Tag Archive: egg donor

Dec
03

Why donate?

Bunch of flowers

By Suzanne W, egg donor My main motivation for donating was so that women like my friend C can be helped to have a child. She and her husband needed a male donor to help them have their daughter three years ago. Through her, I found out that the wait for a donor egg in …

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Jun
11

Why I chose known donation

By Angela Chand-Corey, egg donor Hi there, I’m Angela and this blog is my feelings on egg donation both as a known donor and an anonymous donor. I have donated three times, the first time was in 2006. This donation was an anonymous donation to two ladies who I knew nothing about. I contacted my …

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Oct
17

Altruism and money

A report on the ethics of donation from the Nuffield Council for Bioethics has recommended that donors should be fully reimbursed for loss of earnings. Currently there is a cap on the sum that can be claimed back for expenses which includes childcare costs, travel and loss of earnings. This has meant that some donors …

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Oct
17

Help Romeo and Juliet, it’s a love story

By Jackie, egg donor I am not an amazing person but I have done something very special for a couple who needed an egg donor. I had my children in my twenties and getting pregnant was almost too easy! I had postnatal depression and bonding wasn’t instant but I’ve always known my life wouldn’t be …

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