Health authorities in southern Chinese city of Shenzhen have exposed a
scandal involving illegal collection and sale of human eggs taken from young
girls. Each transfer of human egg fetched $32,520.
Unlicensed doctors collected the eggs and fertilized them before
transplanting them into women with fertility problems. Their husbands were
encouraged to give their sperm to fertilize them. The collection center has now
been closed down. Health authorities said egg donors had to go through surgery
to stimulate their ovulation and enable doctors to collect eggs. "This is
a dangerous procedure that can endanger the health of the girls,'' said an
official.
Collection and sale of female eggs is illegal in China. The collection
center was housed in an abandoned nursing home, which had been divided into
several sections to provide different facilities, according to Southern
Metropolis Daily. Young women selling their eggs earned 10% to 25% of the
amount paid by the buyers of the eggs. Egg-seeking customers specified the kind
of donors they preferred.
Times of India
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