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The Adoption Triad through Embryo Adoption
In the adoption world, when you are hearing about open adoption, you will often also hear about the adoption triad or triangle. For embryo adoption, the adoption triad consists of the donor or biological family, the adoptive family, and the adoptees. Open adoption impacts each part of the triad in a unique way.
Your Guide to Funding Your Embryo Adoption Journey
Embryo adoption has helped many couples start the family they always wanted. If you are looking into embryo adoption as an option, managing the cost may be worth exploring. Even though it is more cost effective than other types of adoption programs, you may want to consider some of these ideas ahead of time.
Embryo Adoption After Infertility
Robert and Sarah’s infertility journey started very early in their marriage. They imagined they would begin their family right away, but about a year into their marriage they were diagnosed with infertility. “While some people have struggles with infertility, we were purely infertile.”
A Short History of Embryo Donation & Adoption
The use of in vitro fertilization was on the rise in the late 1990s and has continued to increase every year since then. The result is hundreds of thousands of embryos remaining in frozen storage waiting for the chance to be born.
Eight Ways to Help Your Adopted Teen Build Their Identity
Your little one will be a teenager one day—it is never too late to start preparing for when they are older! Many families of adopted children start to lay their foundation of how they will parent their teenager now instead of thirteen years from now.
Egg Donation vs. Embryo Adoption
Many times, egg quality is identified as a concern when there has been failed IVF cycles. The first solution provided by your medical team will most likely be to purchase eggs from an egg donor and create embryos. But did you know that you have another choice in embryo adoption?
Navigating Divorce & Remaining Embryos
Divorce is one of the most difficult roads to walk. There is so much to decide and agree upon before you each go your own separate ways. One matter that soon-to-be ex-partners have to come to a decision to is what to do with any embryos they may have in frozen storage.
How to Answer Strange Questions About Embryo Adoption
Embryo adoption is a unique option that can help families experience the joys (and challenges!) of pregnancy and childbirth with their adopted child. But you may run into some interesting reactions and questions when you start to share your journey…
Supporting Men through Male Factor Infertility this Father’s Day
Even though male factor infertility can be somewhat common, there are not a lot of resources for those men or their spouses. On this Father’s Day, we are here to support you. You are not alone.
Is Embryo Adoption Legal?
In the United States, an embryo is not considered a person, but property. As a result, adoption laws do not apply. Instead, the process of donating embryos to a recipient family is, from a legal perspective, managed using property law.
First Steps: Being Cleared to Carry a Pregnancy
If you have decided that you are going to pursue embryo adoption, one of the first steps you will need to do is to be cleared to carry a pregnancy.
Emotional Healing through Embryo Donation
My spirit was broken when my marriage ended after almost twelve years. Literally overnight, I became a single mother of my 3-year-old daughter, uncertain and scared about the future. It took nearly six months to finalize our divorce and now I faced the reality of what to do with our four remaining frozen embryos.
Four Options to Receive Donated Embryos
Many families seem to believe the donated embryos are few and far between. There are potentially many places to find donated embryos, but whether or not that provider actually has embryos available may be a different story…
Tips for FET Success!
Whether you are preparing for your frozen embryo transfer (FET) with your adopted embryos or you have just completed one, you may be wondering if there is anything you can do to improve your chances of success.
Another Childless Mother’s Day
At this time of year, social media, online advertisements, TV commercials, and magazines are all endorsing one thing: Mother’s Day. However, this day can be tough for those who struggle with grief, loss, and/or infertility.