If you’re reading this article, chances are you’ve been trying to conceive and waiting for that positive pregnancy test. What you’re experiencing can feel incredibly isolating but remember, you’re not alone.
What is an Egg Donor, and Why Do They Matter?
Advice About Being an Egg Donor While a woman can become pregnant until she reaches menopause, science has shown that the quantity and quality of a woman’s available eggs decrease with age. Therefore, as women progress through their later 30s and 40s, it becomes more difficult to become pregnant. Egg donation offers a solution to… Read more »
Why Donor Egg Success Rates Are So High
The science involved with using a donor egg for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is complex. However, Family Creations carefully tracks the data for donor egg success rates so that we can better provide intended parents with a reasonable expectation of how many donor egg cycles they may need before success. Success rates should be broken down… Read more »
Embryo Donation
Fertility guidelines from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) limit the number of embryos that can be created and transferred. Depending on the age and conditions of the egg donor and recipient, ASRM recommends that 1-3 embryos be transferred at a time. During fertility treatments, it’s typical for extra embryos to be frozen for… Read more »
Baby Bonding
An emotional bond that develops between a mother and her child is very special and necessary for the child’s development. Forming such a bond is not always immediate. It takes time and long-term nurturing to make that a bond organically flourishes. Bonding gives the baby a sense of security and helps parents feel connected to… Read more »