[Jennifer]

My 23 yr-old daughter just received a $6K check for donating her eggs to help people who can’t get pregnant.

I’m sure that isn’t for everyone but it brings her great joy to give back while also helping her to make/save money for her first home.

She can do it up to 6x per year. Let me know if you have any questions.

[Robin]

This is a great way to help others. One thing to be aware of, with all the new DNA testing, it is very likely she will be contacted in the future by any children conceived with her eggs.

I have a friend for whom this has been a wonderful experience (he has fathered several children who have contacted him), but for others, it could be an unwelcome event.

It’s just something to be aware of.

[Jenny]

My biggest concern would be the hormone injections needed and long term effects from that.

[Lynn]

They should have given upwards of $10k or more.

[Ellen]

First of all, I am a mom of a beautiful teenager that was conceived using donor egg, so she is doing a wonderful thing.

Secondly, she should only do it once or twice.

The hormones are very dangerous and have lifetime effects.

In fact, when I recently took a life expectancy test, I was asked if I ever used fertility drugs.

Thirdly, she has only so many eggs.

When they are gone, she could be in my boat and paying 40k for someone else’s healthy eggs.

[Alice]

It’s not 6 times a year! The ASRM guidelines are 6 times ever.

[Chelsea]

As someone who has done IVF, do not do 6 egg retrievals per year. One cycle takes a toll on your body.

I can’t imagine 6 in one year.

[Stacy]

There can be real traumas to kids born via surrogacy. She needs to think through scenarios if a future child contacts her.

[Katie]

Anyone considering donating should be looking into known donation. Anonymous donation isn’t ethical for donor conceived people.

Please make sure she’s on 23andMe and Ancestry so she can be found by her biological children.

[Lexi]

My sister has done this multiple times and actually has stayed in contact with one family & gets yearly updates, it’s an amazing gift!

I will add though that egg donation compensation is considered taxable income, so please take that into account when considering if the $ is your main motive.

[Jennifer]

While altruistic, there are a million better ways for a 23 year old young woman to make 6k. 6k is tiny. Risks of donation (currently known & unknown) are real.

I work with this donor data sometimes and

it gives me icky feelings, many prospective donor women are in desperate need of money and it’s promoted as “pay your car bill, student loans, or take a vacation!” I just… yeah. Ethics

[Morgan]

I do this as well. I am getting ready to do an egg retrieval in a few weeks and the woman is very grateful

[Alex]

Trying to spread awareness… but many consider egg donation to be unethical as these children will not have the benefit of knowing their biological mother and family.

I’ve been researching “donor conceived” people for years.

Basically ALL children and people have the right to access their biological family and parents.

So much pain caused to these kids. If you ain’t wanting to create and raise em….

Then just don’t do it.

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