As more and more older, professional women are trying to get pregnant — the demand for donated eggs has gone up. And people are paying higher fees.

Since women donating their eggs have to inject themselves with hormone shots — and getting the eggs is a painful process — people argue that women should be compensated for their time and discomfort. But the controversy lies in just how much is too much to pay a woman for her eggs. The American Society Reproductive Medicine has suggested that women receive no more than $5,000-$10,000. But some egg brokers are ignoring the cap since it isn’t federally regulated.

Some believe these women are altruistic helping other women have babies — others argue that women are doing it just for the money, which can be dangerous since they’re more likely to ignore the risks of the procedure.

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