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Woman in egg
donor plea
Thursday, 4 September, 2003, 21:18 GMT 22:18 UK
A 23-year-old woman has
appealed for donor eggs to help her have a baby
- five years after she started the menopause.
Gemma Fawcett, from South Shields, was just
18 when hospital tests revealed her rare
condition.
She and partner John Armstrong, have been
trying for a baby for five years and two years
ago she was referred to Newcastle's Centre for
Life.
Ms Fawcett says she desperately needs women
to donate eggs.
She said: "I started trying for a baby since
I was 18, but after a year when nothing had
happened, I went to my doctor.
"He referred me to South Shields Hospital
where they did a lot of tests, but nothing was
working.
"I had a laparoscopy and further blood tests
showed I was going through the menopause. It was
a shock."
Ms Fawcett said being on the waiting list for
an egg donor was frustrating.
"We have been on the waiting list for just
over two years, but donors are very rare.
"When we first went on the list we were told
about two years, but we are still just waiting
for the donor now.
"I have a very good chance of carrying a
baby.
"It has been very distressing and upsetting.
We are just trying to be strong and getting on
with things until our time comes."
Dr Jane Stewart, from Newcastle fertility
centre at the Centre For Life, said they had
around 60 couples on the waiting list.
She said: "People don't always know about egg
donation and we are always pleased to hear from
people who want to find out more about it.
"The process involves around six weeks worth
of work from a drug treatment point of view."
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