Egg donation a special gift for infertile couples

DEALING with infertility can be an isolating, lonely experience with only medical professionals to turn to for help. But author Maria Duffy, 44, decided to reach out by giving others the gift of life.

After watching a documentary about couples enduring unsuccessful IVF treatment, she was so moved she donated her eggs so other women could experience the joy of becoming parents.

“My husband, Paddy, and I were watching a programme about couples trying to conceive and we felt incredibly lucky to have our own four, healthy children (Eoin, 16, Roisin, 15, Enya, 11 and Conor, 9),” says the Dublin woman.