Yesterday I had my first experience of participating on a parents panel as a donor egg recipient at the RESOLVE of the Bay State Donor Egg Conference held on Feb 7th in Waltham, MA. It was great to be able to share my story and experiences and listen to the stories of my panel members.
Everyone [...]
Facing infertility is such a personal issue. We are more comfortable speaking about other medical issues but there is a stigma when it comes to speaking about challenges with our fertility. “How are you today?” “Well today I had a special Xray where they inject a special dye to check out my uterus and fallopian [...]
Read the article Beat the Biological Clock
Women turn to alternative techniques to increase their chances of conceiving after 40 – acupuncture, herbal options, and IVF. These techniques can increase your chances but add in donor eggs as an option and your odds of conceiving greatly increase. Donor eggs/IVF is certainly not for everyone but there are those [...]
Here is the link for a video segment that was run on December 23rd, 2008.
In my opinion, it was not a very balanced view of egg donation. There are not many things in this world we do for free so it seems silly to ask questions about whether they do it strictly for the money [...]
In a recent article, actress Marcia Cross (Melrose Place & Desperate Housewives) speaks about her thoughts on the role of donor eggs. It is a common story – married late at 42 and desperate for a family. There are some people who feels that if she did indeed use donor eggs, she could reduce the [...]
I am surprised to hear this but a new British study , published in the October 2008 edition of the journal Fertility & Sterility finds that many women are unaware of the potential consequences of delaying motherhood until later in life. I knew of the risks and once remarried I thought that I might be one of the [...]
By John K. Kurkjian, Psy.D., Adoptive Families May/June 1998
John is a clinical psychologist in group practice with CPG Behavior Health Resources in West Hartford, CT and adoptive dad of two.
My own infertility story did not take me down the adoption road. However, I love the concept “The Adjustable Heart”. I think that this title is also [...]
Still Not Pregnant? When To Seek Infertility Treatment And When To Let Nature Take Its Course
I found this article rang true for me. I was in my early 40s so I started my investigation fairly quickly. Recognizing most of the steps, I was reminded of this challenging time in my life.
The good, if not great, news is [...]
The tendency to delay childbearing in order to pursue an education and career has meant that more women in their late 30s and early 40s are attempting conception for the first time. In my case, it was not that I had put off starting a family due to my career. It was just not something [...]
I found this interesting article “Human Egg Donations Up in Tough Economic Times”. I remember going the emotional exercise of considering donor eggs and it is nice to know that there are now more donors available (one of the few upsides in our tough economic times). Sometimes there were not that many donors to choose [...]
