A soldier left unable to have children after being injured in Afghanistan has launched a campaign to urge fellow comrades to preserve their sperm before frontline deployment.
Sergeant Rick Clements says soldiers should be given free treatment to freeze sperm and warned about the risks they face where their fertility is concerned. Currently, the MoD provides fertility preservation information to soldiers on...
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Soldier launches campaign to protect fertility of troops
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011Sperm and egg donors – the importance of counselling
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011All of our egg and sperm donors at Manchester Fertility Services are given mandatory counselling by our team.
You may be wondering why this would be needed? The decision to become a sperm or egg donor isn’t one that should be taken lightly.
Since the removal of donor anonymity, any child born as a result of your donation has the right to apply for identifiable information about you when they turn 18. This means they may wish to get in touch with...
The importance of counselling for sperm and egg donors
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010Deciding to donate your eggs or sperm is one of the biggest choices you can make in your life. It’s not a case – particularly in sperm donation – of simply strolling into your nearest clinic, donating and walking away. Since the law was changed to give donor-conceived children the chance to trace their biological parent, the implications of donating are bigger than...
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