Approximately 2,000,000 IVF babies have been born worldwide since the introduction of IVF in July 1978.
Largest Sperm Bank!
Find out more about Britain’s largest sperm bank in the Summer issue of Ova.
Single and same-sex parents
The London Women’s Clinic (LWC) is often described as the fertility clinic of choice for single women and same sex couples.
Treating every woman
At the LWC we have been treating lesbian couples and single women wanting to start a family for more than 10 years, and indeed we were one of the very first clinics in the UK to do so. In this time we have helped more than 2000 single women and lesbian couples in their desire to have healthy babies. Our caring and supportive medical staff are committed to offering all our patients the best chance of achieving pregnancy and childbirth.
Legal advice
The legal implications of conceiving with donor sperm can be complex, particularly for single women and same sex couples. The LWC wants to help all its patients understand their rights and responsibilities, as well as the legal position of their unborn child. For this reason the LWC is the first and only fertility clinic in Britain to offer personal legal advice as part of your treatment. Our unique legal service is run by leading specialist solicitor Natalie Gamble.
We have also prepared a special booklet entitled ‘Legal advice for fertility patients’ to provide clear information on legal aspects of infertility treatment. If you would like to download a free copy of this booklet please click here.
Largest sperm bank in Britain
The majority of the patients using our sperm bank are single women or women in same-sex relationships. LWC is one of Britain’s largest sperm bank and while we do have a large stock of donor sperm we may not always have an exact match to your requirements. However, our team will work with you to try and find a suitable match as quickly as we can.
Donors come from a wide range of ethnic, educational and social backgrounds and all have been carefully screened for infections that could otherwise be passed on to you or your unborn child.
Since the legal change in 2005, we have only been collecting sperm from donors who have agreed to be ‘identifiable’ as defined by the regulatory body, the HFEA.
Fathers not needed?
Click here to read an editorial commentary from Dr Kamal Ahuja, our scientific and managing director on the implications of the new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill passed in May 2008 on sperm banks and fertility centres in the UK. The commentary will be published in the July 2008 issue of the international journal Reproductive Biomedicine Online.
We are the first and only UK fertility clinic to offer legal advice click here for more information
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