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Considering Egg Donation in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area: Making The Decision

The recommendation from your physician to consider utilizing an egg donor for building and growing your family is initially a very difficult and upsetting thing to hear.  For many that do hear those words, it becomes a wonderful opportunity to experience pregnancy, and have the baby they have always dreamed of.  How will you know if that is the right path for you?

As with most major life choices, it helps to have a plan.  There are several important points to consider, and one of them is what aspects of becoming and being a parent are most important to you.  There is a very helpful fact sheet from The American Fertility Association, “Transitioning From IVF To A Donor Egg Cycle”, which you can access on their website at www.theafa.org.  If you have questions about the process, or would like to learn more about how we can help, contact Pathways To Parenthood today!

Fresh Cycle Donor Eggs in Kansas City vs Frozen Donor Eggs: Which Option is Best?

Trying to decide whether doing a fresh in vitro fertilization cycle using an egg donor that you picked, being able to use all eggs retrieved from the cycle for your family building, or doing a frozen egg cycle by purchasing a lot of eggs from an egg bank, is not an easy decision to make.  There are pros and cons to both options.

An important first step in the decision making process is to understand the differences between the options.  Know the difference between a fresh cycle, a frozen egg cycle, and a thaw cycle.  They are different, and important for you to understand.  It is also very important to look at the decision in the context of your overall family building plan.  Using frozen donor eggs CAN be a cheaper option, but only under certain conditions.  It is important to understand what those are.

Call Pathways To Parenthood at 913-469-5500 today to set up a free consultation to discuss your family building options.  You can also email us at info@pathwaystoparenthood.com.

Pathways To Parenthood Egg Donor in Kansas City makes dreams come true

I was thrilled recently to learn that a couple that utilized a Pathways To Parenthood Egg Donor is pregnant!!!  Although it is early in the pregnancy, and we all must still remain cautiously optimistic, the fact that they have experienced positive results in their journey to become parents is such wonderful news.  Sharing in their joy makes all of the hard work that we do more than worth it.  Sharing in their joy reminded me why I got this crazy idea to start an egg donor and surrogacy agency in the first place.  : )

The Financial Burden of Using An Egg Donor or Gestational Surrogate in Kansas City

Building a family through the use of an egg donor, gestational surrogate, or sometimes both, can be an emotionally exhausting journey.  The realization of the dream of having a baby is worth the journey for those that reflect back on their journey after their baby (or babies) are born.

Most are able to recover quickly and enjoy the family they worked so hard to build.  However, there is one aspect of the journey that is much more difficult to recover from, and that is the financial burden that third-party reproduction brings.

Many individuals and couples cannot even consider the options because they simply cannot afford it.  And even if they figure out a way, it leaves them with starting the journey of parenthood, which is quite an expensive endeavor itself, financially strained.

If you are considering family building through third-party reproduction, know that there are companies and clinics that offer fertility financing programs and options.  Although these programs do not eliminate the financial burden of third-party reproduction, they can help you afford more options, and allow you to budget for your treatment.  Resolve, The National Infertility Association, offers a list of products and programs that offer infertility financing programs.  You can learn more about these programs here.