Making your initial consultation work for you. Scheduling an initial consultation for fertility treatment is a big step toward your future. It can be an emotional decision to explore fertility treatment after struggling to get pregnant on your own, but approaching the...
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Donor Eggs – Fresh vs Frozen
Factors to consider when deciding between fresh vs frozen donor eggs for IVF The decision to use donor eggs can be a deeply emotional process for some people since it involves using genetic material that is not your own during the IVF process. As challenging of a...
How to Become a Single Parent by Choice
Steps for pursuing parenthood on your own. The decision to become a parent is an enormous one regardless of whether you’re doing it with a partner or alone. Views on single parenthood have changed drastically over the last decade and studies have shown no...
How Donor Sperm Works
Choosing a sperm donor, the donation process, and other factors to consider Donor sperm works by offering an important fertility option for many individuals. We should note that step one in any fertility journey is an initial consultation to discuss appropriate...
What Is Direct Egg Donation?
Direct egg donation, or “directed” egg donation, refers to one type of donor arrangement. Broadly, egg donation falls into two major categories: directed and non-directed. These categories are sometimes called “known” vs. “anonymous” donation. However, with the ease...
LGBTQ+ Egg Donation
What you need to know to donate eggs as an LGBTQ+ individual At our Center for LGBTQ+ Fertility, we occasionally receive questions about LGBTQ+ egg donation. We believe that not only should everyone be able to build their family, but also that everyone should be able...
Egg Donation for Gay Parents
Egg donation provides gay parents with a path to biological parenthood. In addition to cisgender gay men, other LGBTQ+ patients can also benefit from donor egg IVF, including cisgender women with nonviable eggs, trans women, gender-nonconforming and nonbinary people...
The Surrogacy Process for Intended Parents
How the gestational carrier process works We’ve written this article on the gestational carrier (sometimes referred to as surrogacy) process for intended parents as a guide for what to expect. Gestational surrogacy is a beautiful path to parenthood that comes with...
Egg Donor Requirements
What are the requirements to become an egg donor? Why do egg donor requirements exist? If you’ve considered donating eggs, you’ve probably noticed the long list of criteria for all donors. These requirements exist to protect the health, well-being, and safety of...
5 Common Questions for Egg Donors
Egg donors provide their eggs to intended parents who cannot provide healthy eggs of their own to have a baby. Egg donation can be a rewarding and meaningful experience. It’s also a fairly complex process, and it’s important to be fully informed before deciding to...