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many egg donor recruiters ignore ethical standards

According to a survey published in Fertility and Sterility, about a third of about 100 donor recruitment organizations studied do not adhere to the ASRMs ethical guidelines. These guidelines include the minimum age of 21 for egg donors, the cap on donor compensation of 10K, and a compensation rate not based on donor characteristics or previous donation results.

i donated my eggs jezebel httpjezebel com5954188i donated my eggs for 4500

A mixed reaction to this overall positive piece on egg donation.People object to the word donor, because there is compensation involved.

surrogate offered 10000 to abort baby cnn

Here is a case of everything done wrong: as reported by CNN, Crystal Kelley, a financially desperate single mother with two previous miscarriages, refuses to abort a fetus with serious developmental problems, defying the demands of the intended parents.

frozen donor eggs an emerging market and a word to the wise

Now that new freezing techniques have made frozen eggs more viable, doctors and patients are eager to work them, as they offer some time and cost advantages over fresh. However, because a donor egg cycle is so costly, is it not financially practical in most cases for a clinic to do a donor egg cycle on speculation. The costs for the procedures, drugs, and donor compensation are typically more than the selling price of the resulting eggs. So clinics have been working on some creative solutions, which they may enthusiastically pitch to their patients as well as to prospective donors. I would like to make both parties aware of the full implications and motivations of these strategies, so that they can make informed decisions.

new york times coming to us for baby and womb to carry it by tamar lewin

We have seen a marked increase in straight and gay European, Asian, and South American singles and couples coming to us as intended parents eager to pursue surrogacy. It is important to establish a proper legal foundation for these transnational cases (as well as for those involving donor eggs). The immigration component is criticalwe always insist on a cooperative relationship with counsel from the home country of the intended parent(s).

sanford benardo quoted in new york post article

Unborn Child Faces Uncertain Fate in Sherri Shepherds Divorce War.http://nypost.com/2014/07/14/unborn-child-faces-uncertain-fate-in-sherri-shepherds-divorce-war/

new york times a surrogacy agency that delivered heartache by tamar lewin

Although the need to cut costs is understandable, it is very risky to undertake a surrogacy arrangement without the standards and oversight of US regulations.