Egg Donors
So I just got back from attending the 10th annual Oocyte Donation Conference in Charleston, SC (man was it hot and humid!!) and I must say I not only had a fantastic time but I learned a ton! One of...
View ArticleChoosing an Egg Donor
So, I just took an interesting call from a client. She was very confused about the benefits of using an experienced or “proven” egg donor versus using a first time donor. A proven donor is one who has...
View ArticleSome thoughts on making egg donation work
As I get closer to finishing my E-Book on egg donation, I seem to have more and more clients asking me some of the essential nuts and bolts questions about egg donation. It is urging me to write...
View ArticleEgg Donation Agreements – what’s up with this anyway?
If you are going through an egg donation right now or are considering it, or know someone who is: Listen up! I have to say I have a little bug up my arse today. I just finished writing an article for...
View ArticleI got Baby Proofed!
Summer reading lists. What was on yours? I read several great books including one which much to my surprise dealt with infertility, adoption, egg donation, embryo donation, sperm donation, single...
View ArticleMaking an Egg Donation Cycle Work. A brief look at what you might need to...
Through egg donation, many infertile women are now able to experience pregnancy: sharing their thoughts, feelings, blood supply and the sound of their voice with their baby, and delivering their child...
View ArticleWhen Infertility Professionals Get it Wrong.
You know it’s not that often that I see glaringly offensive comments or information from professionals in the infertility world. Most of us know to be very careful with the language we use so that we...
View ArticleThe Bizarre World of Embryo Banking. Where My Motherhood and Morality Meet.
Every once in a while I have true conflicts between my self as a former infertility patient and my career as a reproductive lawyer and adoption attorney. A couple of years ago, I wrote a law review...
View ArticleNever, Ever Give Up
Today is one of those days where I wish I could make all the hurt and pain go away for one of my clients. For today, everything seems to be falling apart on their path to parenthood. The thing is, I...
View ArticleI Have A Bee in My Bonnet About Egg Banking
I really shouldn’t be here right now. But there is too much laundry, too many emails, and too many dishes to attend to not to choose to procrastinate right now and get some stuff off my mind. I have...
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