“I thought that if I have something that can really help make other people’s lives better, then I should definitely go for it.” One woman in the US who started donating her eggs to give couples the chance to become parents has been able to make enough money to put a deposit down on her […]
5 years ago
Niamh Mulhall-Smyth welcomed her baby boy, Cillian, in 2012.
6 years ago
And they’re free of charge.
8 years ago
A new style of family creation that sees couples ‘adopt’ embryos and, after the child is born, remain in contact with the donors is being hailed as the way forward for donor conception. Embryo Adoption Experts from the UK’s University of Liverpool and University of Huddersfield have been examining the policies of the ‘Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Programme’, […]
9 years ago
In 2012, Cork woman Niamh Mulhall-Smyth gave birth to her son Cillian with the help of an egg donor. The treatment was part of a collaborative international programme with Ireland’s largest independent fertility specialists, Waterstone Clinic and renowned American clinic, Shady Grove Fertility. Here, Niamh pens an open letter to her egg donor, sharing the joy […]
9 years ago