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Everything you need to know about the egg donation process, supporting your donor-conceived child, and navigating your family-building journey.
A Complete Guide to Understanding Your Egg Donor’s Genetic Testing Results
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A Complete Guide to Understanding Your Egg Donor’s Genetic Testing Results

Choosing an egg donor? Understanding their genetic testing summary is key. Here’s what you need…

5 Things No One Tells You About Using Donor Eggs
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5 Things No One Tells You About Using Donor Eggs

Using donor eggs to build your family can stir up more than just excitement—it may…

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Featured

​​The Shift Toward Openness: New Research on Talking to Children About Donor Conception

This article summarizes the findings from a 2024 comprehensive review of research on how parents…

Cofertility’s Fresh Vs. Frozen Egg Donation Program: Which is Right for Me?
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Cofertility’s Fresh Vs. Frozen Egg Donation Program: Which is Right for Me?

If you’re embarking on the donor egg IVF journey as an intended parent, one of…

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Featured

A Comprehensive Guide to Egg Sharing IVF

Egg sharing programs exist worldwide to help make fertility care more accessible. Egg sharing generally…

diversity in egg donors
Egg Sharing, Donor eggs

How Cofertility Is Expanding Donor Diversity in Egg Donation

If you’re searching for an egg donor who reflects your racial, ethnic, or cultural background,…

embryo transfer
Donor eggs, IVF

No, Your Embryo Won’t Fall Out: What Really Happens During an Embryo Transfer

Even though embryo transfer is one of the most anticipated moments of IVF, it’s also…

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Emotional and Mental Health, Infertility

Should You Trust Reddit for Fertility Advice?

If you’ve spent any time in the fertility world, you’ve probably found yourself deep in…

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IVF

The Psychology of Failed IVF Transfers, Chemical Pregnancies, and Loss

Failed IVF transfers and chemical pregnancies often sit in a painful emotional gray area. Medically,…

How Embryologists Think About PGT Results
IVF

How Embryologists Think About PGT Results

When you’re staring at your embryo report, especially the section with PGT results, it can…

Testing During the Two-Week Wait: Should You or Shouldn’t You?
IVF

Testing During the Two-Week Wait: Should You or Shouldn’t You?

In fertility terms, the two-week wait (TWW) refers to the period of time in between…

Must-Have Apps for a Fertility Journey (Intended Parent Edition)
Infertility, IVF

Must-Have Apps for Any Fertility Journey (Intended Parent Edition)

A fertility journey can feel like a full-time job. Between medications, monitoring appointments, lab results,…

Why Your Thyroid Matters More for Fertility Than You Think
Infertility

Why Your Thyroid Matters More for Fertility Than You Think

Maybe you’ve seen “TSH” pop up on your bloodwork, heard someone in your inner circle…

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Infertility

What Pop Culture Gets Right and Wrong About Fertility and Family Building

For many people, pop culture fertility myths are their first and most persistent form of…

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