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'You're so desperate to have a baby and this is the only way we can do it'
People wanting to start a family, who need to use a sperm donor say they feel forced into finding sperm online in unregulated spaces because they don鈥檛 quality for NHS funding and private clinics are too expensive
The UK鈥檚 fertility regulator has warned that doing so carries 'significant risks'.
Lorraine told us how she used a Facebook group to find a sperm donor after she and her same-sex partner felt priced out of private fertility clinics and they felt like they had no other option.
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