This is a comprehensive guide for those who are thinking of, or who are having a baby through egg donation. The second edition has been revised to cover fertility tourism and egg freezing and helpful advice is given on the personal and practical challenges involved.
This is a comprehensive guide for those who are thinking of, or who are having a baby through egg donation. The second edition has been revised to cover fertility tourism and egg freezing and helpful advice is given on the personal and practical challenges involved.
Ellen Sarasohn Glazer is a clinical social worker based at a private practice in Newton, Massachusetts, USA specializing in infertility, adoption, third party reproduction, pregnancy loss and parenting after infertility. The long awaited arrivals of daughters Elizabeth and Mollie inspired Ellen's work in the field of reproductive medicine. Evelina Weidman Sterling earned a PhD from Georgia State University and master's degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins University. She now works as a public health educator and researcher specializing in reproductive and women's health issues. Evelina lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA with her husband and two children.
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1. Some Introductions. 2. An Overview of Egg Donation. 3. Deciding Whether to Pursue Egg Donation. 4. Choosing Your Donor. 5. Mental Health Counseling and Legal Issues. 6. Attempting Pregnancy - A Collaborative Effort. 7. Pregnancy with Donated Eggs. 8. Parenthood after Egg Donation. 9. Ethics and Faith. 10. Globalization of Egg Donation. 11. Egg Donation, Ever Changing. Acknowledgments. Bibliography. Resources. Index.
