Childbirth Success for Older Women

Posted on August 4th, 2020

It has become the societal norm for women in the United States to delay motherhood. This may be due to advancing careers, economic reasons, or simply it is their choice. However, are there consequences for doing so? The biological fact … Read More

Not Biologically Ours, But Completely Our Son

Posted on July 28th, 2020

We tried to expand our family for 10 years. It started with fertility drugs, then several IUIs, then graduating to two failed IVFs. Shortly after the IVF cycles, I got pregnant naturally—twice within a year! Both ended in early miscarriages, … Read More

What Does an Embryologist Do?

Posted on July 21st, 2020

On July 25, 1978, the world’s first “test tube baby” was born. Since then, millions of babies have been conceived through the science of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The primary medical professional involved with creating embryos for IVF is the … Read More

Remaining Embryos: Planning for the Future

Posted on July 15th, 2020

It seems like every few months, another news article is making its way around the internet, covering an all too familiar story. (And no, it is not about coronavirus!) We are talking about the story of the divorcing couple in … Read More

The Embryo Adoption Home Study: What Are Your Options?

Posted on July 6th, 2020

An adoption home study is an evaluation and educational tool used to help the adoption agency and you, as adopting parents, to determine your preparedness to parent through adoption. Some embryo adoption organizations require their recipient families to successfully complete … Read More

Adopting Embryos Created with Anonymous Donors

Posted on June 30th, 2020

Even though embryo adoption has been around for more than two decades, sometimes this kind of adoption can be a bit of a brain bender. When couples who desire to build their family begin to explore embryo adoption, many form … Read More

Only One Was Meant for Us

Posted on June 23rd, 2020

My husband and I decided to embark on our IVF journey in 2014. Our hope, our dream, was to have a child. Naturally, this was what our entire focus was; with very little thought and prayer of what would come … Read More

What Do Sport Injuries and Male-Factor Infertility Have in Common?

Posted on June 16th, 2020

It is not easy to be a man in America. Cultural and media messages seem to provide an ever-moving target for male identity. “Be sensitive, but not too sensitive.” “Anger is acceptable, sadness is not.” “Take care of your problems, … Read More

Accepting Your Donor Conceived Child

Posted on June 9th, 2020

Picture it: you planned to meet someone at a party, only to arrive and realize they are not there. Do you go from room to room looking for them? Or step back outside to wait for them? Does it make … Read More

CMV and Embryo Adoption

Posted on June 2nd, 2020

Did you know that June is National CMV Awareness Month? Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus, closely resembling a common cold, which affects over half the adult population by the age of 40. If infected, you are often unaware because … Read More

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