The Reality of Donor Embryos’ Medical Backgrounds

The Reality of Donor Embryos’ Medical Backgrounds

When considering embryo adoption or donation, one of the first things recipient families will be asked to consider is their openness regarding the medical and health history of the embryo donors. All of the sudden, something you may not have given much thought to in...

The Sorrow of a Failed Transfer

Everyone loves hearing success stories of embryo donation and adoption. You know the story: The family who faced years of infertility and failed treatments, decides to take one last shot and pursue embryo adoption. And it works! They get pregnant on the first...

The Fallacy of Secrecy through Donor Conception

Do you believe that not telling your children how they were conceived is in your child’s best interest? Think again. Many people who are interested in donating their remaining embryos to another family have not yet told their children how they were conceived. What...

Grieving Family Building Expectations

Building a family is wrought with strange and unforeseen obstacles. Perhaps the oddest barrier we bump into is our own expectations of ourselves, our spouse, and how we thought our lives were going to unfold. Since our early childhoods, we were encouraged to plan and...

Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now!

September 2016—Day One of our honeymoon. My wife and I decide to drive the Maui coast, along the Road to Hana.  A multi-hour journey, hairpin turns, and a day of reflection as we start our new lives and journey together. As we drive, we have our theme song...

Getting Schooled in Embryo Adoption

Since school is starting back up again, we thought it would be a great time to do a refresher course on the basics of embryo adoption! Got your #2 pencil and college ruled paper ready to go? Let’s begin! 1. Embryo donation and embryo adoption are two different...
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