Mission: Family and the American Fertility Association

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Theresa Erickson

I know that there are many organizations out there giving patient education in the area of family building for singles and couples, including the LGBT community, surrogacy, IVF, egg donation and sperm donation, but I have to toot my horn for the American Fertility Association.  And, I want you to help this organization by donating to our cause (I say our cause, as I must provide full disclosure that I am a board member) BUT by not donating any of your own money.  Yes, you can help by donating Capital One's money - just sign up for a card, and they do the rest. 

The benefits to The AFA are as follows:

1 - Capital One gives The AFA $25 for everyone who signs up for the card, upon the first use. 

2 - Capital One gives The AFA 1% of all purchases on all AFA-branded cards.

 

It is easy to sign up:

 

https://www.cardlabconnect.com/AffinityPortal/visitorAction.do?affinityName=missionfamily

 

Now, that was easy!

 

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New Technique to Improve IVF Success Rates - Good Timing!

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Theresa Erickson

With all of the criticism over the number of embryos being transferred during IVF treatments in response to the octuplets, it is good to hear that some new techniques are being developed to help counter that.  In the UK, they have developed Comparative Genomic Hybridization, which employs a microscopic needle to remove the chromosomes from that capsule without disturbing the egg.

"A leading British fertility clinic has developed a new technique that could dramatically increase a woman's chances of having a successful in-vitro fertilization treatment.

Doctors at Nottingham's CARE Fertility clinic have found a way to extract the extra set of chromosomes released by a woman's egg and analyze it for abnormalities.

Chromosomal abnormalities in the embryo are one of the main reasons pregnancies fail."

It sounds like promising science.  Let's see where this goes.

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Theresa M. Erickson, Esq.
Surrogacy Lawyer & Egg Donation Lawyer 
www.EricksonLaw.net

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