I’ve recently seen a patient who was considering donor sperm insemination. Before coming to us, they had been to see an alternative infertility clinic which imports all their donor sperm from the European Sperm Bank. And who foots the bill for shipping it over? You do, the patient...
The answer to the UK’s lack of sperm donors could be down to something as simple as having the right information at your fingertips. Since we revamped our main Manchester Fertility Services and Manchester Donors websites, we have seen a five-fold increase in the number of men applying to be donors to our clinic. And the good news is that most of these applicants stand a very good chance of being accepted...
There’s nothing like a movie blockbuster to get everyone talking and in the case of Jennifer Aniston’s forthcoming film, Hollywood is finally acknowledging sperm donation and bringing the donate message to the masses. In ‘The Switch’, Jennifer plays a single woman who uses donor sperm to get pregnant. There’s no doubt from what I’ve read that it will be sugar-coated, rose-tinted view of what it’s like to use donor sperm insemination to have a child...
One of the most controversial aspects of the current HFEA (insert link to www.hfea.gov.uk here) (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority) review is whether sperm donors and egg donors should be properly paid for their donations. Currently, payments for sperm and egg donations can only be made to cover travel costs and loss of earnings, with an overall limit of £250 for each course of donation...
If you want to start a family, or are considering donating your sperm, it makes sense to make sure your sperm is the best it can be. And the good news is that there are simple lifestyle changes you can start making today...
There is currently a huge shortage of sperm donors in the UK. This might come as a surprise, after all, why would there be so few men willing to donate their sperm? Helping someone to have a child is one of the most generous things you can do...