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The Journey through Embryo Adoption & Donation: Chapter 5
By using an agency for your embryo adoption, you’ll have all the information you need to tell your children their special story, providing them with the secure sense of identity they need.
The Benefits of an Embryo Adoption Home Study
Great reminders of why a home study for embryo adoption is beneficial to you as the adoptive family. You want to do and be the best for your future children. And so do we!
The Journey through Embryo Adoption & Donation: Chapter 4
The miracle of modern medicine, combined with the selfless and loving tradition of adoption results in a life-giving option for patients with frozen embryos and a form of adoption that allows parenting to begin with pregnancy.
Endometriosis & Embryo Adoption
Endometriosis affects roughly 190 million, or 10%, of women of reproductive age. What many women struggling with endometriosis do not know is that there is another option available to them: embryo adoption!
The Journey through Embryo Adoption & Donation: Chapter 3
You are thinking about donating your embryos to help another couple realize their dream of building a family. But how?
The Greatest Gift We’ve Ever Given
Throughout our journey of trying to get pregnant and into early parenthood, that one question kept me up at night… “What would you like to do with your unused embryos?” It was an extremely difficult decision for us, but we knew we had to give our embryos a chance at life.
Understanding Psychosocial Outcomes through Embryo Adoption
This was not just a study on embryo donation, but a study largely compromised of parents who adopted through Snowflakes. These families are reporting that their embryo-adopted children are psychosocially well adjusted and they have positive relationships with them.
Infertility & Marriage: The Five C’s
Infertility takes a toll on any marriage. When faced with these hardships, some couples pull away from each other while other couples lean on each other for mutual support and grow closer.
The Journey through Embryo Adoption & Donation: Chapter 2
Since leaving your embryos frozen indefinitely is not working for you, it is time to make a decision regarding what to do with them. Embryo donation is an option!
Embryo Adoption: Expect the Unexpected
Embryo adoption can be a great opportunity for families, but can also introduce a variety of new uncertainties. Some of those uncertainties could include the waiting period, costs, legal matters, and more.
The Journey through Embryo Adoption: Chapter 1
Frozen embryos often remain after people have completed their families through IVF. You can adopt these remaining embryos through a process called embryo donation and adoption!
Celebrating the Birth of Snowflakes Baby #1,000!
That is the story of how the Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program was born. And 25 years later, we celebrated the birth of our 1,000th baby!
Are Birth Defects More Common through Embryo Adoption?
Embryo adoption is an option that poses a risk as all fertility treatments do. However, there is no research indicating a higher risk of birth defects from the general population.
Psychosocial Outcomes of Children Born via Embryo Donation
There is a high degree of comfort with embryo donation given disclosure rates with minimal regret. Most of the respondents were provided with embryo adoption education, which explained the benefits of being open and honest with their children about their origins from the very beginning.
Preparing for Embryo Adoption: A Timeline
Embryo adoption take anywhere from 8-14 months. Gain a clear understanding of how the embryo donation or adoption program you choose works. This will help you set appropriate expectations.