African-Americans’ Fertility Struggles

  Infertility struggles plague 1 in 8 couples, or 7.3 million women and their partners, in the United States. But the face of infertility is near twice as likely to be black as it is to be white. Among black women, 11.5% are reporting fertility struggles,...

Jim and Doni’s Story of Embryo Adoption

Tanner BrinkmanA life without children seemed a curse without cure. My whole life I had dreamed of motherhood only to have those dreams crushed with the words “You and your husband are not likely to conceive children together.” For seven long years we waited for our...

Taking the fear out of open adoption

It’s not a monster or an eight-story-tall rollercoaster. In fact, it’s only two words, but it’s two words that often strikes fear into the heart of adopting families around the country. Open Adoption. Decades ago the adoption world often discouraged contact between...

Matthew and Janna’s Story of Embryo Adoption

The following is a story of embryo adoption was written by Matthew and Janna Weiler, compiled by the Family Research Council and edited for the purposes of this blog by the Awareness Center.My son, Sam, was conceived in a laboratory in 2000—the product of IVF. He and...

New Ob/Gyn Outreach from the Awareness Center

The Embryo Adoption Awareness Center recently launched a new outreach program to Ob-Gyns in which we hope to see these doctors become familiar with embryo donation and adoption and educate their patients about this unique and successful method to achieve...

Snowflake Baby Born During Snowstorm

The following is a story of embryo adoption was written by David and Stacy Giesen, compiled by the Family Research Council and edited for the purposes of this blog by the Awareness Center.David and I were devastated after five hard years of infertility treatment to...
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