"You supply the pictures and I'll create the war"

This article, from the UK's Daily Mail, screams out "I donated eggs to friends... now I've been left infertile."

Ooh, scary! Our heroine here, Donna, donated eggs to two women out of the goodness of her heart (paying egg donors is illegal in Britain), and now she's infertile. Hrm. Here are two key quotes:

Although the doctors would not make a definitive link with the treatment she had in donating eggs, one gynaecologist admitted: 'It could be scar tissue from the procedures.'

One doctor "admitted" it "could be"? Even my toothpaste has four out of five dentists behind it.

And this:

In order for Gina [the egg recipient] to jump the waiting list she [Donna] had to give eggs to an anonymous recipient as well. It meant a higher dose of hormones and 20 eggs were retrieved.

Whoa, shit! It's illegal to pay egg donors in Britain, therefore the few extremely generous souls who do donate (often to sisters, for instance) have to also donate eggs to strangers, for free, by undergoing a more dangerous procedure! (20 eggs is off-the-hook crazy -- reputable Americans agencies are looking for 10-12 eggs per retrieval).

So much for the paternalistic British government "protecting" egg donors! Not paying donors = incredible shortage of donors, therefore the answer is ... subject the few who will do it for free to overdoses of fertility drugs and force them to share eggs with everyone!

My point here is as it always is: adult women can handle making their own choices in a market economy.

At the bottom of the article, we're informed that "A full version of this interview plus more pictures appear in this week's copy of Grazia Magazine." Grazia's story-teasing (or story-hoarding) indicates that, as is common with British tabloids, they have almost certainly paid Donna for this story. The truth and nothing but the truth? Dubious.

(I donated eggs to a gay man in 2005. For my previous egg donation posts, go here).