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Frozen but Not Forgotten
Frozen, But Not Forgotten by Nate Birt You’ve researched embryo adoption: the cost, clinics, programs, medical aspect, different methods of matching, etc. But do you still wonder what the embryo adoption process is really like? Especially if you’re leaning towards...
What to Expect from the FET
Embryo adoption allows you to give birth to your adopted child. If you are new to the concept of this unique adoption choice, you may be wondering how you become pregnant with the embryos in the first place. The answer is called a frozen embryo transfer (FET). In a...
What if Life Happens…?
The primary reason couples pursue in vitro fertilization is to have a baby. Seems like a reasonable expectation, right? The stack of papers you sign before proceeding with your IVF treatment is thick. A few of those papers will be asking you about your plans for the...
Does Embryo Adoption Have Insurance Coverage?
Sometimes infertility can be a difficult subject to talk about, especially with your health insurance provider. Unfortunately, finding the answer to health care coverage may be difficult, too. Infertility is more common than you think. At least 1 in 10 women between...
Talking with Your Child about Embryo Adoption
Adoptive parents are often anxious about how to talk to their adopted child about his or her adoption story. Even if parents have been very intentional to always speak of adoption in a positive light, there’s always a nagging worry in the back of their minds: Are we...
Embryo Mosaicism
Technology has come a long way in the last several years. It’s hard to believe that smart phones only just became popular this decade! Big technological leaps have also been made in the world of IVF and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). For example, it is common...
How Long is Long Enough?
Embryo donation for reproduction is a unique option which can help families with remaining embryos make a life-giving choice for remaining embryos they do not plan to use for their own family building. Three reasons to motivate you to make a decision: The longer your...
How Open Adoption is Beneficial for All
When families research embryo adoption in the United States, sometimes they are surprised to learn that most agencies advocate for an open adoption between adopting and placing families. Did you know open adoption is now becoming the norm in...
Why Should I Donate My Embryos?
In 2010, a survey of more than 1,000 IVF patients who had extra embryos found that about 60% of those surveyed were “very unlikely” to donate them to another couple; only 7% were “very likely” to consider this option. This was almost 10 years ago. Since then, embryo...
Top Three Reasons to Become a Dad Using Embryo Adoption
There’s a false notion in some circles of American culture that fatherhood is, well, unmanly. Changing diapers? Beneath us. Strapping on an infant in a Baby Bjorn? Emasculating (not to mention a little silly looking). Sadly, adopting a baby is another activity that...
An International Embryo Adoption
I got all choked up as I watched the little pin-pricks of light on the monitor in the doctor’s office. The way they appeared was a miraculous sight I will never forget. Not for Emily, though. All she could focus on was how much she needed to go to the bathroom! But...
Four Ways to Support Your Child’s Adoption Story
Becoming a new parent through adoption is exciting, but it also comes with a lot of new responsibilities. Like keeping your child safe, providing for their future, and building them up into productive members of society. But successfully telling your child their story...
The Difference between Embryo Donation and Embryo Adoption
There is a difference between embryo donation and embryo adoption. People tend to think you can use the terms interchangeably, or that the term donation is the only “right” way to describe the process. However, there are notable differences in...
National Women’s Health Week
This week marks the National Women’s Health week, which begins each year on Mother’s Day. It is a reminder to women to take care of themselves, and to make their health a priority. Did you know your health and habits have a big impact on your ability to conceive...
Will Donor Embryos Become a Baby?
When embryos are created for in vitro fertilization treatments they are created with the intention of giving birth to a child. But often, embryos remaining in frozen storage long after the couple has completed their family. This is why embryo adoption programs exist...