21.   Sophia had been resisting the idea of an egg donor for nearly three years.

22.   Some countries, including England and Australia, bar payments to egg donors, Ms. Andrews said, so there are very few egg donors there.

23.   The authority lays out what information must be given to infertile couples and sperm or egg donors, and provides a standard consent form.

24.   The center also promoted its egg donors, young women who would provide eggs for women who could not use their own.

25.   The egg donors were found by placing ads in a number of area newspapers, including the Boston Globe.

26.   The majority of egg donors remain anonymous.

27.   There is a whiff of this in those ads placed by infertile couples in Ivy League newspapers seeking women egg donors with high SAT scores.

28.   They debated whether it was coercive for couples to ask for SAT scores or height or favorite books when they sought egg donors.

29.   They also like to use egg donors to improve their success rates, which are scrutinized by prospective patients who are selecting fertility clinics.

30.   They include about eight lawyers representing various plaintiffs, including couples who allege they became unwitting egg donors.