A new mum who made the decision to egg share while undergoing IVF is now encouraging others to consider the same path. Like many people, single and independent Sarah began reflecting on what she wanted from life at around the age of 30 and decided to take action to realise her dream of becoming a mum.
Having not yet met the right person to settle down with, Sarah opted to go down the intrauterine insemination (IUI) route, after her 32nd birthday, at Bourn Hall fertility clinic. With IUI, sperm is inserted directly into a woman's uterus. Clinics claim this is a more cost-effective treatment than In vitro fertilisation (IVF), whereby an egg is extracted from a woman's ovaries and fertilised using sperm in a laboratory.
Those undergoing IUI treatment can expect to pay around £1,500 plus £1,000 for donated sperm if required, however, success rates tend to be lower. Unfortunately, Sarah's two rounds of IUI proved to be unsuccessful, leaving her 'devastated'.
