Monday, March 25, 2013

Steps of an Embryo Adoption

1. Locate your donor/"bio-family". There are several ways to do this. You can sign up through an agency or online matching service.

2. Get your doctor's approval. Your fertility doctor will look at all the medical factors and then give you their recommendation. Once you're serious about a potential match, ask for their medical & embryo records so that your doctor can have all the information and point out any facts you may have overlooked or misunderstood.

3. Sign a contract. In most states, embryo adoption is considered a "property transfer" much like selling a vehicle. If you prefer to, you can tailor your contract to be more like a traditional adoption agreement.

4. Arrange transportation for the embryos. This is much easier than it sounds. The clinic currently  housing the embryos will tell you which tranportation company they prefer and give you their contact info. You will sign some paperwork, give them your payment info, tell them which clinic to ship it to and they will take care of the rest.

5. Start taking meds. Once your embryos have arrived safely at their new clinic, your doctor will start you on medicine (estrogen & maybe progesterone) to prepare your body. Typically, you can expect to take one or two pills per day with little to no side effects.

6. Frozen embryo transfer. This procedure is very similiar to a papsmear. It's pretty quick and painless. Then on to bedrest for 24-48 hours depending on your doctor's reccomendation.