Question for women: Would you donate/sell your eggs?

[Punkygirl0101]

I wouldn't be a surrogate, but YES I would give my eggs to someone in need. Why not?

I would never just sell my eggs for money. But If I had a close friend (I don't have any sisters), or if my brother had a girlfriend who couldn't get pregnant, I would give her some of my eggs. I don't ever plan on having children myself, so might as well put them to use!!

 

[Hairy&Stumpy]

No.......

 

[BostonBanker]

if my brother had a girlfriend who couldn't get pregnant, I would give her some of my eggs.

Um, I'm pretty sure that would result in some inbreeding.

I would consider it, more for the financial benefits than anything else. I've seen/heard of people doing a lot worse for a few thousand dollars than that. I would have to be pretty hard off to go through the trouble, but if it meant being able to take care of Meg or Tristan - yes.

 

[Baxter'smybaby]

no---I can't imagine having a child out there that was biologically mine, that I was not raising.
I have a hard time knowing that my BIL and SIL donated "unused" embryo's --I quite possibly have three or four nephews/nieces out there somewhere that we will never know about. Add that to the issue that my BIL doesn't know who his own father is...well, that to me is an Oprah show waiting to happen....."I married my own Uncle"...

 

[Pam111]

I would sell. You do deserve the money because it is quite an involved procedure. However, no one would want my eggs, so it's not an issue. My friend in law school was listed on an egg donation site but she was never contacted. People are looking for the most attractive people when they pick an egg donor.

 

[noludoru]

Sure, depending upon the risks of the surgery to extract them. I do not think I would donate them for a friend, to tell you the truth... but if I got paid well for it? Probably yeah.

 

[Miakoda]

On this issue, no I would not. And it's not because of the invasiveness of it all (I'm someone who's been through numerous rounds of fertility treatments), but rather because that egg is part of me. Biologically it would be my child and it would kill me to not know anything about the child, or how he/she is being cared for, or raised, etc. If a child was produced that ended up being neglected and abused, it would all come down to me & IMO, be partly my fault for putting that child in that situation because I gave up that egg.

Sorry, but no.

 

[mom2dogs]

Most likely no.

 

[~Jessie~]

I wouldn't. It's WAY too invasive of a procedure than I would ever go through.

 

[PWCorgi]

For money, yes. Actually, just plain old yes.

I do not, in any way, want children. But I can see how other women really, really do, and if I can give them the experience of childbirth (not sure who in their right mind would want to go through that, but okay lol) then why not. I'm sure as hell not using them! :lol-sign:

I'd really just like to donate my whole uterus and be done with it.

 

[ACooper]

No.

I would be surrogate (their sperm & egg combo) for people I love, but that is just "apartment renting" for 9 months not really "part" of me.

 

[bubbatd]

Sperm donors sure have it easy !

 

[Giny]

Sperm donors sure have it easy !

They sure do, in fact they have it easy for many things when it comes their reproductive system. lol

But I wouldn't want my husband to donate his sperm either, I can't imagine a child walking around that is his.....I'd be wondering from every child that looked like him whether it was his or not. They have quite a few little buddies swimming in there compared to our few eggs. So it's possible to have a bunch of little Steve's walking around. :yikes:

 

[Nechochwen]

I was just about to ask if the women that said no would be okay if their partner donated sperm.

 

[Renee750il]

Just for you, Necho http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9002085385040727366

 

[wcladymacbeth]

I would consider it, but not until after I had a kid or two of my own. I'd have to make sure my own kiddos turned out okay before I forced them on anybody else

I have already considered it when I was a poor college student. Do you KNOW how much money you can get from that?! Quite a bit actually. But I didn't go through with it, I was too chicken. And maybe I would be chicken in the future, I don't know. But if my best friend or my cousin or something wanted my eggs, then I would gladly consider it even harder.

I suddenly feel odd talking about me being a chicken and giving eggs away in the same paragraph.

 

[Boemy]

I've thought about doing it for the monetary aspect, but in the end I decided I would be creeped out if my genetic material were actually used. And I really don't want some kid looking me up years later because he/she has half my genetic structure. Ugh.

 

[Punkygirl0101]

Um, I'm pretty sure that would result in some inbreeding.

ROFL. I guess I didn't think that through! lol

 

[ACooper]

I was just about to ask if the women that said no would be okay if their partner donated sperm.

No I would not. If it were part of his past, well what's done is done, but I would NOT agree with him donating sperm at a sperm bank, not even for money.

I would have to think long and hard about him donating to loved ones in need........I just don't know if I could be comfortable with it. Like I said, I don't think I could let ANYONE have my eggs, so likewise with his little soldiers, LOL

 

[zoe08]

I would not donate my eggs. I couldn't bear the thought of someone else having my biological child. And no I wouldn't want my husband donating sperm either.

I don't want anyone else raising either of our biological children. I would be a surrogate for my sister with her fertilized eggs, but not with my own.

If I was not able to use my eggs and/or my husbands sperm to have a baby, then I would adopt.