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The Real Life Experience of Two Families and One Open Adoption
People have different feelings about participating in an open adoption when they donate their embryos, and they may feel uncomfortable keeping in contact with the family raising a child that is genetically tied to them. Many families decide that they want to keep the...
A Course of Action for the Salems
Anthony and Adéye Salem have at last found a clinic! The Reproductive Endocrinologist has reviewed the information available about the embryos Adéye and Anthony are adopting. She and the Salems are in agreement regarding the course of action they will follow for...
The Importance of Openness in Embryo Adoption
Sometimes when couples begin the process of adopting an embryo, they are surprised to find that many embryo adoption agencies advocate for an open adoption process. This should actually come as no surprise, as open adoption is becoming the norm in the United States....
New Benefits in a Brave New World
Currently in the United States, there are over 600,000 frozen embryos in storage. That is roughly the population of Portland, Oregon currently in frozen storage. These embryos come from families who have undergone in vitro fertilization treatments, when more embryos...
Salem Family Stands Strong in Their Beliefs
Adéye and Anthony Salem believe all life is precious, and that there’s a plan and purpose for every child. They’re moving forward toward their frozen embryo transfer (FET) date and have been busy preparing, though it hasn’t exactly been an easy process. A few weeks...
Hanging on to Hope
For some, it takes a lot of courage to write a blog – especially when it’s about the loss of a pregnancy.October 15 was National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day, and Monica Orzechowski didn’t know it until she was scrolling through her Facebook feed. Monica and her...
Infertility Isn’t Just a Female Problem
Many people think of infertility as a problem primarily affecting women but that’s not actually the case. Infertility issues are pretty evenly divided between male and female partners, with about one third of cases due to female infertility and about one third of...
Why Does Your Fertility Decline With Age?
For many women, having a child during their most fertile years (between ages 20 and 24) isn’t the ideal time to become a mother. Unfortunately, many women discover that by the time they are ready to have a baby, their fertility is on the decline. Whereas most couples...
Say No to Donor Eggs and YES To Remaining Frozen Embryos
When couples experience difficulty conceiving a child naturally, they often turn to alternative methods to help them realize their dreams of becoming parents. For couples dealing with female infertility issues, they may consider purchasing donor eggs to be used for in...
Nine Children and a New Destiny
Adéye and Anthony Salem have nine children, but their family is not yet complete. This Northern Colorado couple has chosen to adopt four human embryos. You may be curious why Adéye and Anthony chose to add new members to their family through embryo adoption. The...
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is October 15th
October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, a nationally recognized day that began in 1988 as a way to offer families time to remember the babies they have lost. Families around the world who have suffered from the loss of a pregnancy or infant are...
Embryo Adoption May be an Option After Cancer Treatment
Roughly 12% of women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. While more and more treatment options are becoming available, some of the most common treatments today for breast cancer can result in fertility problems. The news...
How Embryo Donation Impacts the Donor’s Life
Couples who have undergone in vitro fertilization treatments (IVF) know that sometimes one embryo isn’t enough. Often, doctors will transfer multiple embryos to increase the chance of successful implantation. Any remaining embryos are frozen. If couples have completed...
More Families Opting for Single-Embryo IVF Transfers, May Leave More Embryos in Cold Storage
When in vitro fertilization was in its infancy, doctors increased a couple’s chances of successful pregnancy by transferring multiple embryos at once. While this increased the chance of a woman becoming pregnant, but it also increased her chance of becoming pregnant...
New Webinars Focus on Genetics and Adoption – Including Donor Egg/Sperm/Embryo
When a couple discovers they will be unable to give birth to a child 100% genetically related to them how do they begin to deal with that loss? There will be no, “she has your eyes”, “he has grandpa’s nose” along with a myriad of other emotions attached to loss and...