The Dundas' are expecting their first child in October

The 34-year-old and her husband, Bill, discovered they had a fertility problem six years ago and received treatment at Glasgow's Royal Infirmary.

Rebekah is now expecting her first child in October.

We found out that we had a fertility problem about six years ago and we've been getting treatment at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary for about four years now.

We were very concerned that our treatment would end when there was talk about the change in legislation.

But we were fortunate in that we were covered under the transitional arrangement, which meant that for a year after the law came into force, we could use the stored sperm that we had.

Gift of life

We were incredibly lucky in that we got pregnant during that period. Our baby's due in October. I'm absolutely delighted, it has genuinely been the gift of life that someone's given to us.

I think, with hindsight, the Glasgow programme has been very good. It's a shame that the donor programme has now effectively come to an end.

If we hadn't fallen within the transitional period and faced a huge waiting list, it would've been the end for us.

I think it's going to lead to a situation where there's very few children conceived through the donor programme.

I don't think we would have gone abroad because going through treatment makes you realise how much you need the support of the hospital in terms of the close monitoring of the treatment.

You hear anecdotally, through the support network, that people are going abroad or turning to unlicensed clinics. It's negating the benefits of having the legislation.

I think the change in the law was done for the right reasons, to help any children who are conceived through the process.

From what we've found out, we think it is better that you can be open with children about their genetic origins.

But the implementation has been handled so poorly that's it's taking away from these benefits.

Double whammy

I think it's going to lead to a situation where there's very few children conceived through the donor programme.

I genuinely feel for anyone who's not only been hit with the double whammy of finding out they've got a fertility problem, but that they also don't have a service to meet their needs close to home.

I think part of the reality is that people who are affected by this are going through an emotional rollercoaster.

They can't really speak out about it because they're trying to come to terms with it themselves.

They're not exactly a great lobby group. In some ways, it lets the government off the hook because of that.

Ideally there wouldn't be any stigma about sperm donation but to get to that situation there needs to be a bit of education, a bit of a cultural change.