of becoming a surrogate. At one hospital in Cleveland there is no longer a waiting list for egg donors (which in some cities have been longer than a year) and in California, the typical six-month wait to find a surrogate has disappeared completely. Some men have even been encouraging their wives to donate and increase the family purse. Of course, there are others who donate just to help someone else out.
Would you donate for cash? For me, I think it would depend on how strapped my family really was…
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Egg donation is one of the few arenas that allows a woman to use her body to potentially affect positive change in her life. Some may argue that prostitution and stripping fall into this category as well…another blog for another day.
When I was in college I used to see a lot of ads about $ for your eggs! It was disturbing that people would target young female college students who where niave & in need of $. The fact is that these procedures can be very risky with lifelong implications & in the end the risk may outway the benefit ($)
It isn’t really surprising that egg donors are paid so much more than sperm donors. It’s the only way to induce women donate their eggs.
As you point out the procedure for obtaining eggs is extremely invasive, but it is also because women have a finite number of eggs. If a woman repeatedly donates eggs she may threaten her chances of conceiving a child in the future. It’s disturbing that they target women who may need the money now, but might later regret having donated their eggs.
I also think a lot of women are concerned about the biological implications of any child/children that might result from egg donation.
“Some men have even been encouraging their wives to donate and increase the family purse.”
I find it disgusting that men would encourage their wives to undergo this invasive procedure. It reminds me of those men who prefer for their wives to have an elective hysterectomy than to have a relatively simple vasectomy. In any case, I would hope that women who donate do so on their own initiative without coercion or influence from any other party.
how do i get connected with people or hospitals that want to buy my eggs