Yes, there is!…there, I’ve said it emphatically but have reason to pause and wonder, why are we limiting our discussion to ethnic donors?

On February 26th I, along with Prospective Families, got mention in a Chicago Tribune article entitled “Ethnic couples face difficulty finding egg donors”…an absolutely valid point and a real-life circumstance that I attribute to social, relegious and perhaps moral barriers. Why is it so difficult for Asian, Jewish or East Indian couples to find donors who share their ethnicity? Quite frankly, it is a matter of supply and demand, a condition that really applies to a broader group of hopeful parents-to-be and a condition that calls for more mainstream education about the process and the implication of egg donation.

I am hopeful that our website and it’s many donor pages is helpful, I welcome and seek out opportunities to speak to donor candidates, one-on-one or in groups. I have met with my staff and we talked about hosting a Donor Event. I think often about writing, not only a blog entry but a book on the considerations each young women, ethnic or not, should contemplate about egg donation.

So, is there a shortage of ethnic donors, certainly there is….should we really be talking about a general shortage of egg donors? I think so.