Quotes from previous GEDR members
(Please note that names have been changed to preserve anonymity)

Mary and John, Republic of Ireland:
"I write this account to help anyone who is thinking about using GEDR to speed up their treatment. I was on the waiting list for an egg donor with one of the IVF Clinics in London since 1996 and after many £000s of advertising I had no luck. There was always something wrong…the donor didn’t come for testing, another got pregnant etc etc… The time (and money, and we are normal “working people” and I had to get a loan for my IVF treatment) was running out and I had nearly given up. I found GEDR through someone I knew and trusted and within 4 weeks I was off for my first appointments with one of their member clinics, and started treatment immediately. Within 2 weeks from that appointment I had my first transfer EVER. It didn’t work first time, but it did work the second. Unfortunately, I miscarried this pregnancy and am saving up for another treatment next year. I would not have this chance if it wasn’t for GEDR, and I can safely say that they did for me everything from start to finish. All I had to do is go for my appointment. I have no problem telling everyone to give them a chance to help you."

Charlene, London
(part of the email)
“Thank you for all your help and I can tell you that I can not fault the …clinic in any way. I was worried at first as I had no contact with anyone as you did all the correspondence and appointments, but really, it was just wonderful. They will get the fresh sperm and a fresh egg as they feel this is better option for me than the embryos. I am starting my treatment next week. Thanks again.”

Giselle and Jean-Paul, France
(part of email)
“I can’t tell you how happy I am to have met…who gave me your email. We were looking into going to the US, but this was such great experience for us. It was fast, no administrative obstacles and we are starting treatment next month after I have my fibroids removed. Although I am getting to my 54th birthday in 2 weeks, I feel young and happy and finally feel that we may have a family of our own. Thank for everything.”

Liz and Mark, Liverpool
(part of email)
“I just can not believe that I am pregnant! Thank you so much for everything and sorry for all the phone calls and all the neurotic fears. I just couldn’t believe that I am having a treatment after only 4 weeks from contacting GEDR, never mind being pregnant straight away. My husband would have thought that something was wrong if he was not there with me. I’ll keep you informed as I don’t know if we have two babies or one…”

Aisha and Usman, Manchester
(part of email to one of the counsellors)
“We had a baby girl last week and we can not tell you how happy we are. I know it is strange to think this, but the baby looks just like Aisha and this makes things much easier for us, as you would understand. But as you know, we would love this baby even if it didn’t look like anyone (although Aisha would have to explain a thing or two…this is a joke!). We thank you again and hope you would allow us to send you a small thank you gift when we see you next time in London. Now, back to “feeding” (Aisha can not breastfeed, but we don’t mind).”

Mary and Sue, London
(part of the email)
“I had a chance to read a report you’ve sent to the …Clinic. Thank you for being so kind to us, but we did go through some rough times and we felt almost guilty for asking people to help. In our old clinic in London, we were constantly reminded of our ages, we were told to re-think again and again. But we knew we wanted a chance to be pregnant and we just felt sad that our circumstances didn’t allow us to be parents. Even if we don’t manage to have a baby, at least GEDR has given us a chance…Thank you. If we can help GEDR in any way let us know."

Ann-Marie and husband, Denmark
(part of email to one of the counsellors)
“Dear….It was great meeting you on Friday and the London brought a lot of memories for us. We warmed to you instantly and decided to go the route you suggested. In the end it will work out cheaper for us and also we did not consider all the issues before talking to you, which could cause problems later. Known donation was a good idea at the time, but on reflection and taking into account our circumstances, it would make everyone’s life difficult in a few years time. I wish we had this kind of talk with our counsellors in Denmark. Well, we are off to the ….Clinic next week and we will email you upon return. Best Regards…”