I live in Florida and my husband and I were thinking of donating my eggs. We already have 3 beautiful healthy children, and I thought that there are plenty of couples out there that need extra help to conceive. I have looked up sites, but they're not in my area. Does anyone have any suggestions on where else to look into this information.
Thanks for the help in advance.
2006-08-01 05:21:39 · 6 answers · asked by sassy79_420 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
One aspect is to think of the couples who want children. But there is this aspect to it: Did they wait too long to have children? Did they focus on careers and money until age-related infertility set in (a woman's eggs begin declining at age 27!) or an STD such as chlamydia caused sterility. If so, maybe they have to bear some responsibility for being infertile.
Time Magazine says: 'Last fall the a.i.a. conducted a fertility-awareness survey on the women's website iVillage.com. Out of the 12,524 respondents, only one answered all 15 questions correctly. Asked when fertility begins to decline, only 13% got it right (age 27); 39% thought it began to drop at 40."
Second aspect: many children born of egg donations, sperm donations, and surrogates experience "genetic bewilderment." You see them frequenting adoptee support groups, looking for help in finding their genetic parents. They set up donor-sibling registries. And lobby governments to ban anonymous donations of sperm and eggs. They are NOT happy people. (article links below to some of their issues)
Maybe society should encourage women to have babies from ages 16 to 26 when Nature made them most fertile. Then egg donations wouldn't be necessary.
Congratulations on having three lovely children of your own! It's good to hear of another mother who did it "the old fashioned way."
2006-08-01 06:34:11 · answer #1 · answered by realmomof4 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can ask your OB if they know of anyplace. I read an article in a magazine about a woman that sold her eggs while in college to help pay for classes. You have to go through IQ tests, health exams, genetic counseling, etc before they will let you donate eggs. It isn't as easy as just going and laying on the table. It cna be painful. I know the woman in the article said she had cramping after she donated.
2006-08-01 05:30:26 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. I'm sorry that i don't have any suggestions for you, but I just had to say that i admire you for wanting to give something that is so much a part of you. I love the idea, i just don't think that i would have the courage to go through with that kind of thing. Good luck. God bless you for helping those in need.
2006-08-01 06:20:41 · answer #3 · answered by Cyndi Storm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some teenagers donated some eggs all over my mailbox a couple of weeks ago.
2006-08-01 05:30:06 · answer #4 · answered by BORED AT WORK 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look in your phone book for fertility clinics.
Chances are, if you live in a smaller city, you may need to travel to a bigger one (Miami, Tampa, etc) in order to contribute, and it may mean a LOT of commuting. But the fertility clinics are a good place to start.
2006-08-01 05:25:17 · answer #5 · answered by Brutally Honest 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could contact your OBGYN for more info or maybe even Planned Parenthood? Surely they might have some idea as to how to go about doing that?
2006-08-01 05:25:14 · answer #6 · answered by WhyAskWhy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋