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Fertility holidays in Sth
Africa
Nov 21, 2003
nzoom.com
First there were scalpel
safaris - trips to South Africa for cosmetic surgery and
a holiday. Now a fertility clinic is trying to lure
those who want to conceive while taking in some great
scenery.
"Are you spending
thousands of dollars on fertility procedures with
nothing to show? Are you out of resources?," its online
advertisement reads.
"Spend a maximum of 10,000
dollars for egg donation, the fertility treatment with a
60% success rate. This price is all inclusive for donor,
procedure, medication, fees, air travel for two people
to Cape Town, chauffeur-driven car and accommodation".
The Cape Fertility Clinic,
a private facility, provides the egg donor procedure
using the latest technology at about half the US cost
and with less red tape.
Donors are locals from a
range of ethnic groups. Many are university students who
take around 15,000 rand ($NZ3,577) for their part in the
procedure, in which they give up all right to the child
it may produce.
Robin Newman, an American,
came up with the idea for the package that is also
tailored for couples seeking in-vitro fertilisation
combined with a vacation.
In a recent interview she
described her own experience: "I underwent fertility
treatment myself for two decades. I tried everything
possible and in the end I was left with nothing - no
baby, no husband"
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