I Donated My Eggs: What Nobody Tells You

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Before I ever decided to donate my eggs, I searched the internet for videos providing women’s real experiences with the donation process and was instead inundated with advertisements. The purpose of this series is to educate and empower young women to make informed decisions for their own bodies. This series attempts to balance the discussion by clearly representing the side effects and challenges I faced during the donation process.

This video does not constitute medical advice.

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0:00 Intro
1:40 I was gifted $50,000 to donate my eggs
2:14 Ethical concern #1: The issue of consent
3:46 Ethical concern #2: The conflict of interest
5:24 Ethical concern #3: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
7:40 Tip #1: Negotiate your contract
12:40 Tip #2: Get your travel expenses advanced to you
16:45 I'm filming my entire donation process

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