New research has shown that many couples are having to seek fertility treatment abroad because of a lack of sperm and egg donors in the UK. The new study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, revealed the major reasons for seeking fertility treatment abroad were a lack of donors in the UK, long waiting times for NHS treatment, high costs and a ‘postcode lottery’ for NHS...
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Lack of UK sperm and egg donors ‘driving couples abroad’
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011Don’t end up having to rely on donor eggs
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011One of the most common reasons many women need to use a donor egg to get pregnant is because their own eggs are not good enough quality to be used due to the woman’s age. It’s a fact that live birth rates for older women in their mid-40s, who wish to use their own eggs to conceive, is generally extremely low. And so for many women who want to have children later in life, an egg donor is their only...
Read More »Egg-sharing rise means more donor eggs
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010At Manchester Fertility Services we’ve seen a significant rise in the number of patients enquiring about our egg-sharing scheme. The scheme gives women going through IVF the chance of cheaper private IVF treatment, if they’re willing to donate half their eggs to other women who need donor eggs to get...
Read More »Do donated eggs always give positive results?
Monday, August 9th, 2010Deciding to become an egg donor is a huge decision and not one that women take lightly. Becoming an egg donor involves time, commitment - and...
Read More »Egg donor or not? Why Hollywood keeps mum
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Hollywood actor John Travolta, and his wife Kelly Preston, recently announced she was expecting a baby. Great news, and nothing unusual you might think....except that Kelly is 47 years...
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