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Many Women Are Donating Their Eggs to Others

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Many Women Are Donating Their Eggs to Others

It's science that turns into human life, and it's also putting money into women's pockets.

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" It's science that turns into human life and it's also putting money in people's pockets. Those people who donated these eggs and sperm in vitro fertilization or I yes it's an -- fertilized iceberg outside of the body. This -- knowledge as to the south Florida institute for reproductive medicine is doing now. You can see the process clearly through the microscope. Doctor -- says more patients are -- need -- egg and sperm donors because more women are choosing to have children later on in life. Which makes conceding more typical. But -- more people are willing to donate."

" I think most people wouldn't do that unless you paid them. But it's really a lot of blood donors know somebody who's an infertile. You get paid that you have to go through significant amount to get to point we're going to be your eggs."

" I believe the hardest part is the injection process. This 26 year old single mother who goes by -- bell has donated her -- twice. After six weeks of screening in health test she goes through six more weeks of preparations. Making sure she's producing and not healthy -- for the procedure to change someone's life."

" I just heard about it and I thought it was a great opportunity. For her parents can have kids. In the chance to even have a child. Babies are created here in the idea laboratory that's the reason for the captain's duties an air conditioning system makes --"

" You breathing easier cleaner than air he'll -- anywhere else. But let's not forget this is a business for patience yeah I the F price tag is in the -- it. But for donors some -- most wanting to remain anonymous."

" Oh I don't even know what men get paid these days but I'm sure it's less than a hundred dollars for the Dracula are egg donors it depends on what part of the country you live then. But I think the -- is probably around 3000 dollars. And South Florida -- in the sixth and 6500. Dollar range."

" Women are paid more because retrieving their eggs as more invasive after thirty they're more limited."

" While I have kids out there is that it -- however this morning. It this. I cannot think about have been you know who won a Tony if you're in an alien have kids out there."

" But this mother of one who plans on having more children in the future is happy knowing she's helped a stranger get the gift of life. She says getting paid is just a bone."

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