Thank you for that clarification Amy. It's definitely true (and a good thing) that the ASRM has recently instituted regulations over how much a donor can be financially compensated for her eggs. Going through infertility treatment is expensive enough and many people have raised questions about the ethics of paying huge sums of money for donor eggs.
I should also point out that the larger amount listed above factors in compensation for the donor to undergo the donation process (which as you pointed out averages around $5,000-$7,000 in many offices) as well as payment to the doctor for her hormone stimulation treatments, ultrasound visits, egg retrieval and eventual IVF (and possibly embryo freezing) procedures.
For those interested in taking a closer look at the ASRM's 2007 guidelines on egg donation, please click on the link below.
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Thank you for that clarification Amy. It's definitely true (and a good thing) that the ASRM has recently instituted regulations over how much a donor can be financially compensated for her eggs. Going through infertility treatment is expensive enough and many people have raised questions about the ethics of paying huge sums of money for donor eggs.
I should also point out that the larger amount listed above factors in compensation for the donor to undergo the donation process (which as you pointed out averages around $5,000-$7,000 in many offices) as well as payment to the doctor for her hormone stimulation treatments, ultrasound visits, egg retrieval and eventual IVF (and possibly embryo freezing) procedures.
For those interested in taking a closer look at the ASRM's 2007 guidelines on egg donation, please click on the link below.
www.asrm.org/Media/Ethics/financial_incentives.pdf
November 28, 2009 - 10:27amThis Comment
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