The infertility answer book: the complete guide to your family-building choices with fertility and other assisted reproduction technologies

What options do I have on my path to parenthood? Conceiving your own child is difficult. Innovative technologies in assisted reproduction explore new alternatives to traditional pregnancy, but legal matters and financial considerations complicate these choices. Educate yourself on the available options that are allowing families to bring a baby into their homes. The Infertility Answer Book answers your questions regarding the advantages and disadvantages involved with all of the options available, including: - How do find an egg donor? - Will my insurance cover fertility treatments? - What happens in cryopreservation if a parent dies? - What are the risks with using a surrogate? - Should I also be trying adoption? - What laws are involved with insemination? - How do I keep embryo donation private? - When should I discuss my ART choice with my child? The Infertility Answer Book is your complete guide to the family-building possibilities beyond traditional pregnancy. Designed for those who are beginning to explore their options when it comes to assisted family building, this title offers complete legal answers to all of the questions about fertility treatments and adoption. The title will help you choose whether fertility or adoption is for you and to help you understand and manage the laws and legal issues involved with all of the options. Sperm donors, egg donors, surrogates, embryo donations and emerging technologies are explored and contracts, waivers, consents, payment options, parental rights are discussed in depth. For those considering adoption, the title looks at domestic, agency, private, and international adoptions and discusses home studies, placement issues, waiting lists, applications, fees, facilitators, consents and immigration procedures. Both the fertility and adoption sections consider rights and options for couples, as well as singles and gays. Complete with forms, checklists and extensive resources, this title is a complete guide for any parent considering the various methods of family building available today.