London Women’s Clinic is Britain’s biggest sperm bank

Baby February 17th, 2009 by Rosie

The London Women’s Clinic (LWC) is now Britain’s biggest sperm bank, with more than 12,000 vials of donor sperm held in deep-freeze storage.

In April 2005 the Human Fertilisation Act was amended so that children born as a result of sperm donations had the right to access information about their biological father at the age of 18. Fears that removing sperm donor’s rights to anonymity would lead to a severe shortage of donors have proved unfounded, with a six per cent rise in the number of men registering as donors in the UK since 2005.

“We are now one of the few UK clinics able to provide donor sperm with little or no waiting list,” commented Dr Hemlata Thackare, consultant IVF specialist. “The LWC clinics have great experience in offering donor insemination to single women and same sex couples.”

Official UK figures reveal that almost 3000 women had insemination treatment with donor sperm in 2004, with 750 babies born as a result.

LWC is a sponsor of Lesbilicious.

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  • Good Afternoon, I would like some information about donor insemination. I am single & 37 years old, I would like to have a child before I get too old.

    Any information would be appreciated
    Regards
    Michelle Martin

    Michelle Martin ∼ September 15th, 2009 2:12 pm

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    rachel ∼ October 20th, 2009 11:12 pm

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    sarah halfacre ∼ June 28th, 2010 6:27 pm

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    jennyevans ∼ January 22nd, 2011 1:06 am

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    ken ∼ March 9th, 2011 10:48 pm

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    ken ∼ April 26th, 2011 11:20 pm

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    Many thanks.

    d ∼ July 22nd, 2011 1:36 am