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“Brave New Humans” by Sarah Dingle
We recommend that all DCP, historical Donors and Intending and Recipient Parents read “Brave New Humans” by Sarah Dingle. Unfortunately the printed version is out of stock in the UK and there are no plans for a reprint. If you would like to request that the publishing company run another print, please contact them directly…
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Easyfundraising
Turn your everyday online shopping into donations to Donor Conceived UK at no extra cost to you. This is a REALLY easy way to raise funds for Donor Conceived UK and you can share this fundraising option with anyone else who supports the work that we are doing. To find out more about how it…
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Zygote
Once an egg gets fertilised by sperm, it’s a zygote.
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Gametes
A gamete is a reproductive cell of an animal or plant. Gametes are sex cells. Eggs are female, and sperm are male. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/37/section/1/enacted In July 2022 the HFEA changed the law so that gametes and embryos could be stored for up to 55 years, providing they reconsent every 10 years: https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-press-releases/2022/new-law-comes-into-force-giving-greater-flexibility-for-fertility-patients In principle, this can lead to…
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Oocyte Donation
An oocyte is an immature egg cell.
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Embryo Donation
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/37/section/1/enacted
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Insemination Fraud
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Egg Donor Health Issues
There are many egg donors who have experienced hair loss, thyroid and other hormone imbalances such as weight gain, sciatica pain, muscle loss, infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, cancers. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) is a complication of fertility treatments, particularly IVF, where the ovaries become enlarged and release fluid into the body. It can range from mild…
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“The Donor was a medical student”
This is an outright lie that historical fertility clinic doctors and staff told historical Recipient Parents. We are seeing, as the number of Donor Conceived People in the UK who KNOW they are DC rises, that nearly all historical Recipient Parents of DC children who were conceived using anonymous sperm, were told that the anonymous…
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How many Donor Conceived People are there in the UK?
The Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority (HFEA) advises that there are now more than 85,000 Donor Conceived People (DCP) who have been conceived in the UK since 1st August 1991, when the HFEA was created. However, this number doesn’t take into account the DCP who were conceived between the 1940’s and 1991. This also doesn’t take…