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NEW DELHI: Bollywood film 'Vicky Donor' may have popularized sperm donation, but did you know that donation of eggs is equally commonplace? With more and more childless couples seeking the help of fertility clinics, the demand for egg donors has gone up.
However, though fertility clinics pay a woman anywhere between Rs 40,000 and Rs 1 lakh to donate her eggs for in vitro fertilization and transfer into another unable to produce her own, experts are concerned by medical malpractices taking place in the name of helping childless couples - with women in need of money at the receiving end.
Yuma Sherpa, who died in a south Delhi fertility clinic on January 29 while undergoing a procedure for retrieval of eggs, is a case in point. Sherpa, her husband Sanju Rana alleges, was persuaded by agents of the clinic to become a donor.
"She started undergoing treatment on January 8. She complained of discomfort after being administered injections but was forced to continue by the clinic. It's a clear case of medical negligence. I have met the Delhi police commissioner...
However, though fertility clinics pay a woman anywhere between Rs 40,000 and Rs 1 lakh to donate her eggs for in vitro fertilization and transfer into another unable to produce her own, experts are concerned by medical malpractices taking place in the name of helping childless couples - with women in need of money at the receiving end.
Yuma Sherpa, who died in a south Delhi fertility clinic on January 29 while undergoing a procedure for retrieval of eggs, is a case in point. Sherpa, her husband Sanju Rana alleges, was persuaded by agents of the clinic to become a donor.
"She started undergoing treatment on January 8. She complained of discomfort after being administered injections but was forced to continue by the clinic. It's a clear case of medical negligence. I have met the Delhi police commissioner...