Gumballs, chikens and eggs

by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com

Opening up the Daily Forty-Niner an ad pops out an reads, "Egg donor wanted" and in bold the figure $8,000 to $10,000. The reaction: What? Are women chickens now? Giving up eggs for money?

Is society so desperate to procreate and money oriented that women now are being paid for their eggs?

In a capitalistic and patriarchal society women's fertility has become a business of gumball machines and chickens laying eggs for profit.

According to "Contemporary Women Health", women's fertility has been an issues for centuries. There are many options offered to women and infertile couples that are interested in donating their eggs or sperm. Options for infertile couples are offered also. http://www.ourboidesourselves.org/ and http://www.mnhe.com/ offer a number of resources to answer questions and the ad can be found on http://www.daily49er.com/.

Reporters thoughts

Women have been oppressed, abused, discriminated and judged for their bodies and now they don't even own their eggs, these concepts are redicules sometimes and send mixed signals to women and men. The good thing is that there is information out there and the trick is to do the research and be aware of ones own needs and be realistic about what the body is able to do and not do. Infertility can be a sign for deeper problems and http://www.mnhe.com/ talks about these problems and ways of solving such concerns.