Many recipients have themselves been through the IVF process and therefore, although it is different for them, they have an appreciation of what is asked of donors when they donate eggs. So we are frequently asked the same question: “Why do women do this?” “What motivates them?” To answer this question we went back to […]
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Why some women become altruistic egg donors
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Good news! My recipient has had a baby!
I got some good news this morning. Not the sort of good news anyone else I know is ever likely to get. The woman who received my donated eggs last year has had a baby. What a magical, breath-taking bit of news. And it is magical, you can barely believe it, it really worked. It […]
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What it feels like to find an egg donor
“Having an egg donor has changed our world in two very profound ways. Firstly it allowed me the chance to conceive for the first time in my life, and take a step closer to our dreams, not just of holding our own baby, but actually having a noisy, maddening, loving, family of our own to […]
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Altruistic egg donors are special
An article was written in ‘BioNews’ recently (‘Listen to Donors’) about how important it is to value and respect altruistic egg donors. This is something that we at Altrui feel passionately about. It is so easy to give the impression that egg donors have to fit in with the time scales of the clinics, and […]
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From an egg donor to a live birth
Altrui has been hard at work trying to recruit egg donors for such genuinely nice couples who have really been to hell and back trying to start a family, and slowly but surely we are winning. We now have a database of over 300 women who have all shown an interest in how to become […]
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Jilly’s story as an egg donor: afterwards
Afterwards The last few days have been quite strange as the fate of my eggs is out of my hands. I no longer have to do anything. No more injections, appointments or phone calls to the hospital. It’s really odd, but nice, to be back to normality and I suppose it’s now I realise how […]
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Jilly’s story as an egg donor: egg collection
Egg collection day arrives My Mum picked me up this morning and we took the train together to London. It’s great to have some moral support but also essential to have someone there for the return journey where you may experience side effects from the anaesthetic. I felt very sick on the way home but […]
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Jilly’s story as an egg donor: ready for egg collection
Ready for egg collection I had my last scan yesterday, which showed I had lots of healthy eggs ready for collection. I have got one final injection to make at midnight tonight of Ovitrelle, which is a final boost of hormones to release the eggs. It’s important it’s taken at the right time for the […]
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Should egg donors be paid? The great debate
It is illegal in the UK for egg donors to receive payment other than compensation for expenses but the shortage of donors has prompted many to call for payment to encourage more women to come forward. The issue was debated this month by the Progress Educational Trust in partnership with the Royal Society of Medicine, […]
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Egg donation - the gift of parenthood
An innovative scheme to help infertile couples through egg donation hopes to improve the experience and success rate for women by matching them anonymously one-to-one. Altrui, an organisation that seeks and supports altruistic egg donors and matches them with women who are unable to conceive, says it expects success rates of 60 to 70% by […]
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Sam’s Story as an egg donor: egg collection
Egg collection During the course of taking the daily injections (around 13 days) I went to the clinics to have scans to ensure the eggs where growing as they should be and I wasn’t at risk of over stimulating them, causing Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS). But all scans showed my ovaries were stimulated just right […]
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Jilly’s story as an Egg Donor: Time to Start
Time to start the process It’s been a couple of months since I saw the consultant for the first time in London and I feel now is a good time for me to start the process. Since I last saw the consultant I have told my parents and a couple of chosen friends about my […]
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