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Embryo Adoption vs. Embryo Donation: Why You Should Care About Verbiage
In a world where embryo donation is becoming more prevalent in fertility clinics, it is essential to explore why some programs emphasize the adoption aspect, advocating for a conscious shift in language.
Embryo Adoption: Genetics Do Not Make a Family
Our embryo donor family used both an egg donor and a sperm donor to create their IVF embryos. At first, we were hesitant, as this was a little different than we had imagined. We talked about it and agreed that where the genetics came from did not matter.
Dangers of Waiting to Donate your Embryos
It is easy to assume, “My embryos have only been frozen for five years; there’s plenty of time!” We urge you to reconsider this assumption.
Egg Banks Are Now Accepting Donor Embryos
Families who learn that they cannot have biological children due to poor egg quality or other underlying issues will sometimes turn to egg donation. They will often purchase these eggs from a donor egg bank and then complete a cycle of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) to...
The Truth About Embryo Adoption Horror Stories
Embryo donation and adoption involves the transfer of embryos from one family to another family. The process is typically well regulated and involves legal, medical, and ethical considerations.
Is This Your Year to Donate Embryos?
If you have reached the end of your IVF journey, the decision about what to do with your remaining embryos may have been a challenging one this past year.
Am I Ready For Embryo Adoption In The New Year?
Adoption in any form is deeply personal for everyone involved. Don’t put pressure on yourself or your loved ones to make a decision quickly. Your mind like a stovetop, and big decisions can benefit from its ability to heat ideas slowly until the time is right to act on them.
Embryo Donation: ‘Tis the Season
Perhaps you are unable to use all of the embryos you have created using IVF, and now the thought of discarding them or donating them to science does not seem like the right choice anymore. However, there are other choices—donating them to another family!
Gift Ideas for Those Facing Infertility
Infertility can feel isolating, especially when the friends and family around seem to be oblivious to your sadness and frustration. Couples and individuals struggling with infertility often just want to know someone cares. They want to know we are thinking of them, hoping with them, and believing along with them.
Embryo Donation: We Got So Much More
Donating our remaining embryos is one of the best decisions we made in our lives. I encourage anyone struggling with the decision to choose embryo donation!
Seven Ways to Incorporate Adoption into Your Thanksgiving Traditions
This Thanksgiving season, we invite you to start an annual adoption tradition! Join us this Thanksgiving and National Adoption Month as we recognize family and celebrate ways they have influenced our lives.
Benefits of Embryo Adoption Education
Take a minute to consider how the required education, focused specifically on an embryo adoption, has numerous benefits to all parties involved in your adoption—the adopting parents, the adopted child, and even the donor family.
How to Find Your Child’s Anonymous Donor
If you are thinking of receiving embryos that were donated anonymously, or if you already have, your child will more than likely have future curiosity about their genetic family. Maybe they have already asked you questions you are not sure how to answer.
A Celebration of Embryo Donors!
Families who longed for the laughter of a child in their home found their answer in embryo adoption. Of course, this would not be possible without the amazing individuals who choose become embryo donors.
Embryo Adoption: Joy, Sadness, Loss, and HOPE
We first learned about embryo adoption and the Snowflakes Program in June 2017. The more and more I read and researched, I knew this was the adoption choice for us.