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Hannah Strege, the first of these frozen, unique “snowflake” babies, was born in December 1998.

Researchers think as many as 50,000 of the 600,000 cryogenically preserved embryos in the U.S. eventually could become available for adoption.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 7.3 million women of childbearing age, or nearly 12 percent, have “impaired fecundity.” Male infertility is a significant issue, too, as about 17 percent of infertility is linked to the “male factor,” Ms. Collura said.

Between 2004 and 2009 alone, about 1,900 infants were born from the adoption process in the U.S., said Dr. Reg Finger, director of the Embryo Donation Services Center.

“The children here today remind us that there is no such thing as a spare embryo,” Mr. Bush said at a 2005 White House event with “snowflake” children and their families. “These lives are not raw material to be exploited, but gifts,” he said pointedly.

Online matching services allow you to search for waiting adoptive families or embryo donors from the comfort of your own home, no paperwork required.


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