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Three Questions You Might Be Asked About Embryo Adoption
While your friends and family most likely mean well, sometimes it can come across as rude, or even catch you off guard if you are not prepared for it. Here are three commonly asked questions that you might get about embryo adoption, and ways that you can navigate them.
Revisiting Trauma During the Home Study Process
Providers want to see that you have effectively processed any grief, trauma, or other issues for not only your personal benefit, but also for the benefit of your future children. Your provider may recommend counseling or other resources to help equip you for parenthood.
Embryo Donation: Our Definition of Family
Family. That word carries profound meaning. Yet each person’s definition of ‘family’ varies, shaped by unique experiences and circumstances. My definition is shaped though embryo donation.
Navigating Embryo Adoption: A Guide to Determining the Right Embryo Match
If you are in the midst of an embryo adoption process, most likely you find yourself eagerly anticipating the moment when you receive the news you have been waiting for—that you have been matched with embryos! Whether you open that message with swift excitement or...
The Impact of Embryo Donation on a Marriage
Embryo donation is a compassionate choice that brings hope to those yearning to build a family. However, we do need to recognize that embryo donation can have a profound impact on the relationships we have with others. Especially marital relationships.
Embryo Adoption vs. Embryo Donation: Why You Should Care About Verbiage
In a world where embryo donation is becoming more prevalent in fertility clinics, it is essential to explore why some programs emphasize the adoption aspect, advocating for a conscious shift in language.
Embryo Adoption: Genetics Do Not Make a Family
Our embryo donor family used both an egg donor and a sperm donor to create their IVF embryos. At first, we were hesitant, as this was a little different than we had imagined. We talked about it and agreed that where the genetics came from did not matter.
Dangers of Waiting to Donate your Embryos
It is easy to assume, “My embryos have only been frozen for five years; there’s plenty of time!” We urge you to reconsider this assumption.
Egg Banks Are Now Accepting Donor Embryos
Families who learn that they cannot have biological children due to poor egg quality or other underlying issues will sometimes turn to egg donation. They will often purchase these eggs from a donor egg bank and then complete a cycle of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) to...
The Truth About Embryo Adoption Horror Stories
Embryo donation and adoption involves the transfer of embryos from one family to another family. The process is typically well regulated and involves legal, medical, and ethical considerations.
Is This Your Year to Donate Embryos?
If you have reached the end of your IVF journey, the decision about what to do with your remaining embryos may have been a challenging one this past year.
Am I Ready For Embryo Adoption In The New Year?
Adoption in any form is deeply personal for everyone involved. Don’t put pressure on yourself or your loved ones to make a decision quickly. Your mind like a stovetop, and big decisions can benefit from its ability to heat ideas slowly until the time is right to act on them.
Embryo Donation: ‘Tis the Season
Perhaps you are unable to use all of the embryos you have created using IVF, and now the thought of discarding them or donating them to science does not seem like the right choice anymore. However, there are other choices—donating them to another family!
Gift Ideas for Those Facing Infertility
Infertility can feel isolating, especially when the friends and family around seem to be oblivious to your sadness and frustration. Couples and individuals struggling with infertility often just want to know someone cares. They want to know we are thinking of them, hoping with them, and believing along with them.
Embryo Donation: We Got So Much More
Donating our remaining embryos is one of the best decisions we made in our lives. I encourage anyone struggling with the decision to choose embryo donation!