From presidential Missy Elliott tracksuits to crystal bacon sculptures, the crowdfunding world has seen its share of out-there efforts, but there’s plenty of real-life stuff going on, too.
Case in point: the growing popularity of using crowdfunding platforms to fund fertility treatments—from endometriosis surgery to IVF to egg freezing. (Currently, there are more than 130 such campaigns on GoFundMe alone, and more than 160 on YouCaring.)