I always wanted to donate eggs myself, partly because we needed donated sperm ourselves so I’ve been through it from the other side. We wouldn’t have our wonderful family if it wasn’t for the generosity of our sperm donor so it seemed only fitting to try to donate myself once our own family was complete. [...]
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The chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) wrote in the Telegraph last week that donating eggs and sperm should be something commonly considered by anyone able to do so. She further stated that donors should be welcomed at clinics, and that centres of excellence should be set up to provide a service [...]
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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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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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Many women can’t conceive without the help of an egg donor. Understanding the reasons for this can help people understand why raising awareness of the need for more egg donors is so important. Some women are born without ovaries, or with ovaries that do not function properly and cannot produce eggs. Others have had their [...]
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