Choosing egg donation as a means to build a family is a big step. Most often it comes after it becomes clear that your eggs are no longer viable; and with this comes grief associated with the loss of the possibility of the you passing your genes on to your child.
There is an influx of Chinese couples coming to the U.S. for fertility treatment in need of both egg donors and surrogates. Most Chinese couples want only Chinese egg donors but some are open to donors of other ethnic backgrounds.
It is very important to make clear that the women in this study used donor eggs to achieve their pregnancies. Medically documented cases of women in their fifties becoming pregnant with their own eggs are very rare.
Gay family formed through egg donation and surrogacy.
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Overwhelmed by the egg donor selection process? I’m seriously thinking about working with you. Apparently my clinic prefers local donors but will work with those that travel. This is all so overwhelming.
If you are one of the thousands of intended parents who are trying to conceive (ttc) via egg donation, you may be feeling overwhelmed. Your reproductive endocrinologist (RE) has probably given you a list of egg donor agencies to contact and you may not know where to start.
Traditionally, the identities of egg and sperm donors have been tightly guarded secrets, numbers with no names attached, making it difficult for their biological offspring to ever make contact. Today, that changes as Washington becomes the first state to chip away at that anonymity, with a controversial new law that guarantees children conceived with gametes from…
Too embarrassed to ask your doctor about sex, body quirks, or the latest celeb health fad? In a regular feature and a new book, “What the Yuck?!,” Health magazine medical editor Dr. Roshini Raj tackles your most personal and provocative questions. Send ‘em to Dr. Raj at whattheyuck@health.com. Are celebs more fertile than the rest…
I had to reprint this great blog by Marna Gatlin the founder of Parents via Egg Donation (PVED). It is sad to see how many women that I still encounter who are under the illusions that if they are still menstruating they must still be fertile. And some are naive enough to believe that because celebrities are getting pregnant that they can too. Here are Marna’s words: