by blastoff | Aug 22, 2011 | Blog
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...
by blastoff | Aug 15, 2011 | Blog
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...
by blastoff | Aug 8, 2011 | Blog
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...
by blastoff | Aug 1, 2011 | Blog
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...
by blastoff | Jul 25, 2011 | Blog
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...
by blastoff | Jul 18, 2011 | Blog
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....