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Has anybody ever donated their eggs (as in, female ovum) or known somebody who did? I'm considering it, but I don't know what the risks are and whatnot. What is it like? Do they stick huge needles into your abdomen?

There was an article in cosmo about that last month. I'll see if there's an online version. Though they tend to focus on the negatives...


It's something I don't think I'd mind doing, I get to pass on my genetic material without having to go through a pregnancy and I'd get paid well for it.

I looked it up in between kids, there are similar risks as there are in taking birth control (if I remember correctly). I chose not to do it at that time because it would require me to not have sex at all during the process which would take up to 3 months. Didn't want to give that up since I was newly married.

However, since my husband is "fixed" now, I looked into it again and decided against it again, I think the whole process would be too much on my family.

It's something I don't think I'd mind doing, I get to pass on my genetic material without having to go through a pregnancy and I'd get paid well for it.

Yeah, that's exactly what I thought.

I looked it up in between kids, there are similar risks as there are in taking birth control (if I remember correctly). I chose not to do it at that time because it would require me to not have sex at all during the process which would take up to 3 months. Didn't want to give that up since I was newly married.

However, since my husband is "fixed" now, I looked into it again and decided against it again, I think the whole process would be too much on my family.

Wait, you can't have sex? What about sex with a condom? And what about the process takes 3 months? Are there needles involved? Why did you think it would be hard on your family?

Wait, you can't have sex? What about sex with a condom? And what about the process takes 3 months? Are there needles involved? Why did you think it would be hard on your family?
you aren't supposed to get pregnant, and since I got pregnant with my first kid using a condom, the doctor said "no sex", you can't take birth control during obviously. They give you hormones, and you have to go in and get your levels checked, then they harvest your eggs, through the use of a vaginal catheter, and most couples really want you to go three rounds which takes 3 months. I decided that dragging my kids around to the doctor that much and them and hubby having to deal with me all hopped up on hormones probably wasn't going to be fair for them, since I am bitchy enough with the hormones I normally have (which has been evidenced today already a few times)

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/donateegg/donateegg.html

What a great website! Thanks. P.S. I have an awful fear of needles, so...never mind!

Wow, I didn't know the process for donating an egg took that long. But 50,000 dollars! If I was a girl I'd do it!

Wow, I didn't know the process for donating an egg took that long. But 50,000 dollars! If I was a girl I'd do it!

Well, it's not a single egg, they take quite a few.

Personally, I don't think I'd do it. I wouldn't stay away from it because of the lack of sex, or the process, or any of that. I wouldn't do it because I actually have a bit of a moral problem with all the hugely expensive procedures people undergo these days to try and have children. I fully understand wanting to have children - I want to have children. I fully understand wanting to actually go through pregnancy and have your own children - I want to do that as well. But there are millions of children out there already that need homes. How can any of us justify spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on trying to force our bodies to reproduce, when we could raise a child without that?

Wow, I didn't know the process for donating an egg took that long. But 50,000 dollars! If I was a girl I'd do it!
most of the time it's between 3,000 and 5,000 and they pay for the procedures. It's not really worth it for what you have to go through, it's def. not a good choice if you are in it for the money, but if you just really want to help someone out, then the money doesn't matter.

I had considered dontating my girl's cord blood when I had them, but didn't have the upfront money, so I didn't.

Well, it's not a single egg, they take quite a few.

Personally, I don't think I'd do it. I wouldn't stay away from it because of the lack of sex, or the process, or any of that. I wouldn't do it because I actually have a bit of a moral problem with all the hugely expensive procedures people undergo these days to try and have children. I fully understand wanting to have children - I want to have children. I fully understand wanting to actually go through pregnancy and have your own children - I want to do that as well. But there are millions of children out there already that need homes. How can any of us justify spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on trying to force our bodies to reproduce, when we could raise a child without that?

Yeah. My thoughts have drifted to egg donation before since the idea of passing on my genes without needing to have anything to do with a child is tempting... But honestly, my genes aren't that important when people could be adopting instead.

Well, it's not a single egg, they take quite a few.

I was also kinda scared, and you would be the one who would know if it was warranted, that they would take all my eggs, I started ovulating rather young and I pass more than one egg a month anyway, and they wanted to do 3 sessions where they would try to get as many eggs as possible, and I was thinking if I started out with a finite number of eggs, used a ton already, then they took some more, and I did that a few times... that if later in life I wanted to have another kid, that it would be much harder.


My husband said I was crazy, but that it was my body and if I didn't want to for any reason (even if it was a fear of aliens sneezing on me) that he would support me 110%.

It's something I don't think I'd mind doing, I get to pass on my genetic material without having to go through a pregnancy and I'd get paid well for it.I'm not so keen on the idea of passing on my genes, but since I'd never see the result it doesn't really matter, I suppose. I did initially look into the prospect of donating eggs because of the financial aspect, but it turns out that it's illegal to get paid anything other than expenses here in the UK.

Nonetheless, I am hoping to do it later in the year, when hopefully I'll have the time to make the trips to London into mini-holidays. I have no intention of using my eggs myself, so someone else might as well benefit. The clinic told me that sex was possible during the treatment, but obviously that condoms were required since one can't stay on the pill. It's not ideal for me, but it's only for a few months.

Well, it's not a single egg, they take quite a few.

Personally, I don't think I'd do it. I wouldn't stay away from it because of the lack of sex, or the process, or any of that. I wouldn't do it because I actually have a bit of a moral problem with all the hugely expensive procedures people undergo these days to try and have children. I fully understand wanting to have children - I want to have children. I fully understand wanting to actually go through pregnancy and have your own children - I want to do that as well. But there are millions of children out there already that need homes. How can any of us justify spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on trying to force our bodies to reproduce, when we could raise a child without that?

None of my business. None of yours, either. We can't justify a lot of things around here, frankly. For example, how can you justify having your own car, when tons of people every day are going the same way as you are? Talk about leaving a carbon footprint, eh?

I have no intention of using my eggs myself, so someone else might as well benefit.

My thought process exactly. I just don't think I'll be having kids, and even if I did, it's just one freaking egg I'd be using.

I have no intention of using my eggs myself, so someone else might as well benefit.

My thought process exactly. I just don't think I'll be having kids, and even if I did, it's just one freaking egg I'd be using. Plus, I'm a pretty ideal donor if I do say so myself.

One of my clients is having a baby this way...her egg was donated. I wonder what that will be like for her, basically giving birth to another woman's baby?