A2186 words1:16News Report American AccentPublished Jul 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 20, 2026

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A woman in London donated her eggs to help other women.

Egg donation means a woman gives her eggs to another person.

The other person can use the eggs to have a baby.

The donor is not a mother herself, but she wants to help.

She donated twelve eggs to the London Egg Bank.

The eggs are now in a freezer at the clinic.

She wrote a letter to the child who may be born one day.

In the letter, she said the child was created with a lot of love.

The woman is a writer, and she lives in Lisbon, Portugal.

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She said the process was harder than she expected.

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It was difficult for her body, and it was also emotional.

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But she is happy she did it because family and love are important to her.

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More families in the United Kingdom are using egg donation now.

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In 2024, one in every 137 babies was born with help from a donor.

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This number is bigger than in 2023.

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More women are waiting longer to have children, so they need more help to become a parent.

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