New UK Guidelines for the Medical & Laboratory Procurement and Use of Sperm, Egg and Embryo donors are out now!
The 2019 UK guidelines for the Medical and Laboratory Screening of Sperm, Egg and Embryo Donors, describe best practice requirements for reproductive donation. Since their publication, the landscape of donor-assisted conception has changed markedly in the UK and internationally, as have the frequency and level of risk attributed to various diseases. A cross-organizational working party of the UK professional bodies was therefore formed to review and update the guidelines, which have been published today.
The primary objectives of these guidelines are:
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to guide the provision of factual, scientific and clinical information to donors, recipients and, where relevant offspring
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to minimize the risk to recipients of donor sperm, eggs and embryos of acquiring an infection from the donor(s)
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to minimize the risk of any donor-conceived offspring being born with an infection or acquiring a serious heritable disorder from the donor(s)
You can read the 2025 guidelines here
