Surrogacy Blog: Resources for Surrogates & Future Parents
Using Fresh Donor Eggs in Kansas City: Success Rates for Pathways To Parenthood
Posted on Pathways to Parenthood By January 10, 2018When using your own donor that you have selected to do a fresh donor egg in vitro fertilization cycle, your chances of conceiving are excellent. In addition, you are very likely to have embryos frozen that can be used for future family building. There are many factors that influence your chances of success when doing an egg donor in vitro…
Infertility in Kansas City: Tips To Cope with the Holidays
Posted on Pathways to Parenthood By November 29, 2017In case you haven’t noticed, the holiday season is upon us. For many, this is a special time of year celebrated with family and friends. For those that have struggled with infertility, the joy of celebrating is overshadowed with the sadness and dread of spending another family-focused/kid-focused holiday feeling sad and hopeless (maybe even a little angry). There is always…
Pathways To Parenthood: The Motivation Behind Gestational Surrogacy in Kansas City
Posted on Pathways to Parenthood By November 2, 2017There are many reasons women have for wanting to be a gestational surrogate. Most assume that the strongest motivating factor for gestational surrogates is the financial compensation they receive. Although the compensation that gestational surrogates receive for their generous gift can be a large sum, it is not what initially drives most women to pursue surrogacy. Some people are critical…
The 3rd Annual Path To Parenthood 5K in Kansas City
Posted on Pathways to Parenthood By September 20, 2017Kansas City Infertility Awareness’ (KCIA) 3rd annual Path To Parenthood 5K was Saturday, September 16th. Pathways To Parenthood was thrilled to be a part of this wonderful event. It was amazing to see all participants showing up to help others by raising funds for KCIA’s Family Building Grant. This grant specifically assists with the costs associated with medical infertility treatments…
Grief and the Donor Egg Decision: For Kansas and Missouri Families
Posted on Pathways to Parenthood By September 7, 2017Some women that are experiencing infertility will hear the words from their doctor that they may want to consider donor egg if they wish to become pregnant. The initial reaction most women have when hearing those words is shock, denial, anger, or some combination of these emotions. These feelings are normal, and unfortunately, necessary to allow the grief process to…