"Egg harvesting" refers to a medical procedure where eggs from a woman's ovaries are collected for various purposes, such as fertility treatments or research. Full definition
Because of my cancer's aggressive nature, my oncologist advised that I begin chemotherapy within three weeks, which left barely enough time to try one round of egg harvesting in the hopes of preserving my fertility. (washingtonpost.com)
To support such services, there is a market in human eggs (women are paid several thousand dollars for eggs harvested from one cycle) and in wombs rented from surrogate mothers. (discovermagazine.com)
Frighteningly, the Costa Rican population of these turtles has dipped by 40 % in just 8 years and 90 % in the last two decades, due mainly to illegal egg harvesting. (treehugger.com)