Changes to UK egg donor compensation: What will be the impact?
The recent decision by the HFEA to increase compensation for gamete donors is going to have specific impacts on egg donors, that need to be explored…
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Dr Kriss Fearon is a research fellow at the Centre for Reproduction Research, De Montfort University, Leicester. She is currently working on the PRECAS Project. Her research interests are infertility, reproductive timing, and reproductive decision making in the context of chromosome disorders. She was a Trustee of the former National Gamete Donation Trust.
by Professor Nicky Hudson and 1 others
The recent decision by the HFEA to increase compensation for gamete donors is going to have specific impacts on egg donors, that need to be explored…
by Professor Cathy Herbrand and 2 others
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