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Using An Experienced Egg Donor In Kansas City: Is It A Better Choice?

When selecting your egg donor, you will be considering many important points to help you make your decision.  Many times intended parents will narrow down their choices to 2 or 3 potential donors and compare as to which might be the best choice. Sometimes intended parents are confused as to how much weight to give previous experience being an egg donor to their pros and cons list when making their decision.

What it often comes down to is deciding whether it is better to use a donor that has donated previously, or not?  As with many questions related to selecting an egg donor, the answer is, well it depends!  There is certainly security knowing that your potential selected donor has been through the process, understands what is required of her, and is apparently willing to go through the process again.  And of course there is the knowledge that if she had not been a successful donor, translation-produced a good number of viable eggs/embryos for intended parents, she would likely not be accepted by the agency to be a donor again.

But is it never a good idea to take one factor, such as previous experience, and make that your sole criteria for deciding.  It is important to feel connected to the donor you are choosing, and that the donor is the right choice for you.  For assistance with your donor selection process, contact us today at www.pathwaystoparenthood.com.

Selecting An Egg Donor in Kansas City

When selecting an egg donor, there are several important points to consider.  Before you start the donor selection process, it is important for you and your partner to consider what your preferences are, and what qualities mean the most to you.

This process is easier when you and your partner have answered the following questions:

1. Do you wish to use an anonymous donor or a known donor?
2. What physical characteristics are most important to you?
3. What medical history information is most compatible with your own family’s history?
4. What personality characteristics are most important to you?
5. Does the donor’s location matter to you?  Local donors can save thousands of dollars eliminating high travel costs and higher donor and agency fees.

If you need help getting started with the egg donor selection process, contact us today at www.pathwaystoparenthood.com.

Breaking Down The Egg Donation Process in Kansas City

Deciding that you will use an anonymous egg donor to build and grow your family is a big decision.  It typically comes after experiencing years of failed attempts to conceive a child, and many disappointments and frustrations.  It can be exhilarating at first to learn that utilizing an egg donor to build your family is even an option for you.  And then comes all the rest…

What follows for most couples after the initial excitement after making the decision to use an egg donor, is the simple yet big question, “What next?”  If you are like most people, you start by doing research and gathering information.  If you have already begun the information gathering process about using an egg donor to build your family, the initial emotions of exhilaration and excitement have likely been replaced by confusion and uncertainty.  When that happens it is important to take a deep breath and do what you do with any other big project or important life goal you have had before-break it down into smaller, manageable steps.

There are many steps in the process, but you can and should take it one step at a time.  To learn more about building and growing your family through egg donation, contact Pathways To Parenthood today!

Building Your Family Through Egg Donation in Kansas City: Should We Tell Family & Friends

There are many important decisions to make when using an egg donor to help build and grow your family.  One that many couples wrestle with is whether to share their exciting plans with family and close friends.  Most of the time, the journey to building your family through egg donation is a long, hard one, and your family and friends have some awareness of your struggles and losses.

Learning and deciding that there is a new option such as egg donation to build your family may lead to feeling, as is the case for many people, a natural inclination to share the news with loved ones.  After all, they have been with you along the way.  You may feel they have a right to know.

Before you share your news with anybody besides your partner, it is extremely important to talk with your spouse and consider a few other decisions before you make the decision to share with others.  There are a few to make, but probably the most important one is when and how you might tell any children that are conceived through egg donation.  For more information about using an egg donor to build and grow your family, contact Pathways to Parenthood today!