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The Right Adoption Option for You
Characteristics of the prospective parent Embryo Adoption International Adoption U.S. Infant Adoption U.S. Foster Care Adoption 1. My age is: Under 25 25-25 Over 45 Most programs suggest that the adopting mother is no older than 45 because of the difficulties that can...
Embryo Donation Decision Tool
What to do with your unused embryos? A guide for sorting through the options. Many couples who choose in vitro fertilization (IVF) create more embryos than they finally use to build their family. Remaining embryos are in frozen storage. But now your family is happily...
7 Standard Infertility Tests
The initial infertility evaluation always includes investigation on both partners. For women: Ovarian reserve testing to assess both egg quantity and quality Blood markers, FSH-follicle stimulating hormone and AMH-anti-mullerian hormone Pelvic ultrasound to look for...
Five Infertility Blogs to Follow
The Internet is making is easier for people struggling with infertility to connect with a community who understands what they are going through. People dealing with infertility in even the most remote areas of the country are able to find supportive groups in online...
The Cost of Infertility: Egg Donation
In this blog series, we’re looking where your money goes when it comes to alternative family building methods. In our first post, we looked at sperm donation and how the $250-$1,000 price tag adds up. Now we’ll look at another popular family building option: using...
What Option do You Have After an Infertility Diagnosis?
Millions of couples will face an infertility diagnosis. After you’ve been diagnosed, what happens next? While some couples may decide not to parent, others will begin looking at alternative family building options. Their roadblocks won’t end there, though. They may...
New Fertility Solutions Allow Women to Incubate IVF Embryos Inside Their Body
In an IVF procedure, embryos are created in a laboratory by skilled technicians before they are incubated in extremely sophisticated (and expensive) machines. For embryos to develop, they need to be incubated at the right temperature and with the right mix of carbon...
Learning to Let Go Of Having a Genetic Child
For many of the families who decide to pursue embryo adoption as their family building method, they’ve come to this choice due to the fact that they are unable – for whatever reason – to have their own genetic child. For the Cannon family, after the death...
The Cost of Infertility: Sperm Donation
The cost of infertility treatments can add up quickly. Do you know what you are actually paying for? In this blog series, we’ll break down the costs associated with some alternative family building options so you can see exactly where your money is going. First, let’s...
How One Mom Came to the Decision to Donate Her Embryos
When Amanda Fletcher was interviewed for the Winter/Spring 2016 issue of Pathways2Family, she said that one thing she had noticed about embryo donation stories is that the choice seemed to always be such an easy one for the family. She wanted people to know that in...
Try These Poses to Experience the Benefits of Yoga Before, During & After Pregnancy
There are so many great benefits from doing yoga before, during and after your pregnancy! Before pregnancy: Yoga may actually help boost your fertility! Poses can increase blood flow throughout your body, helping deliver vital nutrients to the areas that need them...
What Happens When Embryo Adoption Doesn’t Work
Embryo adoption has a relatively high rate of success when compared with many other alternative family building options. That doesn’t mean it’s successful for everyone.There are many reasons an embryo adoption won’t work, including the health of the mother and her...
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Frozen Embryo Case
Another legal battle over frozen embryos has been in the news recently. Chicago resident Jacob Szafranski asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case trying to prevent his former girlfriend, Karla Dunston, from using frozen embryos the two had created together...
Things Men Do to Harm Their Fertility (Without Knowing It)
Male infertility accounts for roughly one third of the infertility cases in the United States. While it’s not an uncommon issue, there are many things men might be doing to make their fertility issues worse. Take a look at some of these common issues (that most men...
What to Expect During a Frozen Embryo Transfer
When you are matched with your donor family, the excitement about moving closer to pregnancy begins. Suddenly everything will start moving very quickly – you’ll sign the paperwork, the embryos will be shipped to your clinic, and your doctor will help you prepare...