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What is the Law Regarding Embryo Donation and Adoption?
Embryo adoption has been around since the mid-1990’s and over 900 children have been born from the process. Just because the technology has been available for a few decades, though, doesn’t mean the law has caught up to the available technology. Embryo adoption, while...
The Connection Between Acupuncture and Successful Embryo Transfer
Many couples who use embryo adoption to build their family want to do everything they can to increase their chances of a successful pregnancy and decrease the chances of miscarriage. Methods of increasing success range from getting enough rest, eating healthy, and...
The Benefits of Using an Adoption Agency for Your Embryo Donation
When some couples look into embryo adoption as an option to grow their family, they’ll question the portion of the costs associated with embryo adoption that goes to the adoption agency. They may wonder if an agency is necessary, or if they could save some money and...
Why More and More People are Seeking Family Building Alternatives
Each year, the number of people using alternative family building methods rises. In 2013, nearly 175,000 in vitro fertilization cycles were completed – a 6% increase over 2013 and an amazing 65% increase since 2003. Methods like embryo adoption are on the rise,...
How to Cope With Stress During the Waiting Times of an Embryo Adoption
The embryo adoption process is one that’s filled with hope and happiness, but because emotions and expectations are so high, the process isn’t without its stressful moments. A lot of stress will occur in the waiting times; waiting to hear that you’ve been matched with...
Hear the Personal Stories of Three Families & Their Open Adoption Experiences
One topic that raises a lot of questions for families exploring the embryo adoption and donation is the open adoption model used by agencies handling embryo transfers. They wonder what open adoption really means and what it looks like in real life with real families....
Where Can You Learn More About Embryo Donation and Adoption?
Embryo adoption was introduced to the world in 1997 through Nightlight Christian Adoptions’ Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program. Since then, it’s grown exponentially, with couples realizing their dreams to become parents after years of struggling, and thousands of...
Infertility in America: Why Millennials Are Delaying Starting a Family & How Embryo Adoption Can Help (pt 2)
In our last blog, we took at a look at the findings of a report recently released by the Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey (RMANJ) and the overconfidence of the Millennial generation in their ability to conceive a child. The study pointed out that many...
Infertility in America: An Infertility Reality Check for the Millennial Generation (pt 1)
The Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey (RMANJ) released a new study called Infertility in America 2015: Survey and Report. This 11-page report is packed with interesting information on the current state of infertility in the United States, and we wanted to...
Where to Find the Right Embryo Adoption Support Network
You know how important surrounding yourself with the right support network is before, during, and after the embryo adoption process. Unfortunately, your embryos don’t automatically come with a group of trustworthy individuals who have been there, done that. You’ll...
Why You Need to Find Support Before, During and After Embryo Adoption
The importance of finding and connecting with a support network during your embryo adoption journey can’t be overstated. This is an exciting, scary, miraculous thing you’ll be going through, and having a support network of people who can relate to the bevy of emotions...
New FDA-Approved Test Could Improve Frozen Embryo Transfer Success
While the adoption and use of frozen embryos already boasts a healthy success rate (often higher than that of fresh embryos during IVF treatments), a new FDA-approved test could boost that rate even higher. The director of the Stanford University In Vitro...
5 Factors That Increase the Chance of Embryo Adoption Success
Recently, this blog discussed the success rates of thawing embryos and frozen embryo transfers. While the success rate of these procedures is encouraging and only likely to get better in the future, there are factors that impact the rate of success adoptive couples...
Counseling for Couples Pursuing Adoption is Important – Even When Adopting Embryos
Couples who are struggling with infertility know the devastating mental impact it can have on their lives, but many overlook the importance of counseling when it comes to embryo adoption. While the prospect of having a baby is a joyous one, it isn’t without its own...
What Are Your Chances of a Successful Embryo Adoption?
Many couples who explore embryo adoption as an alternative option for building their family have already been through plenty of heartaches when it comes to their fertility. Many have learned that they are infertile for one reason or the other, or they may have...