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Jilly’s story as an Egg Donor: Injections

Injection day one The day of starting to inject myself was the next day. A Saturday which meant I wasn’t in a mad rush to get my little boy up and off to grandmas whilst trying to make myself look presentable for work as is the usual weekday mêlée. I was relaxed and set out [...]

Jilly’s story as an Egg Donor: Cycle Starts

Phew, after nearly three weeks of anticipation my cycle has finally started after having my IUD removed. A slightly tense time as all I wanted was to start this process. I’ve called the clinic at Guys and left an answer phone message and am waiting for a call back for instructions of the next step. [...]

Jilly’s story as an Egg Donor: IUD removed

IUD removed It’s been a week since I had my IUD removed. The doctor who did it was very interested in why I was having it removed. She had spent time working in an IVF unit and was really encouraging towards the importance of donors – it made me feel quite special! The removal didn’t [...]