Would you consider donating your ovum (or sperm) to an anonymous couple so they could have a child?

I would consider it. I don't know if I would do it though - maybe after I'd had my own children.

I'd consider it. I don't know if I'd actually do it, though. The money's great, but they require you to take a lot of hormones. And they probably wouldn't accept me as a donor anyway.

Nah. My genes are too blighted with physical conditions that, by themselves, are non-lethal - but taken together are a giant pain in the butt.

They usually don't take anyone over 40, and they wouldn't want my genetic history.

yes, i would consider it...

I would consider it, but I don't know yet if I would actually go through with it. Being adopted, I know what it's like to have lots of unknown relatives, but the fact that I have fertility problems of my own would make me hesitant, even if my eggs were able to be donated.

I guess.

I have no desire to propagate my genes.

This is a hard question to answer for me. I would love to donate my ovum, if they pass muster. My only concern would be ensuring that the child that was created was in a loving, nurturing home. I couldn't bear to discover that one of my children was neglected or abused in any way...I grew up next door to a couple that spent thousands of dollars trying to have a child. They finally decided to adopt. They received this beautiful little boy. Soon after that, the couple divorced, "mom" retained custody but never really cared for him. This beautiful little boy grew up in a filthy home with a scatter-brained mother. (My parents reported her to the State and she was made to clean up her home but it didn't last and the State never really cared..) He died when he was only 17 of a drug overdose. To this day, I wonder about his real parents and whether or not they know how his life was.

no but I might sell them some.

Probably not. I think there so many children already here that desperately need someone to adopt them.

How incredibly sad! That child did NOT ask to be here!!

yea why not, though why they would want my sperm is beyond me......

I know. It's always amazed me that people have to get a license for their dog and have a license to drive, fish, hunt etc. but anyone can have a child...

No way.

No, for two reasons. My eggs are probably too old (I'm 52) and I also have a genetic disorder carried by the mother in my family. My sister's second child, Bryan was born with it and died when he was 13 months old. It's a recessive gene, but I wouldn't want to risk passing it on to anyone. It's a rare disorder called x-linked hydrocephelous and there is no way to test for it in utero because of it's rarity.

Only long enough to recognise that there wouldn't be any good reason for me to do it and plenty of good reasons not to.

I'd consider it for about two seconds, then I'd say no.

Yes, I would.
I actually gave this serious thought a few years ago. There was an article in the paper for this very thing. I asked my husband if he would support me if I donated an egg to a couple who were wanting a baby. He told me absolutely not, because there would be too many emotional attachments a few years down the road.

I'd still consider it though. If someone wanted a baby badly enough and I knew they were good people, I'd donate an egg, as long as I couldn't be around to watch my child grow up.

no

How can I reject it unless I consider it first?

No my genetic material is not good enough.

How much will they pay?

Sure. Especially because I have super sperm that makes beautiful kids.

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I'm assuming this is your daughter Laura. She's adorable! She must take after her mom.

Yes

i totally you...

Yes, her mother is an international supermodel.

I would sell my eggs, I don't know about donating though..

Maybe

Nope...too weird.

no

what a sweetie!

I don't have any...

Sure, why not?

I would only do that if I new the couple well. Other than that I would not because I see myself responsible for that child. Just for the fact of having a child in the world created by me in his teenage years is scary enough.

No be my luck they would divorce, and she would somehow sue me for child support..

yes, depending on how much money they wire me.

It all depends on the people who want it. If I knew them and they have desperatley trying to have a child for a really long time and they really wanted them maybe. Also to take into consideration if my husband and I wanted to have a child i dont think I would give my ovum. But if I knew them and I knew that they were generally good people i would definatly give them it.

Yes, I would definitely do that.

I just got a call back from a "Cryobank" a couple weeks ago to donate sperm. $50 a week! Easy money, and I'm glad to help any couples in need.

Amen to that! I read in today's newspaper that some woman and her boyfriend killed her 14-month-old child by breaking her neck on purpose, and doing a lot of other very sick and abusive things to her
There must be a special kind of Hell for people like that!!

No. It doesn't feel right to me.

> Sure. Especially because I have super sperm that makes beautiful kids.
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I hope SC is still around in 15 years! I sure would like to see her then! She's gorgeous!!

Is Laura from WhoVille? She reminds me of that cute little girl in Doctor Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

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I think it's the eyes!

Damn... now you know our secret... Yes, we kidnapped the little girl from WhoVille... please don't tell anyone!

I just don't understand. What could a child possibly do that warrants that kind of brutality? It just breaks my heart. I'm torn between wanting to see the couple killed the exact same way or giving them a life sentence where their crime is well known because even prisoners have standards and they will surely be punished accordingly.

Grinch! Put her back!!

He will never ever find us...

Actually, I think that in cases like that, we should go back to the "an eye for an eye" way of doing things. That is, do the exact same things to the couple!

OK then just keep posting pictures so we know that she's fine!

Yes, and I have donated my sperm. I got $85 a pop for it. Yes, my wife knows about that part of my past and doesn't mind if I do it again.