Would you ever .....

[asister_formyboys]

Would you ever consider doing several rounds of egg donations to pay for ivf/pgd ? I am
so desperate for a daughter I am STRONGLY considering it. Please,I need opinions the good,the bad and totally honest!!!
Thankyou

[atomic sagebrush]

It depends on your age, because if you are over a certain age they will not be interested in your eggs. You have to be quite young to be a successful donor.

[gizmo77]

I considered it totally!!! Only to help pay for a son for myself. Then realized there us an age cut off for donating ur eggs,
How old are?
Ppl usually want young eggs.
I also realized that I don't know how id feel about children out there (maybe in my own town!) that are half mine. I think I'd go nuts researching, find them and take them!!!
:-)
But it truly is a great gift!!!

[nuthinbutpink]

RBA in atlanta pays up to $8,000. If you are young, it's definitely an option. You have to be under 30 though.

[ejk741]

I thought about it!! But then you actually have to wait until you're selected by a couple. It just didn't work with my timeline... But if your young enough and you have great pre testing results and you're willing to wait I think it's a great option!

[asister_formyboys]

Darn it! I am 31 ! So much for that! I am just thinking of creative ways to potentially pay for it without too much stress on my dh and family. If only $25,000 would just float down from the heavens above!!!

[gizmo77]

Every clinic has a different age limit

[nuthinbutpink]

It would be difficult at 21. $25,000 is more than it actually costs though.

[atomic sagebrush]

People are paying big, big money for donor eggs and they want the best of the best of the best. They are highly selective and younger eggs = better success rates, and it's the rare person willing to shell out that kind of money for 31 year old eggs. (sorry if I sound harsh, I just don't want you to think "oh, I missed it by that much" because like nuthin mentions, they want the eggs of college age girls.)

[HopingForSugarNSpice]

I considered the same thing. I will never know if I'd have gone through with it, because I found out I am too old. I saved money the hard way, month by month, year by year, and now I will be lucky to have any eggs for myself! I wish I could have done it when I first looked into it. It cost me $20,000 for one cycle, and I really should have bought more. It might cost as much as another $30,000. Remember, if you want gender select, you have to have twice as many viable embryos as another woman, because half might not be what you want.