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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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​​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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A Comprehensive Guide to Egg Sharing IVF

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

Is It Selfish to Have a Baby After 40?
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Is It Selfish to Have a Baby After 40?

For generations, women were told there was only a “right time” to start a family—and…

Fertility Treatment Options as a Single Mom By Choice (SMBC) Over 40
Fertility Over 40

Fertility Treatment Options as a Single Mom By Choice (SMBC) Over 40

More women over 40 are choosing solo parenthood—through IUI, IVF, donor eggs, surrogacy, or frozen…

Am I Too Old to Have a Baby In My Late 40s?
Fertility Over 40

Am I Too Old to Have a Baby In My Late 40s?

More women than ever are becoming moms in their 40s. From natural conception to IVF…

The Research on Becoming a Single Mother by Choice (SMBC)
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Thinking About Becoming a Single Mother by Choice (SMBC)? Here’s What the Research Says

Considering solo parenthood? A major study from the University of Cambridge followed SMBC families for…

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Fertility Over 40

Celebrities Who Had Babies Over 50

Advancements in medical technology like donor egg IVF and surrogacy, changing societal norms, and a…

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Can a Menopausal Woman Get Pregnant with Donor Eggs?

For many, the journey to parenthood is straightforward, but for others, it’s a path marked…

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What You Should Know About Getting Pregnant with Donor Eggs in Your 40s and 50s

Everything you need to know about getting pregnant with donor eggs in your 40s and…

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Fertility Over 40, Parenting

Am I Too Old to Become a Parent?

With more people delaying childbirth due to a myriad of reasons, and with more options…

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Is there a Maximum Age for Egg Donor IVF?

Donor-egg IVF has the highest success rate of any fertility treatment. But is there an…

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