There are many reasons that our patients need to use donor sperm to have their family. Perhaps they are a single woman, or are a couple who are at risk of passing on hereditary or genetic conditions f...
Have you ever thought about donating your sperm but have been put off? Here we look at the common misconceptions about donating sperm and the facts behind the myths:
There was an interesting ‘behind the scenes’ look at the world’s largest donor sperm bank in the media recently, which looked at the profiles of typical donors and where the sperm is...
There 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 sperm...
Do you think that sperm donors make a lot of money? Or that being a sperm donor can affect the quality of your sperm? Here we look at common myths surrounding sperm donation. Being a sperm donor affects your fertility...
There was a wonderful article in the Guardian newspaper recently about sperm donation. The newspaper has a regular column called ‘A Letter To…’ where people can write a heartfelt message to someone and say all the things they’ve always wanted to...
It’s no secret that there’s a UK-wide shortage of sperm donors, but it appears that couples in Scotland face the longest wait if they need to use donor sperm to get pregnant...