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Naomi’s Story
“I was about to turn 30 and had been thinking a lot about my future and whether I saw children in it. Although I wasn't yet sure, I've always wanted to be prepared."
Carrie’s Story
“It is an expensive process, but IVF with donor eggs costs in the UK is less than half the money in America.”
Ruby’s Story
Ruby shares her positive experience with London Egg Bank's Freeze and Share programme. She liked the program's ethical values, professional support, and opportunity to help others.
Debbie’s Story
"After an intense year of IVF cycles, we had to face the fact that we wouldn't be able to conceive with my eggs."
Rosie’s Story
“Without egg donation, Mia would not be here, and a world without our beautiful girl seems unthinkable”
Mila’s Story
Meeting her now-boyfriend, who was adopted due to his mother's infertility, inspired Mila to want to help families facing similar struggles.
Barbara’s Story
"I would tell our donor if I could, that she has transformed a world filled with "no's," "abnormal," and "unfortunately" into a world abundant with "yes," "normal," and "heartbeat."
Maggie’s Story
"I’ve never wanted my own children and it felt right to give someone the opportunity to have their own family."
Jane’s Story
"The team provided us with gentle guiding support throughout the process. They allowed us to take things at our own pace and met us several times to talk things through."
Donna’s Story
Donna was keen to share the miracle of becoming a parent with other families who needed her help from donor eggs to conceive.
Richard and Emma’s Story
"Finding a clinic with caring nurses and doctors who instantly put you at ease can make the stressful and demanding journey more relaxing and reassuring."
Alice’s Story
Alice understood how important it was to become a donor after going through IVF challenges herself.
Olivia’s Story
"If you are thinking about embarking on this journey, I would encourage you to seek stories from others that have gone down this path of using an egg donor."
Sarah and Mark’s Story
"The day she was born and I held my daughter in my arms for the first time, that was it. The love we had for this tiny little baby was just so overwhelming."
Advika’s Story
"We reluctantly turned to donor eggs as I reached 44 and it was our final option; I’m so glad we did!"
Maria’s story
"After the first egg collection, I felt such a great sense of achievement, and since then I have gone through a further two cycles with a lot more confidence..."
Kate's Story
"After watching my cousin struggle to conceive I knew donating eggs was the right path for me."
Aya's Story
Aya chose to freeze her eggs to give herself independent options for the future and used an instalment payment plan to fund her treatment.
Zoe and Rick’s Story
"Our decision to use a UK-based egg bank was largely decided by our wish to tell our child about their origins"
Anita and Richard’s Story
"I successfully used donor eggs in the UK when I was over 45"
Charlotte's story
Charlotte’s solo journey to motherhood brought her from overseas for treatment.
Jessica’s Story
Jessica had to choose between a 5% chance of pregnancy with her own eggs or a 50-60% chance with donor eggs.
Lauren’s Story
"I had an early menopause and wanted children, so this was my only option"
Sarah's story
Sarah shares every aspect of her egg donation experience with the London Egg Bank
Amanda's Story
"I didn't meet the love of my life until I was 39"... read Amanda's story here
Holly and Dave's story
Finding support with LEB on a fertility journey with donor eggs and sperm.
Mark and Nick's Story
The path to fatherhood via surrogacy.
Alison and Scott's Story
"I had my concerns about using donor eggs, but ultimately the lack of genetics doesn’t make a difference – she is still very much my little girl."
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