Egg donation in European clinics: Why do women do it?
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 10:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Egg donation is now one of the major reasons why couples travel abroad for fertility treatment. Because this growing trend may circumvent regulations at home or raise concerns about financial inducement, it has also become one of the most controversial. Yet little is known about the women who provide the donor eggs in overseas clinics -- their characteristics, their motivation and their compensation.