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Why are sperm donors having hundreds of children?

James Gallagher,Health and science correspondentandCatherine Snowdon,Health reporterGettySome men are having vast numbers of children through sperm donation. This week the…

8 months ago

Lifesaving stem cell centre in Nottingham welcomes first donors

Rob Sissons, East Midlands health correspondentBBCJordan was one of the first donors to give stem cells at the new centre,…

10 months ago

‘Both my daughters needed new hearts from organ donors’

Cash MurphyBBC News, South EastGetty ImagesThe waiting list is at an all-time highA mum from Surrey who was not on…

1 year ago

NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors as supplies run low

The NHS has warned that it continues to face a "challenging" blood shortage, as it calls for 200,000 new donors…

1 year ago

Shropshire patients thank blood donors for life-saving plasma

A patient from Telford who needed a lifesaving treatment developed from blood plasma has thanked donors.Over the past three years,…

1 year ago

Money paid to sperm donors rises as UK faces shortage

One sperm donor, who the BBC is calling Joseph, said the £35 he received for each clinic trip did not…

2 years ago

Egg donors warned not to do it for the money as compensation rises

Ms Holmes doesn't think people should donate purely for financial purposes but hopes the increase in compensation can help address…

2 years ago