In this episode, Becky and Hayley are joined by Dr Mavrides, consultant obstetrician, gynaecologist and fertility specialist, and Founder of ISIS Fertility Clinic and OVACY Egg Bank. They reflect on their visit to the clinic earlier this year, while also exploring Dr Mavrides’ personal journey, the history of the clinic, and the values that underpin its work.

In this episode, they discuss:

1. The story behind ISIS Fertility Clinic and OVACY Egg Bank
2. Becky and Hayley’s first hand experience visiting the clinic
3. Fertility treatment in the Republic of Cyprus, and how it differs from other areas of Cyprus
4. Changing anonymity laws around donation in Cyprus and what this could mean for future families
5. The donor experience at OVACY, including donor care, welfare, and psychological assessments
6. How OVACY Egg Bank works with UK HFEA licensed clinics to provide donor eggs to UK patients

For more information about OVACY Egg Bank please see their website, www.ovacy.com

Other links mentioned during episode, www.pathstoparenthub.com

Season 4 of the Paths to Parenthub podcast is proudly supported by Ovacy Egg Bank.

Welcome to Season 4 of the Paths to Parenthub Podcast!

In this opening episode, Becky and Hayley take you with them on a deeply personal and eye opening journey to Ovacy, an overseas egg bank in Cyprus. This season is unlike anything we’ve shared before, candid, reflective, and rooted in real time experiences.

A key focus of this episode is Becky and Hayley exploring the fact that Ovacy now supplies donor eggs to HFEA regulated clinics in the UK, and unpacking what that means in practice for intended parents and families formed through donor conception. From donor recruitment and screening, to regulation, transport, and the way UK clinics work with overseas egg banks, they break down a process that is often misunderstood.

This episode sets the scene for the season ahead, offering transparency around overseas fertility care, donor egg pathways, and addressing the questions so many people back home are asking but rarely get clear answers to.

Whether you’re considering donor eggs through a UK clinic, exploring overseas options, supporting someone who is, or simply want to better understand how these systems work together, this season - and specifically this first episode is for you.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why Becky and Hayley chose to visit an overseas egg bank

• Ovacy’s role in supplying Open ID donor eggs to HFEA regulated UK clinics

• What that pathway looks like for UK patients

• First impressions of Ovacy in Cyprus

• What they saw behind the scenes

• Honest reflections on the emotional impact of being there

• What they want intended parents back home to know

This season is about education, openness, and lived experience, and it starts here.

Series 4 of the Paths to Parenthub podcast is proudly supported by Ovacy Egg Bank. For more information about Ovacy please head over to their website .

https://ovacy.com/. For information about the ISIS fertility clinic please see their website https://isisclinic.com/

mentions in episode include the bbc article re sperm donor breaching family limits https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgmy90z991o.amp

eshre draft proposal to introduce international family limits on donation, have your say https://www.eshre.eu/Europe/Position-statements/Stakeholder-review?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMTI0MDI0NTc0Mjg3NDE0AAGnqjeZPePuWQDWZetsXB0zKRZ-hdsJKCdcO5byAUhk4Gm37F02eKtu1EoWQsI_aem_2lavQnKin96jdUrHMKzLmw

In this season finale of season 3 of the Paths to Parenthub Podcast, Becky and Hayley are back from an incredible trip to ESHRE Paris 2025 – one of the biggest reproductive medicine conferences in the world – and they’re sharing all about it!

During this special episode, Becky and Hayley discuss what it was like to be surrounded by leading experts, the key conversations that stood out, and how research connects to the real experiences of families created through donation.

During this conversation, they also bring you exclusive insights from three leading researchers in the field of donor conception - Professor Vasanti Jadva, Astrid Indekeu and Dr Sophie Zadeh. Through their questions, Becky and Hayley gain unique insight into the researcher’s thoughts and opinions on key donor conception topics, capturing meaningful responses that shine a light on where research is heading and why it matters.

It’s a reflective, insightful and inspiring episode that brings together science, story and the heart of what Paths to Parenthub is all about - learning, connection and community.

Other mentions in this episode – our free ‘Why Telling Matters’ webinar. You can sign up via our website: www.pathstoparenthub.com/free-resources/

If you’d like to find out more about the Paths to Parenthub community membership, head to our website or connect with us on socials.

This season is supported by TV Edwards Solicitors. To learn more about their services or to book an appointment with Anest Mathias, visit www.tvedwards.com/person/anest-mathias/

Warning: Discussions of birth trauma during parts of this episode

In this heartfelt episode of the Paths to Parenthub Podcast, Becvky and Hayley are joined by Akua, who openly shares her family building story as a mum through surrogacy and sperm donation with her husband.

Akua talks candidly about the many challenges she and her husband faced along the way, including navigating fertility struggles, choosing a donor who reflected her husband’s heritage, finding a surrogate, and managing the unexpected reality of a cancer diagnosis in the middle of their journey.

Today, Akua is the proud mum of three amazing girls. She reflects on the role of support, community, and Paths to Parenthub membership in helping her through the highs and lows of the process. She also shares practical tips for talking with children about surrogacy and donor conception, and why honesty and openness are so important.

This is a powerful, moving conversation filled with insight, resilience, and hope, one that will resonate with anyone navigating donor conception, surrogacy, or supporting families who are.

Other mentions in this episode – our free ‘Why Telling Matters’ webinar, head over to our website, www.pathstoparenthub.com/free-resources/ to get your link. The Paths to Parenthub community membership, details can be found via our website or checking us out on socials.

The season is supported by TV Edwards Solicitors. For more information about the services they provide or to arrange an appointment with Anest Mathias please head over to their website www.tvedwards.com/person/anest-mathias/

In this special episode of the Paths to Parenthub Podcast, Becky and Hayley are joined by not one, but two leading specialists in donor conception. We welcome Anest Mathias, solicitor and legal expert at TV Edwards, and Mr. James Nicolopoulos, consultant gynaecologist at The Lister Clinic, to explore a topic that is often less talked about: using a known egg or sperm donor at a UK HFEA licensed clinic.

Together, they unpack:

• The step by step process of using a known donor in a clinic setting
• Legal, medical, and emotional considerations for intended parents and donors
• The potential pros and cons of this path to parenthood
• What needs to be considered if using a known donor outside of a clinic, and how the legal position can differ
• The wider implications for families and children
• Honest, frank conversations to help bring greater clarity and confidence

If you’ve ever wondered what this journey looks like, this episode will give you valuable insights from both the legal and medical perspectives, helping you make informed decisions.

For more free resources and support see our website www.pathstoparenthub.com or follow us on Instagram @path_to_parenthub

For all your legal advice see Tv Edwards solicitors https://tvedwards.com/person/anest-mathias/

In this bonus episode of the Paths to Parenthub Podcast, Becky and Hayley are back to share something very special – the return of their much-loved in-person event: Donor Conception: Connecting Through Conversations.

Now in its 4th year running, this sold-out every time event is designed for:

• Those considering donor conception
• Anyone currently trying to conceive
• People pregnant after donor conception

It’s a whole day dedicated to support, connection, and community, where you’ll meet others who truly understand the journey you’re on.

Early bird pricing ends 7th September – don’t wait! Solo, couples and professional tickets available.

Find all the details and book your place at pathstoparenthub.com under Events.

We cannot wait to see you there!

In this powerful and refreshingly honest episode, Becky is joined by actor, celebrant, and motivational speaker Cerith Jones, who shares his and his wife’s ongoing journey to parenthood using donor sperm.

After 18 years on stage and screen (with roles in Eastenders, Wolfblood, Hollyoaks and more), Cerith is now telling a different kind of story - his own. Living with male infertility (non-obstructive azoospermia), Cerith opens up about the emotional impact of diagnosis, the reality of life in limbo, and what it means to keep showing up with hope, even when the outcome is still uncertain.

With humour, vulnerability, and depth, Cerith breaks the silence around male infertility and donor conception, speaking candidly about identity, partnership, and staying connected through the unknowns.

This episode is a must listen for anyone navigating donor conception, feeling stuck in the waiting, or seeking strength in shared stories.

For more information about our supportive community at Paths to Parenthub, please see our website www.pathstoparenthub.com or follow us on Instagram @paths_to_parenthub

You can follow Cerith on Instagram too @flinncerith

A huge thank you to our podcast supporters for Season 3, TV Edwards Solicitors. You can learn more about their services and book a call with Anest Mathias via their website www.tvedwards.com/person/anest-mathias/

In this powerful episode of Season 3, Becky and Hayley are joined by Alexa, a Canadian based mum whose journey to parenthood through known egg donation is full of unexpected twists, turns and emotional complexity.

Alexa shares her experience of navigating fertility treatment with honesty, offering a window into the emotional and practical realities of building a family through egg donation. She offers thoughtful advice and heartfelt insight for would-be parents considering donor conception, speaking with frankness, warmth, and compassionate reflection. Alexa and her husband are now parents to a beautiful baby boy, but the road to get there was far from simple, with some VERY unexpected twists along the way.

Later in the episode, UK family law solicitor Anest Mathias from TV Edwards Solicitors returns to offer expert legal insight, this time focusing on the rights of donor conceived people in the UK, a vital area for anyone thinking about the long-term impact of their family building decisions.

Whether you’re just beginning to explore donor conception, in the thick of the journey, or supporting others through it, this episode is for you.

Mentions in the episode: Dani Shapiro’s memoir ‘Inheritance’.

For more information about our Paths to Parenthub membership www.pathstoparenthub.com

Supporters of Season 3 – TV Edwards, for more information about their legal services head to www.tvedwards.com/person/anest-mathias/

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Welcome to Season 3 of The Paths to Parenthub Podcast, where we’re diving deeper into the world of donor conception, blending powerful lived experiences with vital legal insight.

In this first episode, Becky and Hayley speak with Cristina, a mum who shares her moving journey to parenthood through egg donation as part of a mum-dad family. Cristina opens up with honesty and warmth about what it meant to let go of a genetic connection, how she and her partner navigated the decision together, and how they now embrace openness in telling their child’s story.

This episode offers comfort, raw truths, and reassurance for anyone grappling with the complex emotions that often accompany donor conception.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Cristina’s path to choosing egg donation and how the decision unfolded as a couple
• The emotional process of having children with her genetics, and then a further child using a donor
• Reflections on identity, love, and what truly makes a parent
• How Cristina approaches openness with her child
• The importance of finding connection and representation along the way

Plus: Legal Insight from Anest Mathias (TV Edwards)

At the end of this episode, specialist family law solicitor Anest Mathias answers a key legal question related to Cristina’s story.

TV Edwards are the proud supporters of Season 3 of The Paths to Parenthub Podcast. You can learn more about the family law services Anest and the team at TV Edwards provide here www.tvedwards.com/person/anest-mathias/

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In this mini-episode, listen as Becky and Hayley announce that season three of the podcast is underway and learn more about the upcoming Donor Conception Virtual Summit happening in April - an event not to be missed!

Link to get tickets - www.pathstoparenthub.com/virtual-summit