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To the Editor: Seibel and Kiessling (March 11 issue)¹ invoked equal worth of the sexes and the nationwide practice of paying sperm donors to justify their proposal to pay oocyte donors. The risks and benefits associated with paying donors are not mentioned. Although oocyte donation has not been demonstrated to transmit infectious disease, hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are transmissible through sexual intercourse, artificial insemination, and organ and tissue transplantation. Transfusion from paid blood donors is associated with a higher risk of transmitting infectious disease from donors to recipients than transfusion from donors who do not receive monetary reimbursement . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Compensating Egg Donors: Equal Pay for Equal Time?
Seibel M. M., Kiessling A.
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N Engl J Med 1993; 328:737, Mar 11, 1993. Correspondence

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