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January 20, 2022
IP Testimonial: Completing Your Family Through Egg Donation
At Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions, our passion is helping to create happy families by matching intended parents with compatible egg donors and surrogates. The impact of creating a happy family often reaches far beyond the intended parents. There are siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends who are thrilled to welcome the long-awaited little […]
December 4, 2021
The Donor Sibling Registry & How to Sign Up
The Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2000 to assist individuals conceived as a result of sperm, egg or embryo donation who are seeking to make mutually desired contact with others with whom they (or their children) share genetic ties. The DSR has more than 75,000 members worldwide and has facilitated […]
October 14, 2021
Donor Eggs: Fresh or Frozen – Which is Best?
Once you have decided to build your family through egg donation, the next major decision you will likely face is whether to do a fresh cycle with a donor through an agency or use frozen eggs purchased through a clinic or an egg bank. While egg banks will often market themselves as the more convenient, […]
September 8, 2021
Psychological Evaluation For Egg Donors
All egg donors at Egg Donor Solutions (EDS) will undergo a psychological evaluation as part of the medical screening and testing phase once they have matched with their intended parents. Leslee Murphy, a Houston-based licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years of experience, is one of the mental health professionals EDS works […]
July 16, 2021
Jennifer’s Story: Building a Relationship with her Donor
For Jenn Dunn, the decision to create her family via egg donation was an easy one. After years of trying to conceive and several failed intrauterine inseminations, Jenn says she subconsciously knew that donor eggs would be her path to parenthood. She was so sure, in fact, that she picked up several brochures for egg […]
June 3, 2021
Legal Considerations of Egg Donation: Why You Should Have a Direct Donor Agreement
One of the most important aspects of the egg donation process we help facilitate for intended parents (IPs) is the direct legal agreement with their donor. Once a donor has passed the medical and psychological screening, the IPs and the donor will have the opportunity to consult separately with attorneys who specialize in assisted reproduction […]
May 20, 2021
Talking to Your Children About Egg Donation
Dallas-based psychologist Wendy Bauer has been working with infertile couples and individuals for35 years with a special interest in families created via donor conception. Specifically, she counsels intended parents, egg donors, sperm donors, and donor-conceived children, teens, and adults. In her work with intended parents, Wendy helps them navigate the often-complex emotions that come with […]
October 15, 2020
Recipient Parents Share How They Chose Their Egg Donors: Part 2
This is a continuation of our Q&A with former intended parents regarding how they chose their egg donors. You can find part one here on our Intended Parents Blog. The Moms Carrie Collier-Brown Twins Cooper and Zoe, age 4 (also has a biological daughter Willow, age 10) Jennifer Dunn Son Bennett, age 2 Amy Huston Daughter […]
July 28, 2020
Our Family Is How It Always Should Have Been
Written By: Carrie Collier-Brown At age 31, Carrie Collier-Brown was on the verge of an exciting new phase in her life. She had just graduated from law school and was preparing to take the bar exam. A newlywed, she was also looking forward to starting a family and had been trying to conceive for just […]
February 6, 2013
About Our Team
Egg Donor Solutions We Are Here to SERVE You We exist to provide a fulfilling experience through meaningful relationships, education, and guidance on the journey to create a happy family. As former Egg Donors and Intended Parents, we understand what both parties are looking for through the egg donation process and are committed to providing […]