Sports players and fans are being targeted in a campaign to get more sperm donors to help couples struggling to conceive.
The National Gamete Donation Trust wants to increase the number of new donors in the UK to about 500, from its latest figure of 384.
Leaflets and posters are being sent to 30 sports clubs and venues in the pilot area of Greater Manchester. One in six couples in the UK struggles to conceive and some areas have waiting lists for those who need donor sperm.
In the UK there are hundreds of couples who need a sperm donor to help them conceive the child they long for so much, either because of infertility or genetic disease
Laura Witjens, from the National Gamete Donation Trust It is hoped that the sports theme of the posters will encourage more men to come forward.
One says: "Strong swimmers wanted" and another encourages volunteers with "Whatever your shape and size, couples need your help".
The number of new sperm donors dipped in the UK in 2004 to 224. The law changed in 2005, meaning egg and sperm donors did not have the right to anonymity.
But since then the number of new donors has increased with 384 registering in 2008.
The children of donors can trace their biological parents when they reach 18.
Donors are not paid, but can claim expenses.
Laura Witjens, chairwoman of the National Gamete Donation Trust, said: "In the UK there are hundreds of couples who need a sperm donor to help them conceive the child they long for so much, either because of infertility or genetic disease.
"These couples rely on men stepping forward as sperm donors."
In the latest figures from 2006, there were 5,000 cycles of fertility treatment in the UK which used donor sperm.
Pride Angel parenting website connection service aims as helping lesbian couples, single women and infertile couples achieve parenthood. Sperm donors and co-parents are able to donate directly to the woman or couple of their choice.
Members communicate safely by means of an internal messaging system to find their suitable match. Pride Angel also provides information on health screening, artificial insemination and legal rights with fertility law specialists giving advice through the Pride Angel Forum.
Read more about helping women and donating sperm directly at www.prideangel.com
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Saturday, 20 March 2010
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Sperm donor connection site update
You may have noticed that today we have launched some new changes to the site which will enhance your experience with Pride Angel.
What are the new changes, I hear you ask?
We have updated the search facility to enable you to now search members profiles Worldwide, within Europe and within your specific chosen country. This is especially useful for members who are willing to travel to find their perfect match.
You are now able to search for a specific member by their ‘first name’, this is really useful if you previously saw a profile you where interested in, but forgot to add them to your favourite list.
Now when you send or receive messages within our internal mail, you even get to see an image of the person sending the message, and the county/state and country they are from.
We have also separated the co-parents into co-parents (male) and co-parents (female) this will make it far easier to find your ideal co-parent match.
If you’re new to Pride Angel you will now be asked to verify your email after registering, before you can login to Pride Angel. This change will benefit users using our internal messaging system. By spending a minute verifying your email address we can make sure that you are contactable by other members who may wish to send you a message.
We hope you enjoy our new updates
Pride Angel
Visit http://bit.ly/9Jwr9R for more information
What are the new changes, I hear you ask?
We have updated the search facility to enable you to now search members profiles Worldwide, within Europe and within your specific chosen country. This is especially useful for members who are willing to travel to find their perfect match.
You are now able to search for a specific member by their ‘first name’, this is really useful if you previously saw a profile you where interested in, but forgot to add them to your favourite list.
Now when you send or receive messages within our internal mail, you even get to see an image of the person sending the message, and the county/state and country they are from.
We have also separated the co-parents into co-parents (male) and co-parents (female) this will make it far easier to find your ideal co-parent match.
If you’re new to Pride Angel you will now be asked to verify your email after registering, before you can login to Pride Angel. This change will benefit users using our internal messaging system. By spending a minute verifying your email address we can make sure that you are contactable by other members who may wish to send you a message.
We hope you enjoy our new updates
Pride Angel
Visit http://bit.ly/9Jwr9R for more information
Monday, 15 February 2010
Transgender man pregnant for a third time
Thomas Beatie is reportedly pregnant with his third child.
US website Momlogic.com said that Beatie was pregnant again but did not confirm a due date.
Beatie, a trans man who lives legally in his acquired gender, has conceived and given birth to two children since 2007. His wife Nancy is unable to conceive.
The Oregon couple's daughter was born in June 2008 and a son followed a year later.
Despite being legally defined as a man for over ten years and having had some gender reassignment surgery, Beatie kept his female reproductive organs.
He is thought to have had natural births with his two children and his wife breastfed both.
Before starting a family, Beatie had been on hormone treatments, but stopped taking them in order to resume menstruating and conceive through artificial insemination. Both children were conceived with the help of sperm donors.
Speaking to Oprah Winfrey in April 2008, Beatie said: "I actually opted not to do anything to my reproductive organs because I wanted to have a child one day. I see pregnancy as a process and it doesn’t define who I am.”
Read more information on 'Looking for a sperm donor'
www.prideangel.com
US website Momlogic.com said that Beatie was pregnant again but did not confirm a due date.
Beatie, a trans man who lives legally in his acquired gender, has conceived and given birth to two children since 2007. His wife Nancy is unable to conceive.
The Oregon couple's daughter was born in June 2008 and a son followed a year later.
Despite being legally defined as a man for over ten years and having had some gender reassignment surgery, Beatie kept his female reproductive organs.
He is thought to have had natural births with his two children and his wife breastfed both.
Before starting a family, Beatie had been on hormone treatments, but stopped taking them in order to resume menstruating and conceive through artificial insemination. Both children were conceived with the help of sperm donors.
Speaking to Oprah Winfrey in April 2008, Beatie said: "I actually opted not to do anything to my reproductive organs because I wanted to have a child one day. I see pregnancy as a process and it doesn’t define who I am.”
Read more information on 'Looking for a sperm donor'
www.prideangel.com
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