Why is it that when men donate sperm we get a hand-shake (no pun intended) and a thank you. But when women donate eggs, they get upwards of $10,000 per donation?
There can only be two possible reasons. Either eggs are rarer than sperm, or that there is more of a demand for eggs than there are for sperm.
It cannot possibly be that eggs are rarer than sperm because 10,000 sperm (1 normal dose) are introduced to 1 egg to concieve. But during egg donation, over a dozen eggs are produced and donated. So for every single egg donation, 12 men must donate sperm. Obviously sperm is 12 times rarer than eggs.
Surely, how can eggs be more in demand if sperm is needed 12 times more? Even if my numbers are wrong, how can someone justify paying around $10,000 for something that is just as nessisary as sperm when sperm doesn't get anything?
If eggs are niether rarer or more needed than sperm, then why aren't sperm donors paid the same amounts as egg donors?
2006-07-07
16:37:53
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