11 Tips on Saving Money for Fertility Costs

No one wants infertility treatment. No one begins saving money in their 20’s with starry-eyed hopes for their “dream cycle”. Yet, many of us need it, and it is there; for a price. And along with this price there is the ever-present tick-tick-tick of the clock. In many cases we can’t just “wait for a few years” until the economy normalizes, or our jobs feel a little more secure. This has never been truer than of late, with news of bailouts, stimulus packages and worldwide economic turmoil awaiting us with every glance at a television or newspaper.

This article features some interesting ideas as to how to make the infertility journey more affordable, attainable and less stressful.

Finding Family

Finding Family
For an ever-increasing segment of our society; our donor-conceived population, fun little anecdotes like “whose eyes I have” or “whose flair for the dramatic I inherited” are only one-half possible.
Ryan Kramer is exceptional for a number of reasons. He graduated high school and entered college by the age of 14. This month, at age 18, he will be graduating from with an aerospace engineering degree from University of Colorado at Boulder. He was also conceived through the use of sperm donor. Donor-conceived children, whether through egg or sperm donation, generally enter this world having one half of their genetic identity concealed from them; unwitting parties to contracts and non-disclosures they never agreed to.
Ryan like many donor –conceived children developed an intense curiosity about his biological father. He was not willing to accept the standard answers contained within the donor’s profile information. What began with a child’s natural curiosity, through diligence, dedication and an incredibly supportive mom, has resulted in Ryan not only locating his biological father and 6 half-sibling sisters, but has given over 24,000 people the ability to potentially connect to their “other-halves” someday.

Read on about Ryan and his amazing story.

A New Vision For Fertility Preservation

Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision.- Ayn Rand

Few people are able to convert their challenges into opportunities for themselves, but fewer still are able to convert them into opportunities for others. Although the gender is off, we were reminded of this Ayn Rand quote while reading this piece on the amazing founder of My Vision, a non-profit founded by the amazing Alice Crisci, a breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed at the age of 31. Along the challenging path of her diagnosis, and subsequent fertility preservation treatment it occurred to her that there were few resources for those in her situation. What followed was a much needed mission, which will touch the lives of countless women and couples. Read on, and lend your support to this much-needed, growing organization.

"One Per Customer" approach to IVF gains renewed attention

Dr. William D. Petok, Ph.D, with AFA Mental Health Advisory Council writes about the intriguing new possibilities of single embryo transfer (SET) which will likely alter the standard practice of IVF. Advances in success rates weighed against the risks and disadvantages of multiple embryo transfers might soon make the association of multiple births and ART a thing of the past.

Read on for a fascinating glimpse into the future of our field.