Unused syringes and needles

[Nicolefingerscrossed]

Hi all,

Having gone through three cycle of IVF I have loads of unused syringes/needles. Throwing them away feels like such a waste so I have made contact with a charity who send medical supplies to Africa who have advised they would be very grateful of any donations providing the expiry dates are +12 months. I thought I'd post their details on here as I'm guessing there are lots in the same position as me. We are likely going to use donor eggs next time, wishing everybody lots of luck with current and future cycles.

For any donations: Inter Care, 46 The Half Croft, Syston, Leicester LE7 1LD

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[TRYING2016]

Hey i have all of mine too, how do i send these? Do they need to be in protective packing or anything? Thank you x

[Nicolefingerscrossed in reply to TRYING2016]

Hi,

I'm planning to send mine in the little water proof blue bag the sharps boxes came in- but I guess any water proof bag would do just to prevent and moisture coming in to contact with the packaging as this would affect the sterility. They advised that as long as the packaging is in tact and the expiry date has at least 12months they'd be really grateful - it just feels like a nice thing to do.

[TRYING2016]

Thank you so much x

[Mrsplant]

I gave mine bac 2 hospital they give them to the uni student to practice with

[Lamorna80]

Definitely in the same boat as you. I have a drawer full of them after 3 cycles.

Thanks for the address

[Blondyboo]

Be aware if you have another cycle privately it could save you some money on drugs x

[LegoBatgirl]

This is a great idea, think its lovely of you to help other people with your spares. X

[Lizzielizzielizzie]

This is great thank you.

[Pigeon2017]

This is great thank you for passing the information on. They probably can't take unused medication though?

[Nicolefingerscrossed in reply to Pigeon2017]

No, not medications but any unused syringes/needles with a good expiry date on them xx