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‘Ivy League Egg Donor Wanted’

A look at how and why some of the best and brightest cash in — and help out

Staff Reporter
Published Wednesday, April 23, 2008

“Ivy League Egg Donor Wanted.”

Sound familiar? From the News to the New Haven Register, this and similar ads for egg donors have appeared in the pages of local newspapers, attempting to lure intelligent Yale women with sums ranging from $5,000 to $100,000.

One Web site, offering $35,000 is looking for a “Genius Asian donor,” and describes the ideal match: “You should have or be working on a university degree from a world-class university, you should have high standardized test scores, and preferably have some outstanding achievements and awards.”

Another,...

#1 By An Idle Observer 10:51a.m. on April 25, 2008

Well, at least Aliza Shvarts has a career path now....

#2 By (Anonymous) 5:07p.m. on April 25, 2008

Now, are we really sure we want Aliza to represent " Ivy League" egg donors?

#3 By '01 10:28a.m. on April 27, 2008

US News could improve its ranking formula by including a catagory reflecting the comparative market value of eggs "donated" by young ladies at the respective schools.

#4 By '11 1:52a.m. on April 28, 2008

unfortunately, that probably would be an improvement

#5 By SPERM DONOR 3:57p.m. on July 24, 2008

How about sperm donors? I know many guys who will line up and deliver for free if they can get some for free.

#6 By 14Words4Ever 1:25a.m. on September 1, 2008

Ahh Eugenics in action ? Why not just have a national socialist government now ?

#7 By 14words 1:29a.m. on September 1, 2008

why don't the White women at Yale have some children and stop the decline of their race, like that other Yale article "White Europeans an Endangered Species" mentions. ?

#8 By Meredith W. 11:42a.m. on September 5, 2008

I don't understand why the eggs of women who attend Ivy League schools are considered more valuable than others. I know plenty of people at Yale whose parents didn't attend Ivy League schools, or even college at all. And as we all know, there are plenty of people here at Yale who probably shouldn't be here in the first place. Just my $0.02.

#9 By Carl Y. 6:50p.m. on September 5, 2008

I just turned 40 years old and have beautiful twin daughter and son via egg donation, who today are 14 months old. My husband and I have been together for almost 22 years. We have both wanted children desperately. I have had years of infertility - blocked tubes, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage etc. When I found out I had poor egg quality and couldn't have children of my own, this was our last ditch effort. It was an agonizing choice my husband and I made to go with an semi-anonymous egg donor. We saw her pictures and detailed profile (37 pages) on a secure website. We are middle class with not a lot of money. My husband is a mechanic and I was a customer service rep, therefore we did not have a lot of savings. The entire IVF process of trying to get pregnant cost us $27000.00 out of pocket. The donor recieved only $5000.00 of it for her "efforts" which we think is very minimal. She gave us two beautiful children. She only produced 3 eggs but we got 3 great embryos. This was her first and last time donating. The agency pulled her as a donor since she produced eggs well below the norm. We are going to try for our 3rd baby next month since we have one frozen embryo left. In the donor's profile, she said she never wanted to have children but wanted to give a deserving couple the opportunity since she herself had a great childhood. When people talk about $ for donor eggs and have ethics attached to the whole issue. If you've never been infertile, you'll never know the desperation one has to be a parent. If I had the $, I would pay someone a billion dollars to have our kids. They are irreplacable. People should look at ethics of people having children who mistreat them, disrespect them, or even kill them. My kids will know that an angel of a woman donated her ovum so that their dad and I could love them. If they would like to meet her when they are older, we don't have a problem with it. Whatever our children want, we will make it happen!

#10 By Bob 10:14p.m. on September 6, 2008

The world is doomed. The dysgenics of recent times have irreversibly destroyed society. I don't think there is any hope.

#11 By Sam 9:39a.m. on September 8, 2008

Just means more kids will be born who can fake resumes and exaggerate so called achievements on college applications.

#12 By smith 6:12a.m. on December 8, 2008

hi i have some eggs which i will like to sell from my hen an i will not tell you that i am really selling them but i just want to give you at any affordable price you can contact me on gilbertsmith40@gmail.com

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