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Feedback from our DCUK Online Support Sessions
“Apart from my half siblings I’ve never met other donor conceived people so it was really nice to say the things that are in my head and have other people who feel the same way. It felt very safe and understanding.” – Jade “Late discovery has been a traumatic episode in my life and something…
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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 Hyper Stimulation 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…
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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…