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Charitable donations may be down because of the recession, but another type of donation is up for the very same reason: egg and sperm.
More women are trying to make money by offering their eggs to infertile couples, and men are doing the same with their sperm. Egg donor agencies in the Boston area report that their applications are up from between 25 and 100 percent over this time a year ago, and New England sperm banks have seen a similiar trend in the past six months.
"What we've seen is that the economy seems to have inspired more people to look at alternative ways to earning money," said Sanford M. Benardo, president of Northeast Assisted Fertility Group, a company that recruits, screens, and matches women who want to become egg donors or surrogate mothers. "We're seeing people who might not otherwise do this but for their economic condition."
At Benardo's agency, which has offices in Boston and New York, applications from women who want to offer their eggs have doubled in the past year, with the bulk coming in...
More women are trying to make money by offering their eggs to infertile couples, and men are doing the same with their sperm. Egg donor agencies in the Boston area report that their applications are up from between 25 and 100 percent over this time a year ago, and New England sperm banks have seen a similiar trend in the past six months.
"What we've seen is that the economy seems to have inspired more people to look at alternative ways to earning money," said Sanford M. Benardo, president of Northeast Assisted Fertility Group, a company that recruits, screens, and matches women who want to become egg donors or surrogate mothers. "We're seeing people who might not otherwise do this but for their economic condition."
At Benardo's agency, which has offices in Boston and New York, applications from women who want to offer their eggs have doubled in the past year, with the bulk coming in...