In 2005, I sold my eggs to a gay man for $8,000 and the clinic put them in a surrogate mother, who just happened to be a black woman. (Who, nine months later gave birth to an entirely Caucasian baby. Well, perhaps. Many egg donation agencies, mine included, don't tell donors if their "donations" were successful). I'm currently in the early stages of donating again, also to a gay man using a surrogate mother. The second time around, I get a raise, to $10,000. The process involves weeks of hormone injections, followed by outpatient surgery during which the eggs (about a dozen) are "aspirated" under general anesthesia, via a very large needle.
Jennifer Dziura
Jennifer Dziura is a New York-based comedian and writer best known for orchestrating the Williamsburg Spelling Bee, a real spelling bee for adults, as featured in the New York Times. A fixture in Williamsburg, Jennifer also produces the biweekly "Monday Evening Stand-Up" at Pete's Candy Store. Jennifer was filmed as an expert on "how to be witty" for VH-1's reality dating show "Can't Get a Date," has written for McSweeney's, appeared on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom radio show, and is a contributor to "The Idiot's Guide to Jokes" (Alpha/Penguin 2006). She just returned from an East Coast tour of her solo show, "What Philosophy Majors Do After College," including sold-out shows in D.C. and Norfolk. She writes a blog at www.jenisfamous.com
In 2005, I sold my eggs to a gay man for $8,000 and the clinic put them in a surrogate mother, who just happened to be a black woman. (Who, nine months later gave birth to an entirely Caucasian baby. Well, perhaps. Many egg donation agencies, mine included, don't tell donors if their "donations" were successful). I'm currently in the early stages of donating again, also to a gay man using a surrogate mother. The second time around, I get a raise, to $10,000. The process involves weeks of hormone injections, followed by outpatient surgery during which the eggs (about a dozen) are "aspirated" under general anesthesia, via a very large needle.