Special case embryos lead to a special gift

The following is a true story of a family who went through the process of embryo donation and adoption.My husband and I decided to start a family in early 2007.  After about 15 months and no pregnancy, we found out that our chances of conceiving on our own was...

Embryo Adoption Mail Bag- Donor Eggs

In a recent Facebook message to the EAAC, a friend wanted to know about donating remaining embryos. The egg ‘donor’ they had chosen had a history of producing large quantities of eggs during the retrieval process (upwards of 40 eggs!). Because there potentially could...

Fertility Fallacies Pt. 2

The following is Pt. 2 in a series of blogs examining common myths in the world of infertility. Please look at last weeks blogs to see Pt. 1.4) It’s all her.While a woman’s reproductive system is much more complex than a man’s, infertility is just as likely to be...

Fertility Fallacies Pt. 1

Issues surrounding getting pregnant can be difficult, and to be honest, downright embarrassing to address at times. While as a society we are becoming more open to discussing such things, many looming questions still exist. Perhaps that’s why a recent study out of New...

The New Infertility Community

In the past, infertility was not something that was easily and openly talked about. Fast forward to 2011, while it’s still a sensitive subject for many families struggling to get pregnant, infertility is quickly becoming less and less of a taboo subject. One main...

Coping with the Empty Ache of Infertility

Couples who have struggled with infertility know how tightly grief holds infertility’s hand.  According to Brad Johnson of Focus on the Family (The Grief of Infertility), a global organization focusing on helping families thrive, “Grief is a real part of infertility....