Comment
On April 1, 2005, egg and sperm donor anonymity was lifted, requiring donors to provide identifying information. Although the rights of children to know their biological roots may be laudable, this legislation may end up preventing the existence of the very people it is trying to protect. Although The LWC has been collecting non-anonymous sperm for nearly a year, and carries a healthy stock level, we are aware that if couples are faced with donor shortages, they will only too happily look abroad to satisfy their needs, putting the creation of their future children and their own parenting wishes above the laws of the land.
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Matching types
Mothers should be able to choose their donor type
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Dr. Kamal Ahuja and Mr. Eric Simons recently presented, by invitation, a paper about Egg-Sharing to the European Parliament. The press coverage was substantial. Contact us if you wish to know more.
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What they’re saying...
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Egg-Sharing: end of egg rationing in the UK?
Synopsis of the paper presented by Mr. Eric Simons and Dr. K.K. Ahuja at the 6th International Symposium on Preimplantation Genetics in London in May 2005.
Since the publication in 2000 of the HFEA guidance on Egg-Sharing, over 70% of the licensed centres in the UK have embraced Egg-Sharing, resulting in a substantial nationwide increase in egg donation treatments. Egg-Sharers are now estimated to constitute over 80% of registered egg donors in the UK. Non- patient egg donors have declined to a historic low since the first reported case of egg donation treatment in the early nineties. The successful transition from non-patient to patient volunteers reflects that the current HFEA guidance on Egg-Sharing is congruent with the current patient psyche and social circumstances prevailing in the UK.
However, in spite of the early success of Egg-Sharing the demand for donor eggs continues to grow and outstrip supply. The spectre of lack of sufficient eggs or the lack of funds to acquire the eggs or both could be seen as a rationing tool and it could raise the demand to introduce paid donors in the UK. The public and parliament may well not agree. If payment is not allowed, experience suggests that Egg-Sharing alone could meet demand.
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