The largest ever research project into online sperm donation. Led by @rturnermoore. Funded by @ESRC.

Joined September 2024
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We are inviting people with lived experience of online sperm donation to share their stories on our website. We believe that stories can help others understand the process and realities of using this route to conceive! #OnlineSpermDonation #LGBTfamilies #SpermDonor
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Today's the final day to register for our free webinar tomorrow. Link below! Come along to learn about site users' experience of online sperm donation and family-growing platforms. We will also share best practice on making your sperm donation site welcoming and safe for all.
Register for our online sperm donation research webinar to learn more about: 💻how sperm donation sites are structured, 🙋‍♀️user experiences ✨best practice for site managers! eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-sp…
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Don't forget our upcoming webinar in two weeks! Register below:
Register for our online sperm donation research webinar to learn more about: 💻how sperm donation sites are structured, 🙋‍♀️user experiences ✨best practice for site managers! eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-sp…
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Register for our online sperm donation research webinar to learn more about: 💻how sperm donation sites are structured, 🙋‍♀️user experiences ✨best practice for site managers! eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-sp…
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You're invited to join our free webinar and hear about some of our research findings! 📆Tuesday 3rd June, 1-2pm (BST)📢 If you're a site owner, moderator, or an enthusiastic member of an online forum for sperm donation, we'd love to have you. Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-sp…
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Professional societies are critical to advancing reproductive health and fertility! Here are four professional societies that we know are making a difference. Which ones have you heard about? @progresseducationaltrust @britishfertsoc @arcscientists @srf_societyuk
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Our website has a range of resources that we think are useful to intended parents, donors, and LGBTQ families including @stonewalluk @BICAuk @HFEA @NGambleAssoc We’ve just added @thefertalliance to our list too! They offer support and information about fertility.
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theosdproject retweeted
Researchers at ⁦@leedsbeckett⁩ are keen to speak to people who conceived their children using a sperm donor they found online - contact ⁦@theosdproject⁩ for more details
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There are lots of great opportunities to have your voice heard when it comes to assisted conception and family making. Here are a few we’ve heard of this month! @Leahgilman84 @cescyT LGBT mummies and @HFEA #LGBTQIAPSP
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We are inviting people with lived experience of online sperm donation to share their stories on our website. We believe that stories can help others understand the process and realities of using this route to conceive! #OnlineSpermDonation #LGBTfamilies #SpermDonor
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You can visit our website to share your story and also read the stories of others. Tim was the first donor to share his difficult experience of donating with us.
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theosdproject retweeted
28 Oct 2024
Still time to sign up for this event 👇 come and hear about all our work from the @ConnecteDNA project presented by the wonderful team @cabr88 @Leahgilman84 @nicky_hudson @NordqvistPetra @DrMotility @DCUK_official @law_uom @uomsoss #dna #ivf #donorconception 🥳🙌
Come and join the @ConnecteDNA team end-of-project event, at Manchester Museum on 28th November, 14.30-17.30, with a reception 17.30-19.00. #ivf #dna #fertility @law_uom @uomsoss Eventbrite with further details & sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/completio…
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Want to know more about how we have involved people with #OnlineSpermDonation experiences in the design of our research? Read the blog post by @lucy_frith for all the details! theosdproject.com/post/publi…
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10 Oct 2024
We would like to invite you to attend our @ConnecteDNA end-of-project event, in Manchester on 28th November, 14.30-17.30, with a reception 17.30-19.00. #ivf #dna #fertility Eventbrite with further details & sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/completio…
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theosdproject retweeted
Today, we have published our annual report ‘State of the Fertility Sector 2023/24’. This report provides an overview of the UK fertility sector. Read the full report: bit.ly/HFEA-SofS-23-24 #FertilityTreatment #Fertility
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theosdproject retweeted
Do you have 12 minutes to fill out our National Patient Survey? If you've been through, or had experience of, fertility treatment in the last five years, then we want to hear from you. Complete the survey here: bit.ly/HFEA-NationalPatientS… #NPS2024
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Great piece co-written by one of our team @lucy_frith on donor anonymity and at-home DNA testing in @ConversationUK 👏
17 Sep 2024
How at-home DNA testing kits let people skirt donor anonymity laws – and why they do it @ConnecteDNA @cabr88 @law_uom @BioethicsUoM @uomsoss @UoMPolicy theconversation.com/how-at-h… via @ConversationUK
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