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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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10-15 eggs is the ideal number

“A study of over 400,000 IVF treatment cycles in the UK has found a ’strong association’ between the number of eggs retrieved prior to a woman undergoing IVF and live birth rate. The findings suggest that chances of a live birth increased with the number of eggs collected up to the number of 15, after [...]

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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: All Systems Go!

I have just seen the consultant. We have talked through the next stages. Once my cycle starts I need to contact the unit and start taking the pill. On the 20th day of my cycle I start the nasal spray and then a week of injections. I signed the forms once it was all explained [...]