Depot shot: a guide for donor-egg patients
The depot shot. Strange name, but let’s be clear: it’s got nothing to do with warehouses. It’s the single intramuscular injection many donor-egg recipients take during their IVF cycles. Confusion abounds over what a depot shot is, what it does and what’s in it. So here’s our guide to the ingenious workings of the […]
Should Parents Tell Children They Were Donor Conceived?
In its report on donor conception, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics talks about ‘information sharing’. That means when and how to tell your child they were donor conceived. It makes some good points. But ethical arguments don’t always take account of the real world. Where, in that 200-page paper, does it actually celebrate the wonderful […]
Czech donor eggs: the EU’s best-kept secret?
Mention donor eggs abroad and many people think of Spain. But there are other places in the EU to have donor-egg treatment. Like the Czech Republic. It’s the best-kept secret in the IVF world: cheaper than everywhere else, but offering fabulous care. We know, because that’s where we went.