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Why young women are donating their eggs

And how the process works.

The reasons women donate their eggs vary significantly. Some people say they feel a sense of pride knowing they may help other women conceive children. Others say they want to earn a bit of extra cash, since many clinics are willing to pay donors for their eggs.

Charlotte Edwards, Â鶹Éç Business reporter, explains how the process of egg donation works — and how it differs by country.

Plus: Elaine Chong, an egg donor in the United Kingdom and Â鶹Éç journalist, discusses how she wanted to help other women of Chinese descent expand their families. And Ebimoboere Ibinabo Dan-Asisahin, an egg donor in Nigeria, discusses the process and physical side effects she experienced.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: William Lee Adams and Benita Barden
Video Journalist: Tim Hodges
Editor: Julia Ross-Roy

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Fri 13 Dec 2024 03:50GMT

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