Doctors say individuality the key to fertility success

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is one of the most common forms of Assisted Reproductive Technology in the United States. Each year, thousands of couples pursue this option in attempt to achieve a pregnancy. But as more and more couples utilize IVF, doctors continue to...

Can scientists now predict when women will reach menopause?

To many women who still hope to have children of their own, menopause can come suddenly and without warning, ending the chance at any further family building.But doctors in Iran believe they may have developed a way to determine when a woman will reach menopause with...

Report confirms adoption and ART have much in common

According to a 2009 report by the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, there are clear benefits to treating Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) procedures with the same practices of traditional adoption and the two processes are more similar than many previously...

Five things you didn’t know about infertility

One in eight couples in the United States will struggle with infertility.  While more and more treatments are becoming available, many misconceptions still exist about infertility. (Path2Parenthood)  Did you know the following five facts about infertility? #5:...

Embryo Adoption a hit around the world

When the Snowflakes Embryo Adoption program was begun in California in 1997, it was the first program of its kind not only in the United States but in the world. Today, there are at least seven other Embryo Adoption programs in the United States, with over 200...

Snowflakes delivers children via Embryo Adoption (part 2)

(The following is part 2 of a two-week story. To read part 1, click here.)  In mid-2007, Chris and Sabrina Garcia were told by their doctors that they would not be able to conceive. As the couple began researching their fertility treatment options, they came across an...
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