December 2, 2021
Choosing the Right Egg Donor for Your Family
When it comes to choosing an Egg Donor, there are many decisions to be made. It can feel overwhelming. Ultimately, you will want to pick a donor who you feel comfortable with. Egg Donor Solutions has added an option for Egg Donors to upload a video to help you get a feel for […]
November 18, 2021
Advice For Intended Parents
As our team guides and supports intended parents (IPs) in finding the right egg donor for their family, we often focus on the importance of choosing someone with whom they feel a connection based on the donor’s profile. That connection can go both ways, particularly when IPs take the time to write a letter to […]
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, […]
October 14, 2021
Finding the Right Egg Donor for Your Family
How the EDS Match Team Can Help How do you find the right egg donor to help you create your happy family? With endless agency websites and donor profiles to review, the idea can feel overwhelming for many intended parents (IPs). One thing that sets Egg Donor Solutions (EDS) apart from other agencies is how […]
August 20, 2021
Children’s Books to Help Explain Egg Donation
Children are naturally curious and often begin asking questions at a young age about how they cameinto the world. For families created through egg donation, experts recommend that parents start theconversation with their children early so it simply becomes part of their story. Knowing how to bring upthe topic of egg donation can be hard, […]
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 […]
July 8, 2021
SEEDS Promotes Ethical Standards for Egg Donation
How do you know if the egg donation agency you’ve selected adheres to ethical standards and operates with your and your donor’s best interests in mind? A good barometer for this is if the agency is a member of the Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy (SEEDS). SEEDS is a nonprofit organization whose […]
April 23, 2019
Choosing Donor Conception
Like many people trying to have a baby in their early 40’s, our journey involved some unexpected twists and turns. We went through multiple IUI and IVF cycles and unsuccessful attempts with multiple egg donors. At our doctor’s recommendation, we ultimately decided to fertilize half of our donor eggs with our own sperm and half […]
July 27, 2015
Counseling Beyond Storybooks, Addressing Disclosure through Middle Childhood, By Jana Rupnow
Involving a third party in a family building naturally raises issues that can make prospective parents feel uncomfortable. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) acknowledges the “psychosocial, emotional and ethical complexities of third party reproduction” and the importance of psychological counseling prior to participation in third-party reproductive procedures. The group asserts, “Experts agree that […]
June 10, 2013
5 Things to Look for when Choosing an Egg Donation Agency
When searching for an Egg Donation Agency there are many factors to consider. Most intended parents use different qualifications to decide what is best for them, personally. Some choose an egg donation agency based on their location, whereas others use in-house donors from their own fertility clinic. Some intended parents use recommendations from their doctor, […]
