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Five Things You Learn When Adopting Embryos
Embryo adoption can sometimes feel like riding a bike. You learn a little bit about it and learn some more, but by the end of your journey, you will be zooming on by. There is a lot to learn, but is there anything unexpected you should know about?
Prioritizing Self-care During the Embryo Adoption Process
It is so wonderful to take some time for yourself for a change! But let’s face it—slowing down to put yourself first, can be a lot more difficult than it sounds. Especially when you are on the journey of embryo adoption.
Grieving the Inability to Carry Your Genetic Child
August 30th is National Grief Awareness Day. After countless clinic appointments, testing, and fertility treatments, being told you’re unlikely to have a genetic child can be heartbreaking. Many families facing infertility do not realize the importance of grieving the genetic child you can never have before pursuing adoption or other forms of family building.
Fears of a Failed Frozen Embryo Transfer
Unsuccessful frozen embryo transfers (or FETs) are more common than people think. Women 35 years and younger have a 60 percent chance of pregnancy per transfer. This means 40% of the time, the embryos do not implant.
Embryo Quality and Pregnancy Success
Just because embryos are donated does not automatically mean the embryos are of a lower quality. And even so, it is possible to achieve a perfectly healthy pregnancy and baby from lower quality embryos.
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.