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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Assumptions people make about older mothers needing an egg donor - often wrong!
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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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Why some women become altruistic egg donors
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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To all our Altrui egg donor mums
All this week, for Mothers’s Day, we’ve been sharing the stories of some of the women who are now mums thanks to an Altrui donor. These beautiful words speak for themselves. You can see some of them on our Facebook page and here are some more. Being a Mother - Catherine My son’s beautiful smile […]
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Two-week wait: 0 days to go. The day!
An Altrui couple talk about their feelings on diary day two of their two week wait. Today: our couple finally get their test results. We lasted until 6am. Ensuring that I had consumed plenty of water throughout my sleepless night I was ready to pee all over that stick!! I had never been so ready. […]
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Two week wait: one day to go
An Altrui couple talk about their feelings on diary day two of their two week wait. Today: panicking about spotting. 1 DAY TO GO. I cannot believe that TOMORROW we find out if we are pregnant. My excited feeling soon disappeared as soon as I went to the toilet. I wiped myself and there was […]
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Two-week wait: two days to go
An Altrui couple talk about their feelings on diary day six of their two week wait. Today: the tears. Waking up still feeling nauseous. Lovely feeling. I dragged myself into work; unable to disguise my symptoms I sat and obsessed over every pungent smell in the office. It didn’t usually smell so offensive. Opening the […]
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Two-week wait: three days to go
An Altrui couple talk about their feelings on diary day seven of their two week wait. Today: is nausea a good sign? This morning we met friends for breakfast which was lovely as it kept my mind active whilst doing lovely things, and eating yummy food. It was not until after eating breakfast (and a […]
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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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Have your say on egg donation
In January the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) launched a three month consultation programme which is open to everybody to give their opinion about egg and sperm donation. You may have read in the press that there is a current debate underway about various aspects of donation, but in particular whether egg donors should […]
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A possibility for some egg recipients?
It is interesting how often fertility patients themselves end up suggesting ways that others could potentially increase their chances of a successful outcome to IVF. Some of the alternative options may well not have been suggested by clinicians treating them at another unit, as highlighted in the case of the couple who learnt from another […]
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Why do women need egg donors?
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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Sam’s story as an egg donor: the result
The result of my egg donation Once egg collection had taken place, I was always very interested to hear how the process continued from there. The recipient couple go to the clinic around the same time as egg collection takes place and a fresh sperm sample is provided. The clinics are very careful that if […]
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Sam’s story as an egg donor: more injections
Second course of injections Because it took around 9 months to get from the point of contacting the clinic about donating eggs, to having my menstrual cycle synchronised with my first couple and being ready for treatment, by the time we were all ready to go, I was very excited and eager to make a […]
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