We’re all too aware of how much research is still needed to find a way of preventing ataxia.
Scientists need eggs, sperm and embryos to carry out research to understand and improve fertility treatments. Without this kind of research treatments like IVF wouldn’t exist, and without future research there can be no advancements in treatments, technologies and knowledge.
Eggs, sperm and embryos are also needed for other areas of medical research, including understanding serious genetic conditions.
If you’ve had fertility treatment, you may have frozen embryos which you decide not to use yourself. If you’d prefer not to discard them, donate your embryos to vitally important research into genetic diseases.
There are strict legal limits on using eggs, sperm and embryos in research. Embryos cannot be used beyond 14 days after fertilisation and can only be used in research that aims to:
increase knowledge about and develop treatments for serious diseases and fertility.
There is already Embryo research re Stem Cell Therapy.