Fertility issues deserve serious attention
As human organ trading and human trafficking of human eggs and embryos are multibillion dollar businesses, it is not surprising that some uncruel Nigerians are deeply involved. And given the level of economic deprivation of the country, it’s not surprising that there are many willing customers.
However, concerns about how the University of Ibadan is being fed eggs in the way that in vitro fertilization (IVF) “factories” have been fed eggs in the way that produced the exploitation of female students deserves serious attention from key stakeholders. Additionally, the fact that there are recruiters who are increasing numbers of female students engaged in donating trade eggs shows the detective side of the challenge. It should be interested in the National Agency (NAPTIP) for the ban on human trafficking.
Social pressure on childbirth pushes many of these couples to seek artificial reproduction assistance. And it is estimated that at least one in four Nigerians suffers from one or more forms of fertility issues. With so many couples hoping for their children, records reveal that female eggs are in high demand. Therefore, there is a good reason for donating eggs. However, laws and policies have not been developed quickly enough to meet the demands of this growing industry. A loophole currently being exploited by Quacks and otherwise known infertility clinics. Except for Lagos, which passed the IVF law, the remaining 35 states have not yet enacted laws regulating fertility care. However, in Nigerian society, fertility is not only a health, but a serious social issue that requires all the attention it deserves.
The situation on many campus regarding the “donor” of female eggs is a humiliation towards humanity, our spirit and pride as people. In a country that has been harvesting eggs for young girls in exchange for money for years, there have been reports of several fertility clinics. There was also a story about the number of these women who are normally administered drugs that cause hyperstimulation of the ovaries to extract eggs.
The demand for IVFs, commonly known as “test tube concepts,” remains high, especially among elites, but regulations for domestic reproductive support technologies (ARTs) are still lacking. For unsurprising reasons, this important health subsector has long been overlooked by governments and experts in the areas where the standards should be set. But from human egg harvesting to IVF itself, to advertising on art success rates, many Nigerian practitioners spend their local days without much surveillance. At the expense of patients who crave many young women who use these important public and social health services and egg donations as “side hustles.”
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The World Health Organization (WHO) claims that no woman harvests eggs more than twice a year. The health agency also says egg harvesting should not be traded with economic benefits, just like blood donation. Some Nigerian practitioners know that they are forming the Association for Fertility and Reproductive Health (AFRH) to develop ethical guidelines that govern the country’s support for conception. However, available reports indicate that these guidelines have been observed in violations.
The scale and refinement of this human merchandising demonstrates that it must be done by governments, non-governmental organizations, business organizations, and even influential individuals to achieve a meaningful breakthrough in the efforts to arrest it. Key stakeholders can no longer continue to watch from the bystanders, but uncruel people are hopeless and sometimes exploit greed, while classifying our young women as commodities.
