Whether you decide in becoming an egg donor for a family member, a friend or someone completely anonymous no one really tells you it is all the same process. You have to go thru a bunch of blood work, emotional counseling and testing and the actual cycle of injecting medication. The reality of it all is that once you do it you feel either glad you have helped someone or you feel robbed especially if you have been able to give 1 couple about 33 eggs.

Of course there is always a 50% mortality rate for the eggs to survive the fertilization or the freezing but still 15 embryos is still a big number. Who would want 15 kids right? Maybe Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but for a mere egg donor who got paid just 5,000 dollars way back when is never really enough.

Certain agencies in the Bay Area have different rates too. However during the time I was donating whether it is you first time or third time the fee was still 5,000 dollars. Today repeat donors get about 1,500 dollars more, I think? Also since a woman's body can only give so much, a woman is forced to retire if you turn 30 or have donated 6 times already. Sad it may seem it is a short carrer path.

I know for a fact I can still provide eggs even at 33, but still no one would take me. Anyway hope this helps.