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Potential Egg Donors in Kansas City Want To Know: How many eggs will I donate to a couple?

Posted on By June 7, 2014

The number of eggs produced, retrieved, and donated in an egg donor cycle varies.  The typical range is between 10-20 eggs retrieved, however not all eggs successfully fertilize after retrieval and develop into healthy embryos.  About 10-14 healthy embryos generally result from 20 eggs.  Some of these embryos, usually 2, will be transferred to the recipient.  The remainder of the…

Egg Donor IVF In Kansas City: What Are Your Chances of Success?

Posted on By May 31, 2014

Choosing to do in vitro fertilization (IVF) using donor eggs greatly increases the chances of pregnancy for women and couples who cannot use their own eggs.  It is also expensive, but well worth the investment if the outcome is the birth of a long awaited baby, or babies!! So what are the chances of getting pregnant when doing IVF with…

Kansas City’s Only Egg Donor and Surrogacy Agency Is One Year Old!

Posted on By May 24, 2014

Happy Anniversary Pathways To Parenthood! One year ago, in May 2013 Pathways To Parenthood started the amazing journey of serving families, egg donors, and surrogates.  The journey actually started long before with a dream of providing intended parents, egg donors, and gestational surrogates with a local agency that was professional, compassionate, and hands-on.  It was important to me that all…

Transitioning From IVF To Donor Egg Cycle in Kansas City: Important Points To Consider

Posted on By May 17, 2014

If you have experienced failed in vitro fertilization cycles (IVF), your doctor might have suggested you consider using an egg donor to build and grow your family.  If that is the case for you, there is a very useful article on the American Fertility Association’s website at www.afa.org titled  “Transitioning From IVF to Donor Egg Cycle-How Your Protocol Will Change” that is very…

Family Building With Egg Donation in Kansas City: Fresh vs. Frozen

Posted on By May 10, 2014

When deciding to use an egg donor to build and grow your family, now you have the choice of doing an in vitro fertilization cycle with an egg donor you have selected as your donor who cycles with you, or purchasing frozen eggs from an egg bank. The option of using frozen donor eggs only became available as an option…