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The Importance of Advanced Genetic Screening in Sperm Donation Genetic screening is a cornerstone of the donor selection process, offering valuable insights that help intended parents make informed decisions on their family-building journey. According to the National Birth Defect Prevention Study, approximately 1 in 33 babies in the U.S. is born with a birth defect, regardless of whether conception occurs naturally or with reproductive assistance and 1 in 12 people will have an underlying genetic disorder. While eliminating all medical risks is impossible, genetic testing serves as a crucial tool to identify potential concerns and safeguard your future child’s health.…

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Sperm Donation, a Game Changer in the Dating World When Dr Mary Barton published a paper about her work in the British Medical Journal in 1945 describing the use of donor sperm in Artificial Insemination for women whose husbands were considered infertile, the response to her paper was a universal disapproval. Fast forward thirty years and the views of society began to change as Donor Insemination (DI) became legal in the USA. Although donor sperm can help you become a parent, regardless of your sexuality, gender, and marital status, the decision to start a family with the help of a…

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Imagine finding your Sperm Donor thirteen years after having his baby and then falling in Love with him. Is that even possible?

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To Vax or Not to Vax, that is the Question Initially detected in the city of Wuhan, China at the end of December 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic in March 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The urgency to launch a vaccine, within one year of the pandemic made Pfizer vaccine the first vaccine approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration . Fertility treatments were suspended, in the UK, on 15 April 2020, which caused a delay in treatment starting day. However by November 2020 The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (the HFEA) set out…

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