Just a quick blog update to say that my second cycle was completed a few days ago.
There were still a few problems, the clinic forgot that I needed to do a wee test on my final visit, and a few less important things.
Much of this blame must sit squarely on the shoulders of the HFEA who make it difficult for Clinic's to reimburse Donors (it cost me over £1,300 to make my donations) and therefore when a Clinic that is not used to dealing with donors, does get a donor, they tend to make a bit of a mess of it.
So in summary, nobody died, I helped make some families, it cost me some money, it was a bit stressful, it was worth it.
So that's the end of this blog. Thanks for reading and goodbye!
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Good for you. You can be very proud.
As a donor in the early 80's, it's been very interesting reading what the process is like today.
You're one of very few donors whose donations have been used to create ten donor families btw. There are some interesting figures here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/sep/19/sperm-donors-shortage-market-forces
I've been following your blog with great interest. I do hope that you are able to find the time to respond to the HFEA's donation consultation that is due to begin in the spring. You can find more info on their website: http://www.hfea.gov.uk/5605.html
You and your parents may be interested in this:
"The Donor Sibling Registry has a survey for the parents of sperm and egg donors. Here is the link to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KY5XQGY. The survey contains 41 questions, and should take between 10-15 minutes to complete. We have worked hard on collecting surveys from the donor conceived, the donors and the recipient parents, (and are busy working on these papers!) but it's the parents of the donors that we have not heard from yet- and we think they have an important voice in these new family connections. You can take the survey anonymously. When the survey is closed, we will randomly select two winners for a $50 prize!
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