National Gamete Donation Trust
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The National Gamete Donation Trust (NGDT) raises awareness of the national shortage of sperm
, egg and embryo
donors in the UK. Its aim is to recruit donors to alleviate the shortage, and it provides information on egg, sperm and embryo donation and donor recruitment in the UK.
It works closely with clinics, donors, recipients, the Department of Health, the HFEA, other professional organisations and the media, and provides impartial and confidential information to all.
The Trust runs a National Helpline (0845 226 9193); all calls, messages and emails are treated confidentially. There are also separate, closed mailing lists for donors and recipients to discuss issues related to donation. Enquirers can be put in contact with existing donors to find out more about what donation involves.
The Trust is running a national Donor Satisfaction Survey from July 2011 to July 2012. The aim is to gather information from UK donors about their experience, and about why people chose not to donate, and use it to improve donor care in clinics.
The Trust has improved awareness of the need for donors and recruited donors in ways that can be controversial. The 'Give a Toss' campaign generated complaints but the Trust received over 500 enquiries from prospective donors over three months.
Sperm donation
Sperm donation is the provision by a man, , of his sperm, with the intention that it be used to impregnate a woman who is not usually the man's sexual partner, in order to produce a child....
, egg and embryo
Embryo
An embryo is a multicellular diploid eukaryote in its earliest stage of development, from the time of first cell division until birth, hatching, or germination...
donors in the UK. Its aim is to recruit donors to alleviate the shortage, and it provides information on egg, sperm and embryo donation and donor recruitment in the UK.
It works closely with clinics, donors, recipients, the Department of Health, the HFEA, other professional organisations and the media, and provides impartial and confidential information to all.
Support and advice
The NGDT works within the UK only (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) to provide information, advice and support to people wishing to become donors and to people who need donors.The Trust runs a National Helpline (0845 226 9193); all calls, messages and emails are treated confidentially. There are also separate, closed mailing lists for donors and recipients to discuss issues related to donation. Enquirers can be put in contact with existing donors to find out more about what donation involves.
Campaigns
The Trust works with the Department of Health on campaigns to recruit donors, most recently the 'Have you got the balls' campaign which ran in the Manchester area (2010-11).The Trust is running a national Donor Satisfaction Survey from July 2011 to July 2012. The aim is to gather information from UK donors about their experience, and about why people chose not to donate, and use it to improve donor care in clinics.
The Trust has improved awareness of the need for donors and recruited donors in ways that can be controversial. The 'Give a Toss' campaign generated complaints but the Trust received over 500 enquiries from prospective donors over three months.
Founding and members
The Trust was initiated by the Donor Conception Network (DC Network) and the Infertility Network (INUK) to develop and continue the work of NEEDS (The National Egg and Embryo Donation Society). It was founded on 2 March 1998 by a working group consisting of representatives from:- The Royal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsRoyal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsThe Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is a professional association based in the UK. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is, pregnancy, childbirth, and female sexual and reproductive health...
- The Royal College of General PractitionersRoyal College of General PractitionersThe Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional body for general practitioners in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including licensing, education, training, research and clinical standards. It is the largest of the medical royal colleges, with...
- The Royal College of NursingRoyal College of NursingThe Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
- The Royal College of MidwivesRoyal College of MidwivesThe Royal College of Midwives is a British midwives organisation which has existed under its present name since 1947.-History:The Matrons' Aid Society, renamed the Midwives' Institute in 1881, was founded by Louisa Hubbard and Zepharina Veitch to raise the training and status of midwives...
- The British Fertility Society
- The British Andrology Society
- The British Infertility Counselling Association
- Progress Educational Trust
- Donor Conception Network
- Infertility Network UK