PET's director Sarah Norcross and trustee Professor Allan Pacey were quoted in a MailOnline article about whether the cost of living crisis would result in more women becoming egg donors.
Egg donors are entitled to £750 compensation for donating, and in some cases, women going through fertility treatment donate some of their eggs in exchange for free or discounted IVF.
Norcross said: 'During a cost-of-living crisis, more women may become curious about donating their eggs to help others have a family.'
However, she noted that only a 'tiny percentage' of those who enquire go on to donate once they find out how involved the process can be.
'It involves medical checks, hormone injections and egg retrieval', she said. 'It can also be challenging psychologically because egg donors have to agree to be identifiable to any children born as a result of their donation, once the children turn 18.'
Professor Pacey, an andrologist at the University of Sheffield and former chair of the British Fertility Society said: 'It wouldn't surprise me if more people started to enroll in medical trials as a way of trying to earn more money [during the cost-of-living crisis]. However, with regard to egg (and sperm) donation, I would urge people to give it serious thought because it is quite a significant undertaking and has life-long commitments if any children are born.'
'I'd encourage people to accept the offer of counselling so they are fully aware of what they are signing up for,' he added.
