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Asian couples 'forced abroad' for donor eggs

Posted on 17th May 2013 in Egg Donation, Sperm Donation

According to a new BBC report, increasing numbers of Asian couples who need a donor egg to have a baby are having to resort to foreign clinics in India for help, because of the shortage of ethnic dono...

Your questions about egg donation

Posted on 9th May 2013 in Egg Donation

Here are the most common questions we are asked by women considering donating eggs. These may help answer some of your own questions about egg donation, if it’s something you have ever thought a...

What sort of woman donates her eggs?

Posted on 7th May 2013 in Egg Donation

Ever considered being an egg donor? Whilst we are now able to offer our patients donors eggs with no waiting list for treatment, in order to help the increasing number of women needing our help to hav...

Pre-2005 donors can 're-register' to become identifiable

Posted on 26th April 2013 in Egg Donation, News, Sperm Donation

Did you know that if you donated sperm or eggs anonymously before the 2005 law change – which removed anonymity for donors – then you can ‘re-register’ your information so any ...

Who will use my sperm or eggs to have a baby?

Posted on 24th April 2013 in Egg Donation, Sperm Donation

If you’ve ever considered being a sperm donor or an egg donor, it’s natural to wonder who may go onto use your donated sperm or eggs to have a baby.

 Donated sperm:

 Single wom...

Our care for egg donors

Posted on 5th April 2013 in Egg Donation

More women than ever are now donating eggs, some initially driven by the compensation of £750 a cycle came into effect last year, others through egg-sharing programmes where they donate half the...

Wanted: Egg donor who looks like you

Posted on 8th March 2013 in Egg Donation

If you needed a donor egg to have a baby, how far would you go to find ‘the perfect match’? An egg donation centre in America has launched a new service which offers recipients the chance ...

Your questions about our egg donor/egg-sharer age criteria

Posted on 19th February 2013 in Egg Donation

We recently changed the criteria for our egg-donors and egg-sharers, reducing the age limit from 35 to 32. Here we answer some common questions about this decision so you can understand what it means ...

Want to donate eggs or egg-share? Why we've lowered the age limit

Posted on 8th February 2013 in Egg Donation, Fertility

At Manchester Fertility our own donor programme has helped ensure that we have donor eggs ready for treatment with no waiting lists. Our donors are women who either need IVF themselves and are willing...

Donating risks - what you need to know

Posted on 18th January 2013 in Egg Donation, Sperm Donation

With record numbers of egg donors now ready to help people have families, and growing numbers of men applying to be sperm donors, there have been some concerns voiced that some people are donating for the compensation, without knowing the full risks to their own health by being a donor...