Patients often ask us how egg freezing works and if we recommend it for them. As with all our fertility treatments, every patient is unique and individual. Deciding whether or not to freeze your eggs is a deeply personal decision, based on age, current health status,...
How age affects the chances of success with in vitro fertilization Looking at in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates by age clearly shows how much of a role age plays in fertility and pregnancy. In fact, the age of the egg provider at the time of retrieval is the...
An Intro Guide on Female Family Building There are many different fertility options for lesbian couples, which all range in cost, convenience, and success rates. Many fertility resources are geared to heterosexual couples. As an alternative, we’ve created this simple...
What are the options for fertility preservation after a cancer diagnosis? Receiving a cancer diagnosis is extremely challenging, and usually requires urgent treatment. While navigating the emotional, physical, and logistical challenges of cancer treatments, patients...
Embryo freezing is a way to store embryos for later use, for many reasons. Freezing embryos can allow for fertility preservation, future pregnancies, genetic testing, and more. Here are five common reasons why patients freeze their embryos. 1. Decrease the Number of...
The PNWF Center for Collaborative Reproduction helps patients build families in a number of different ways. We work with egg donation, sperm donation, and gestational surrogacy to provide a range of family building options in line with your individual goals and needs....
Costs and considerations for cryogenically freezing sperm The cost to freeze sperm cryogenically depends on the reasons for the cryopreservation (freezing). If you intend to donate the frozen sperm, you will not have any costs. If you plan to freeze sperm for your own...
Egg and Sperm Freezing for Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Nonbinary Individuals Individuals in the transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary (TGNB) community have the option to preserve eggs or sperm for future use. We have the experience to help...
The egg retrieval is a major milestone in your IVF or egg freezing journey, and we have some tips on how to prepare for egg retrieval. It’s normal to feel excited, nervous, apprehensive, or a mix of emotions before your egg retrieval. You’ve worked hard and gone through so many preparations and medications to get to this point. We invite you to reflect and feel proud of making it this far! Here are some tips for preparing for your egg retrieval.
How to get started as a gay, lesbian, transgender, or nonbinary intended parent PNWF proudly supports LGBTQ+ family building through our Center for LGBTQ+ Fertility. We believe everyone who wants to become a parent should get the chance. We offer a wide variety of...
Join Drs. Stephanie Rothenberg and Darcy Broughton on Monday June 28 at 5PM PST. They are introducing the PNWF Center for LGBTQ+ Family Building and answering your questions about LGBTQ+ fertility care.
