Nigeria: The Illicit Trade in Female Eggs

Issues of fertility deserve serious attention

Since the trade in human organs and trafficking in human eggs and embryos are multibillion dollar businesses, it is little surprise that some unscrupulous Nigerians are deeply involved. And given the level of economic deprivation in the country, it is also no surprise that there are many willing customers.

But the concerns raised by the University of Ibadan on how the in vitro fertilisation (IVF) ‘factories’ are being fed with eggs in a manner that has…