Monday, June 27, 2005

egg donation

Soo... a few months ago I was reading in the express (the newspaper they distribute at the Metro) and I saw an ad for egg donation. On Friday, the topic came up between the girlies here at work and also with Eliza while chatting online... and it got me thinking... Would I seriously donate a handfull of my eggs for someone else so they could have a kid? I think the answer is Yes. Would I want to know who the family was prior to donating? That gets a little tougher... I don't know. I don't know that it would bother me that much. I mean chances are for a family that is having difficulty conceiving that my eggs wouldn't even work for them. There are also some ethical questions in there too... like what happens if the lady gets pregamo with 6 kids and she selectivly reduces her pregnancy (a whole can of worms in itself) and donates her fertilized eggs (which are essentially your kids too) to science. This could turn into a seriously emotionally charged issue...

Someone said that the procedure was painful.. that is the part i'm kinda sketched out about. Pain is ok... but I mean honestly who likes to go through that. It is also pretty invasive - - if you know what I mean ;) Sooo... yeah.

Here is the question of the day:
ladies - would you do it? Would you donate your eggs so another fam could have kids?
guys - - kinda the same ? - - are you willing to donate for the furtherment of creation ;) haha...
Kind of in the same realm... are you willing to adopt?
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4 comments:

Soccer Cutie said...

that's a tough question. On the one hand, you are helping a family in need. On the other hand, you'd have your own children out there, being taken care of by someone else. And I'd always wonder if they were being treated well...

2:14 PM
Anonymous said...

hmmm i have thought about it but I just dont think it is worth the consequences. Although if I was a childless mother who wanted to experience childbirth I would probably think differently....its a tough call.

Adoption is something I strongly believe in. I would love to adopt one day and help a child in need...

Wow Im sounding really nice...I like it;)

2:26 PM
Jennifer said...

Ana, I agree, but at the same time... I wouldn't think of those eggs as mine anymore... once they were out of me and into some other woman to carry the fertilized egg to term, I don't think I would see that egg as mine anymore.

Karyn, yeah, the pain IS something that is keeping me from doing this, but at the same time - think of it this way... the less eggs you have, the sooner you will reach mentapause! That is a big plus! haha... wow. can't belive I went there... Oh, and I'm a huge fan of adoption.

as an additional note - when Eliza and I were talking about this online, we discussed the potential dangers of the procedure... the future inability not to have kids, the use of your eggs for testing, the donation of your eggs to other families other than the one you specifically dedicated your eggs to... etc... While I agree those are all serious consequences, I wouldn't just find the first egg store and drop off my goods there. I think I would seriously look around for a good place to donate... there are always complications or mistakes or mishaps, but if you've done your research, hopefully those dangers can be minimized.

8:46 AM
Anonymous said...

I would donate them- First I figure if a couple is going to the trouble of getting an egg- they must really want a child- they would give him/her plenty of love.

9:21 PM

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