Why Embryo Donation Doesn’t Come With Compensation

While it’s true that human egg donors and sperm donors are compensated for their time and effort, currently there are no compensation plans for donor embryos when they are given to a clinic or an agency for adoption.Embryos donated for reproduction are given by...

Sisters Frozen as Embryos Reunite to Become Best Friends

When Allison and Tom Benassi were asked what they’d like to do with their leftover embryos after their in vitro fertilization treatments were complete, they decided to donate them. They’d been trying to have a child for five years before they had daughter Jamie and...

Study Confirms IVF Options are Encouraging More Women to Wait

The average age of a woman when she starts her family has been slowing climbing since the 1970’s. Today the average age is 25.1, higher than it has ever been and still climbing. The Centers for Disease Control reported in 2014 that the number of women over age 35 who...

Three Reasons Embryo Adoption is On the Rise

If it seems like you are hearing more and more about embryo adoption, you aren’t wrong. Not only has media coverage of the alternative family building method increased, so have the number of adoptions taking place each year. A steady increase over the last several...

Will an Embryo Donor Family Choose You?

When you donate your leftover frozen embryos for adoption, many agencies will give you the opportunity to have a say in which family will be able to adopt them. This gives you an opportunity to ensure that the family receiving your donor embryos will be able to...
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