I Guess We Just Need a Demo

by CBC National Director Jennifer Lahl

The British news has recently reported the death of a 33 year old woman, Temilola Akinbolagbe, who collapsed and died from a massive heart attack caused by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). The evidence is in. OHSS is real. The risks to women taking hormones to hyperstimulate their ovaries can be as serious as death. And more reports are coming out of the UK about abuses of young Romanian women enticed by earning a month’s wage in exchange for their eggs. One Romanian egg donor’s OHSS was so severe her abdomen looked like that of an 8 month pregnant woman.