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Better care for Donors under new HFEA plan

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Following the increase in compensation rates for sperm and egg donors, which came into force at the beginning of April, the HFEA has now announced plans to help raise awareness of the need for more sperm and egg...

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Compensation rise leads to more donors?

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

In the wake of this week’s rise in compensation for egg and sperm donors, the media were saying there has been – and predicting there would be - a huge rise in the number of women coming forward to be egg donors. This is because the compensation rate has...

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How do people choose their sperm donor?

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

In America choosing a sperm donor is as simple as flicking through a catalogue. Photographs, biographies, personal details, even educational information – it’s all there so you can choose the traits you want your baby’s donor to...

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Treatment using Donor Sperm and Donor Eggs increases

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

The number of people undergoing fertility treatment using donor eggs or donor sperm is on the increase, according to latest figures released by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. In 2010, 1,269 women sought fertility treatment using donor eggs, a slight increase from 1,204 women in 2009. The number of cycles using donor eggs also rose, from 1,254 in 2009 to 1,320 in...

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Does being a sperm donor make you more responsible?

Friday, November 18th, 2011

A new study in Sweden has shown that men who donate sperm score better on personality traits such as responsibility, confidence and self-acceptance. The study looked at 115 men who had all donated sperm between 2005 and 2008, comparing them with men of similar age who did not donate...

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