The Journey through Embryo Adoption & Donation: Chapter 5

The Journey through Embryo Adoption & Donation: Chapter 5

Embryo Adoption Pros and Cons There are many excellent benefits to working with an adoption agency to receive donated embryos. An immediate benefit is that most embryo adoption programs have embryos available. Many fertility clinics with embryo donation programs have...
The Benefits of an Embryo Adoption Home Study

The Benefits of an Embryo Adoption Home Study

Requiring a home study as part of the embryo adoption process follows the best practices of adoption. Previous blogs have addressed why a home study is required and the purpose it serves. In this blog we want to address the question of how the home study process is...
The Journey through Embryo Adoption & Donation: Chapter 4

The Journey through Embryo Adoption & Donation: Chapter 4

The Process of Embryo Adoption When a family goes through IVF, the doctors create as many embryos as possible because it costs a lot, physically and financially, to retrieve the eggs and fertilize the embryos. One to three embryos are transferred into the woman’s...
Endometriosis & Embryo Adoption

Endometriosis & Embryo Adoption

Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue that lines the uterus instead grows on the outside of the uterus. This can cause painful periods, cramping, and unfortunately, infertility. When the tissue grows on the outside of the uterus (where it should not), it...
The Journey through Embryo Adoption & Donation: Chapter 3

The Journey through Embryo Adoption & Donation: Chapter 3

How Do I Donate My Remaining Embryos? You are thinking about donating your embryos to help another couple realize their dream of building a family. But how? And who could receive such a great gift? Right now, it may seem complex and maybe overwhelming. But don’t fret....
The Greatest Gift We’ve Ever Given

The Greatest Gift We’ve Ever Given

If you were to ask my son (who is now 7) how he was made, he would say, “The doctors took an egg out of mama, used the help of a donor, then I was put into mommy’s belly, then I came out.” He’s right! If only it was that simple! When we decided to start a family, I...
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