Egg donors warned not to do it for the money as compensation rises

Ms Holmes doesn’t think people should donate purely for financial purposes but hopes the increase in compensation can help address the current donor shortage.

“Does the additional £250 make a huge amount of difference? Probably not,” she said.

“If it opens the door to other women going ‘oh £1,000’, is that a good thing? I think it is because we’re desperate for egg donors,” she added.

This is a sentiment shared by Belle Brittle, 24, from Cambridgeshire, who donated her eggs last year.

“It may entice people to donate their eggs, albeit for financial reasons, but if it works to encourage people to at least think about donating, then it’s important,” she said.

“It’s an egg donation process, not an egg sales market.”