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How Clinics Evaluate Embryos
For Intended Parents
Reproductive Professionals talk about How Clinics Evaluate Donated Embryos – from the egg contributor to embryo grading, and testing, plus – how does recipient age affect embryo transfer success rates?
How Many Embryos is Enough?
For Intended Parents
Reproductive Endocrinologists Dr. Kapfhamer & Dr. Eve Feinberg, and Lab Director Michael Baker talk about how many embryos you need to achieve your family building goals
How IVF embryos are created
For Intended Parents
How is IVF different from natural fertilization in utero? Embryologist Gina McCain shows how embryologists fertilize eggs and culture them out to full blastocysts in the embryology lab.
The Frozen Embryo Transfer
For Intended Parents
In assisted reproduction, clinicians create embryos “in vitro,” then prepare a woman for a frozen embryo transfer. This informative video outlines the steps to prepare for the embryo transfer, and answer common questions about the process, like how to increase chances of success.
Best Embryo in the Batch
For Intended Parents
Reproductive experts walk through their considerations in choosing the best embryos for a frozen embryo transfer, including lab quality, embryo grading, PGT-A, and more.
What is PGT-A?
For Intended Parents
Reproductive embryologists Michael Baker, PhD, HCLD, Aspire Fertility Lab Director and Gina Davis, Embryology Lab Supervisor talk about testing embryos for aneuploidy (chromosomal abnormaility) and PGT-M, for specific genetic medical conditions. They cover when to do it, benefits and risks, and a behind the scenes look under a microscope of how it’s done.
How are embryos frozen?
For Intended Parents
Sanford Embryology Supervisor Gina McCain takes us behind the scenes in an embryology lab to show us how embryos are cryopreserved
Intended Parents: Selection Criteria
For Intended Parents
ntended parents discuss what criteria was important to them in matching with a donor.
Embryo Donation Journey
For Donors and Intended Parents
Let embryo donation experts, donors and donor recipients inspire you to consider the options!
Guidance & Support
For Donors & Intended Parents
Dr. Martine Jones discusses many considerations she’s explored with both donors and intended parent of embryo donated children.
Disclosure
For Intended Parents
Intended Parents discuss how and when to discuss their choice to accept donated embryos with their children.
Disclosure
For Intended Parents
Donors discuss how and when to discuss their choice to donate embryos with their children.