Research fellow, University of Sheffield
Leah Gilman is Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield where she leads the Digital Donor Conception study. Her research explores practices of reproduction in the context of social change. She is coauthor of the book Donors: Curious Connections in Donor Conception.
Informal sperm donation is actively discouraged in a number of jurisdicitions, including the UK. Unfortunately, this means there is little discussion about the subject too, writes Dr Leah Gilman...
Last month the HFEA said that it is considering, as part of a review of the HFE Act, whether to recommend removing the age restrictions (currently 18) at which donor-conceived people can access identifying information about their donor...
Bringing sperm and egg donors, and their families, into conversations around donor conception is an important next step in supporting individuals, organisations and policymakers involved in conception using donated gametes...
In common parlance, being an egg or sperm donor means donating to an anonymous stranger via a clinic or bank...
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