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Increase in Egg Donors Raises Concerns

Monday, February 19, 2007 2:04:25 AM
By MARTHA IRVINE

Comedian Jennifer Dziura, a former egg donor who is hoping to donate another egg, poses for a photo before going on stage to perform a stand up at Petes Candy Store in Brooklyn, NY, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree)CHICAGO (AP) - Human egg donation was a rarity not so long ago. But heightened demand for eggs — and rising compensation for donors — are prompting more young women to consider it.

Jennifer Dziura, a 28-year-old New Yorker, is one of them.

She received $8,000 to donate her eggs in the fall of 2005 and hopes she'll be chosen again before the private egg broker she's registered with considers her too old. She realizes prospective parents who view her profile might think it a minus that her father is adopted, allowing for little medical history from his side. She also figures some are looking for a blonde, instead of a brunette.


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