You may have read our recent blog about known sperm donation, and once again it’s come into the spotlight with a case in the Netherlands where a father is donating sperm to his son and daughter in law to enable them to have a child, because the...
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Interfamilal sperm donation – would you?
Thursday, March 29th, 2012Treatment using Donor Sperm and Donor Eggs increases
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011The 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...
Read More »HFEA donor review – first results revealed
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011Fertility watchdog the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has revealed the first results of its consultation on sperm and egg donation. Following public responses to various issues surrounding sperm and egg donation, the first decision to be confirmed by the HFEA concerns the current family...
Read More »Why are we so successful in attracting sperm donors?
Monday, July 18th, 2011There are always plenty of media stories about the shortage of sperm donors in the UK, long waiting lists if you need to use donor sperm and the ‘falling’ numbers of sperm donors since anonymity was removed. However, HFEA figures have shown that the removal of anonymity hasn’t actually reduced the number of donors coming forward, and here at Manchester Fertility Services – unlike other sperm banks – we don’t have any waiting lists for donor...
Read More »Did removal of anonymity really put people off being sperm or egg donors?
Monday, July 11th, 2011Would the fact that a conceived child has the right to know your identity as their sperm or egg donor prevent you being a donor? A recent article in the media has claimed that one particular fertility clinic now has a waiting list of over 18 months for those who need to use donor sperm to conceive, because too many people have been put off by the change in the law which came into force in 2005. And as such, patients at this clinic were resorting to sourcing sperm from...
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