WASHINGTON – At Fairfax Cryobank in Fairfax, Va., $450 can buy you sperm guaranteed to be from a donor who has earned or is studying for a doctorate. The price of the other essential ingredient to make a baby is more dear, judging from the Web site of Egg Donation Inc. in Encino, Calif. “An egg donor’s fee can range from $5,000 to $15,000,” the Web site says. “Additional compensation is offered to those donors who have earned a postgraduate degree; have a unique skill, characteristic or trait; or if she has previously (donated eggs) with our program and her couple achieved a pregnancy.” But not every “order” for eggs can be easily filled. “Asian and Jewish donors are always in demand as are tall, attractive donors with a master’s or doctorate degree,” the Egg Donation Inc. Web site says…
