Feb
20
Over the water in British Columbia, Canada, the state government is appealing a judge’s ruling that people conceived by egg and sperm donation should be able to find out who their donor was. Olivia Pratten and Shelley Deacon, both donor-conceived adults from BC, took the government to court arguing that donor-conceived people are discriminated against …
Jan
30
In the Chinese year of the Dragon, many couples are trying to have a child because it’s considered a lucky year to be born. The same applies to people who need a donor. Bevan Chuang from Auckland is hoping to get pregnant through sperm donation and her request for a donor has attracted interest from …
Jan
23
Scientists have created artificial mouse sperm in the lab, in a breakthrough which means in five years infertile men may no longer need a sperm donor. Researchers grew viable sperm in a petrie dish using mouse germ cells, which are found in testicles and are responsible for sperm production. For the first time the sperm …
Dec
12
Early results of the NGDT’s Donor Satisfaction Survey are out, so here’s what sperm donors think would improve their donation experience. More information on the families helped Most sperm donors were interested to know the number of pregnancies that had resulted from their donation and the number of families they had helped. Donors aren’t paid …
Oct
24
The HFEA has now announced the results of its review on payment and expenses for egg and sperm donors. Both egg and sperm donors will receive a fixed sum of money: sperm donors will receive £35 per visit and egg donors, a sum of £750 per cycle of donation. The fees are intended to cover …
Oct
10
The US is known for paying donors, and this is usually given as the main reason US fertility clinics have no shortage. But with both donors and recipients looking for a different experience of creating and raising a child, free sperm donation is growing in popularity. Some couples cannot afford the cost of fertility treatment …
Oct
03
Many said in 2005 that removing donor anonymity would mean donor numbers would drop and the only way to prevent this was payment. Six years on, one London clinic is proving that isn’t true. In March 2010 the London Sperm Bank launched a new sperm donor recruitment campaign which took a different approach. They decided …
Aug
22
Madrid-based football club Getafe, the Spanish equivalent of Charlton Athletic, has come up with a novel way to recruit more fans – asking their current fans to become sperm donors. They’re promoting annual season tickets with the release of a video on YouTube, suggesting that fans should do the honourable thing to help increase membership …
Aug
08
On the 13th July, I set off on a week long cycle trip – a total of 473 miles around Scotland to raise money for the NGDT. Fuelled by gunpowder coffee and a jammy croissant second breakfast, I sped off, excited by the fact I had reached my £3000 target that morning. Over the next …