Navigating the Emotions of Sperm Donation

Navigating the Emotions of Sperm Donation

The journey to parenthood can be a complex and deeply emotional one wrought with many challenges. For couples who are considering using donor sperm to create embryos, there are a unique set of challenges. Setting aside the complex physical and logistical...
Eight Ways to Help Your Adopted Teen Build Their Identity

Eight Ways to Help Your Adopted Teen Build Their Identity

Parenting a teenager may be far off your radar right now. You may just be starting the embryo adoption process, preparing for your first embryo transfer, are pregnant, or are just now bringing your little one home for the first time. But that little one (or hopeful...
Why Anonymity in Embryo Adoption is a Myth

Why Anonymity in Embryo Adoption is a Myth

Is anonymity possible in embryo adoption? Meghana Keshavan from STAT sets out to prove that it is not as clear-cut as previously believed. With the increasing popularity of social media and DNA testing services such as 23&Me and Ancestry.com, she states that...

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...

Adopting Embryos Created with Anonymous Donors

Even though embryo adoption has been around for more than two decades, sometimes this kind of adoption can be a bit of a brain bender. When couples who desire to build their family begin to explore embryo adoption, many form the idea in their minds pretty quickly that...
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