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We spent £23,000 on fertility treatment - now our embryos will be destroyed
Nat (left) and Nik Fraser-Edwards went through six rounds of failed artificial insemination before they were successful through a different type of fertility treatment
Nat and Nik Fraser-Edwards celebrated their son Jude's first birthday last month.
After rounds of failed fertility treatment, Jude was a dream come true for the couple who said they hoped to give him a brother or sister next year. But now their dreams have come "crashing down".
Their sperm donor has withdrawn his consent for further use, and the remaining five embryos in storage will be destroyed after paying £23,000 on fertility treatment.
In the UK, a sperm or egg donor can withdraw consent up until the embryo is transferred into the womb.
The couple now want the law changed so that once an embryo has been created, consent cannot be withdrawn.
Nat and Nik Fraser-Edwards spent £23,000 on fertility treatment but now their embryos will be destroyed
The UK government said it sympathised and added it is "keeping all aspects of the regulatory regime under review".
When they returned from their honeymoon in 2023, the couple from north Wales started fertility treatment.
They took out loans and went through rounds of failed fertility treatment in a journey that cost them a total of £23,000.