Ahuja K K, Simons E G, Nair S, Rimington M R, Armar N A
Cromwell IVF and Fertility Centre, Cromwell Hospital, London SW5 0TU, UK.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2003 Nov;7(5):504-5. doi: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62066-4.
Assisted conception carries with it known and putative medical and surgical risks. Exposing healthy women to these risks in order to harvest eggs for donation when a safer alternative exists is morally and ethically unacceptable. Egg sharing minimizes risk and provides a source of eggs for donation. Anonymity protects all parties involved and should not be removed.