LGBTQ+ Family Building | Donor Conception | IVF | Patient Stories | Secondary Infertility
By:
Sierra Dehmler
June 4th, 2024
For hopeful parents-to-be in same-sex relationships, finding the right path to parenthood and ways to afford fertility treatment can create an added layer of difficulty. In this story, Stef and Denise share their four-year long journey to success, and what they've learned along the way.
LGBTQ+ Family Building | Surrogacy | Donor Conception | Egg Donor
By:
Mark Leondires, MD
April 24th, 2024
Choosing an egg donor is one of the first big decisions you'll need to make as a dad-to-be pursuing surrogacy. In this guide, we provide a comprehensive overview of the emotional, medical, and legal aspects to help you navigate the process of finding an ideal egg donor.
Donor Conception | Egg Donor | Advocacy | BIPOC
By:
Sierra Dehmler
February 16th, 2024
All too often, Black women experiencing infertility who need the help of an egg or sperm donor soon face another barrier to building their family - a lack of diversity in available donors. A three-time egg donor shares her experience in the hopes that it encourages other women of color to consider donating too.
By:
Monica Moore, MSN, APRN
August 24th, 2023
Hearing that using donor eggs may be your best option for building a family can bring up a lot of complex emotions and big questions. In this guide, we detail the process of finding an egg donor, donor egg success rates, and the psychological aspect of pursuing donor conception.
Unexplained Infertility | Donor Conception | IVF | Egg Donor | Patient Stories
By:
Sierra Dehmler
August 11th, 2023
Considering egg donation as a method of building your family? Wondering how the process actually works? In this story, Rebecca shares why she and her husband chose to pursue egg donor IVF, the challenges they encountered, and how it led them to parenthood.
Donor Conception | IVF | Egg Donor | Mental Health | Patient Stories
By:
Sierra Dehmler
June 8th, 2022
When most people decide they're ready to become a parent, they typically envision bringing a biologically-related child into the world - a little "mini me" to carry on certain physical and personality traits. But what happens when that vision is turned upside down by fertility challenges and you consider using an egg donor to grow your family? In this story, one Illume Fertility patient shares her and her partner's donor conception experience with honesty, exploring the raw emotions that surfaced when they were forced to reimagine their dreams for the future.