Is a woman donating her eggs considered to be cheating on her partner?

Question

This question originally came up as a jovial comment but now we're interested in other people's opinions on the subject. What do you think?

Answer 1

Nope. Neither is a man donating his sperm to a sperm bank, as long as he doesn't make a "direct deposit".

Cheating is having sex outside of marriage, whether it results in children or not; no sex, no cheating.

Answer 2

Well i would not consider it cheating no , but my concern would be the children or half children out there that are being made and one day she decides to have children of her own and these children grow up and a not to distant in the age department and they live in different areas and somehow they "hook up" and never know they are brother and sister and decide to have kids and wow what a mess that could be. There is alot to think about when donating something like this . I would maybe consider helping a family member or friend have a child but only under the understanding that we would be responsible and make sure it did not effect the next generation. hense the reason maybe more states should require blood tests before marriage i know my state does not require them anymore .

Answer 3

I haven't done it, but... You inject yourself with a drug like Clomid for a few weeks. This helps to ripen a few eggs, instead of the normal single one. The injections themselves are not fun, and the reaction to the drug is a hormonal rollercoaster ride. When the clinic thinks enough eggs are ripe and ready to go, they use a big needle to suck them out. Yes, women get paid. I would bet a lot of money that most clinics go to great lengths to make sure that the donor and the children don't meet. It is NOT considered a form of adoption. The woman who delivers a baby conceived with your eggs will be the birth mother. It can be painful. And there is a lengthy screening process, so not everyone is able to donate. There is no cost to you, only to the couple that receives your "service." (Buying and selling of body parts is illegal, so you get paid for your service, just like a surrogate.) Will it cause infertility? Unlikely. But if it turns out that you DO have trouble conceiving later, you'll probably draw your own conclusions about why. Any reputable outfit will tell you the risks. Type "egg donation" into Google and you'll find tons and tons of outfits that would love to talk to you about donation...

Answer 4

Of course not, that's a ridiculous idea. Unfaithfulness would require (one would think) at least a degree of contact between the partners! Also, the egg would be donated to another woman, so by that theory, she would be cheating with a same sex partner - unless you look on the receiving couple as a whole, in which case it would be swinging! I think a man would have to be jealous to the point of paranoia to call it cheating.

Answer 5

no its in no way cheating,unless she was going to donate them to a lesbian partner her other partner didnt know about...but then it wouldnt be the egg donation that was the cheating it would be the cheating that was cheating!!!SO NO!and id consider doing it.I have 2 girls of my own and would love to help someone else have a family and all the happiness it brings.

Answer 6

Only if the donation is made the old fashioned way.

Answer 7

i dont think that is cheating i think that if ur can have kids or dont want to have kinds and your willing to help others i dont see a problem in donationg their eggs.

Answer 8

Depends if they're use for a simple spanish omlette or something more sinister.

Answer 9

no certainly not she will be giveing a childless couple the chance of the preciouse gift of live.

Answer 10

No, they aren't having sex, their going through a surgical procedure.