This week, just before Christmas, we seem to have a huge number of babies born, pregnancies announced and a lot of hopeful couples each matched with one very special donor. But this has been the trend throughout this year. It’s always an exciting time with so much going on, but for these recipients who are […]
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Egg Donors make a very Happy Christmas
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Egg Donation on BBC Radio Tees
We have crazy weeks and crazy weeks here at Altrui and this is usually generated by our fantastic donors. So no surprise that our time has been taken up with the knock on from Zoe and Amelia Abby’s rise to fame and the BBC involvement! Many recipients ask us the question “Why would anyone want […]
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Does gamete donation need an overhaul?
It is disappointing to read about the closure of the National Sperm Bank (NSB) as its success could have helped many more people have a family using UK-donated sperm (see BioNews 875). As has been well documented, in the past it has not been easy to recruit either sperm or egg donors in this country. […]
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Does Smoking Affect Egg Donation?
Egg donation is a great way to help a couple achieve their hopes of becoming parents. Donating the healthiest eggs possible gives a recipient the best chance to become pregnant. Are you a smoker who would like to donate some of your eggs? If you’d like to find out how smoking affects the outcome of […]
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Assumptions people make about older mothers needing an egg donor - often wrong!
As a child I was bullied mercilessly and since then it takes a lot for me to trust people. Being with someone in an intimate way is a huge trust issue and, because of the bullying, I have waited to find that right person. I realised in my early forties that perhaps I needed to […]
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Being an Egg Donor can be Life Changing - and not just for the recipient
Donating eggs can totally change the life of a woman (or couple) who would love to be a mother but will never have the chance of having a family without the help of a donor. However, egg donation can itself be equally life changing for some donors, who can find that the process takes her […]
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