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Embryo Adoption Program
The fact that hundreds of thousands of embryos
are currently cryopreserved worldwide has been the subject
of many articles in the press and a slew of television programs.
CHR has for years been a pioneer in the concept of embryo
adoption. In fact, we coined that now widely accepted term.
Couples who have conceived with IVF and have
completed their families, while still having cryopreserved
embryos in storage, often face a gut-wrenching decision
on what to do with their embryos. We have for years tried
to encourage such couples to donate their embryos for "adoption"
by others. In contrast to most other IVF programs, we
are also willing to accept frozen embryos from other IVF
programs for this purpose.
Unfortunately, there are never enough embryos being donated and therefore, in contrast to egg
donation, there is always a waiting period for embryo adoption.
The embryo adoption process is otherwise similar to oocyte/egg
donation. We ask recipient couples to fill out the Embryo
Adoption Wish List, which allows us to match donor's
with recipient couples. Once a match is made, the cycle
usually proceeds quickly.
If you are interested in our Embryo Adoption
Program, complete the Embryo
Adoption Wish List. If you wish to donate eggs, please
Visit the Egg Donor Webpage.
If you wish to donate embryos, please
Contact Us.
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