With several IVFbabble readers asking to read more on egg donation, we got in touch with Gail Sexton Anderson, founder of Donor Concierge, to tell us more. Donor Concierge is a search and consultancy service...
Thanks to egg donors, many of us now have the chance of starting a family. Whether you are a single female, part of the traditional heterosexual couple or in a same-sex relationship, being the recipient of a...
As a woman, becoming an egg donor is one of the most wonderful things we can do, helping those who are unable to conceive naturally. It’s not a decision to be made lightly however and it’s fairly normal to...
Are you considering donation as a possible route to parenthood? Why not visit our donor page. An essential read, with the support and questions for people who are looking to conceive with the help of donor...
Receiving an embryo from a donor for use in your fertility treatment will probably be the best gift you are given in your lifetime. The world should be shouting for joy at the amazing scientific and medical...
With donated sperm many couples and single females are given the opportunity to have children that would otherwise not be possible. Before making the decision on whether or not using a sperm donor is the...
A new film exploring egg donation, starring Andrea Londo and Nick Creegan, will be released in 2021 Good Egg is written and directed by Nicole Gomez Fisher, who is best known for her 2013 film, Sleeping With The Fishes...
A report has found that women having IVF treatment could wait up to two years for donated eggs The Daily Mail has revealed it has investigated waiting times for an egg donor at several UK clinics and donor agencies, and...
Shady Grove Fertility(SGF) in the US is offering a new $500 incentive for women to become egg donors as part of their nationwide program SGF has one of the largest fresh-cycle donor programs in the country and will soon...
For Lisa, the decision to become an anonymous egg donor is something she would definitely recommend to other women, but says it is important to take things at your own pace The chance viewing of a TV documentary about...
In my last article, I spoke about how and why my wife and I have been procrastinating about what to do with our one remaining frozen embryo: use, discard or donate We are still deep in cogitation and I suspect we will...
A US couple have welcomed their second child through embryo donation after years of childlessness Tina and Ben Gibson, from Knoxville, Tennessee at first rejected the idea of embryo donation but after doing more...
The term “snowflake babies” is an incredible one, meaning children created through donated embryos This is an incredible option for intended parents who are unable to conceive, made possible by incredible...
A British woman who suffered 18 miscarriages and endured 26 years of fertility treatment has written a book on her experience Louise Warneford, 52, welcomed her little, a son called William, four years ago, and has...
As we all know, the IVF process can be long and complicated, with rounds of doctor’s visits, injections, mood swings, scans, worrying about trying to keep a brave face on at work and fighting the constant fear that it...
Deciding to use a donor egg is a big decision that requires a lot of thought, expert guidance and information. Part of the journey, to accepting that using a donor egg is the right path for you, is to understand how...
I am hoping that my words will help someone – not because I have a solution, but because someone who is feeling the same as me might see that they are not alone My name is Rebecca. I am 43 and I am really (x10000!!)...
If you’ve had fertility treatment and you have frozen embryos left (or ‘frosties’ as they’re affectionately known), you may be wondering what you should do with them This may leave you feeling upset...
An Edinburgh couple have used embryo donation to have children after three years of painful fertility procedures Lisa and Jamie Kitching have two children, Joseph, six and three-year-old Leon and spent £5,000 on an...
A new report has suggested thousands of embryos have been abandoned in US fertility clinics, with clinics having no clear idea of what to do with them Fertility clinics have said they face ‘an ethical...
By Katie Aist Endometrial cancer took away my ability to biologically have children, but it never took away my strong desire to be a mommy On January 10, 2017 after a hysteroscopy we thought would make it easier to...
Same-sex couples, single people and infertile women are being given new hope in Malta as the country overhauls its strict fertility laws The current laws restrict fertility treatment to just heterosexual couples. But...
Consumer group Families Through Surrogacy (FTS) has expressed disappointment at the Irish government’s current draft law on Assisted Human Reproduction in relation to surrogacy arrangements The news comes as FTS...
It’s mind boggling. There are countless millions of frozen embryos stored in IVF clinics around the world and families that don’t know what to do with them. It’s been called a leftover embryo crisis. That’s because it...
In the UK, a Wiltshire woman has given birth to a much-longed for child after spending £18,000 and suffering 18 miscarriages Lauren Warneford, 48, who lives in Swindon with her husband, Mark ,55, had been trying for a...
“JR Silver” is a pseudonym. I have been asked why not publish under my real name, especially if one of my goals is to tackle the stigma associated with male infertility and the use of donor sperm. And I think this is an...
A US woman is suing her fertility doctor after finding out he used his own sperm during IVF treatment Katherine Richards is suing Dr Michael Kiken after her daughter, Julie Drury, was given a genealogy kit as a gift and...
We received this email from one of our readers, who is really struggling to accept that sperm donation is his only option if he wants to become a father. We immediately turned to Sandra Hewett, AMBICA, the amazing...
Khloe Kardashian has been very open about her desire to have a family, and so no one was surprised when she was over the moon about the birth of her daughter True However, her relationship with True’s dad Tristan...
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