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Patient stories
When time was running out
Lecturer and artist Sally Knoble* was in her forties and without a partner. Here, she describes how she finally resolved her life’s big dilemma – a baby or not at the age of 43.
Egg-sharing made our dream come true
Egg-sharing makes treatment possible for both the sharer and the recipient, as Claire and Jamie Hauxwell found out.
Keeping it in the family
When Lisa Wainwright had her uterus removed following treatment for endometrial cancer she thought her hopes for a baby had ended. Thanks to her sister Angela and Lisa and her husband's frozen embryos, they now have a baby girl through surrogacy treatment.
The beneficiaries of sperm donation
Ursula and Emma discuss their decisions to have IVF treatment using donor sperm.
Should I be denied a baby just because I’m single?
Charlotte Ranger was 39 years old and not in any sort of relationship in which she planning a future together, and certainly not children. She did feel that, unless she did something soon, she would spend the rest of her life without having a child.
Why I’m donating
Tom* is a sperm donor, but not one who donates anonymously to a sperm bank. Tom provided sperm for the treatment of a lesbian friend, and was therefore a ‘known donor’.
