If you were in tough financial straits, would you consider donating your future children? A recent CNN article reported that in a time of recession, more women explore the option of selling their eggs. One woman explained her reason for doing so. She said:
"The cost of living is crazy right now, with two kids, gas prices, and rent . . . I'm living paycheck to paycheck," said the 24-year-old, who did not give her last name to protect her identity. "I just really need the money to finish school."
Egg donation can prove lucrative, paying from $5,000 to $10,000. While some clinics have reported a surge in inquiries, skeptics wonder if it is due to the economy or heightened awareness of the option. And the process is intense, involving physical and psychological tests, hormone injections, blood work, ultrasounds, and possible side effects. It's by no means a quick way to score cash. For one 28-year-old mother, the compensation she got from four previous donations may prove useful in the near future. She said:
"I have two children of my own, and I definitely wanted other families to be able to have that opportunity," she told the Sun Times. "For my family, [the money] wasn't a necessity, but it was a nice nest egg if things should get worse. My husband is in construction and . . . that's not doing so well right now."
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DAMN! I tried to do this, not so much to make money but b/c I thought it would be a wonderful thing to do.
Within a week of signing up, I had a local family who chose me, and it was a compensation of $10,000. (both doctors:)
Well after going through all of the tests and physicals I was cleared. BUT when they did the psych test, the psych. did not approve me b/c she said that since i was so fitness driven and into muscle training that she didn't think that I would handle well the idea of having the shots and hormonal drugs b/c they would affect my body and she thought that I would have a serious problem with that.
Plus since I'm such a huge athlete, I have the fitness version of amenorrhea and she just didn't like that at all.
The couple was furious with her b/c they themselves are very fit (which was one reason why they chose me!) and as doctors they knew that it wouldn't be a problem since you just pop a pill to bring it back and regulate you. But since she wouldn't give me the clearance, there was nothing we could do.
So yeah...i'm a bit bitter about egg donation now lol. I'm never having kids, I am like the healthiest person I know and have a super clean family health line too, and I can't help others out b/c I'm TOO fit and TOO healthy. Go figure:)