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If you are considering becoming a donor, you may be wondering what the chances are of your donated sperm or eggs successfully being used to give someone a baby. To give you a good idea, our latest results show that around 44% - almost half – of our donor egg recipients have a successful pregnancy; whilst around a quarter of women (25%) who undergo donor sperm insemination in a natural cycle...

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Do our donors recommending donating to others? The answer of course is yes – but how do you know if becoming a donor is right for you? Naturally it’s incredibly rewarding to know you’re helping someone have a baby...

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Congratulations, you’re now a HFEA-registered sperm or egg donor….so will you get chosen to help someone have a baby?

Whether someone decides to use your sperm or eggs is actually down to their p...

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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 donors...

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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 tripled...

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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 have...

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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 2010...

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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 sperm...

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Science has ensured that we’re now able to help the vast majority of people who suffer from infertility. No longer is it something you have to cope with, now many people are able to become parents...

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There’s still a common misconception that the number of egg and sperm donors have decreased since the law removed anonymity in 2005. However, this isn’t the case as HFEA official figures s...

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