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Decisions To Be Made at Egg Retrieval

Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care

11/03/21

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We talk with Corey Burke, an embryologist and Tissue Bank Director at Cryos International-USA and Dr. Mark Trolice, Reproductive Endocrinologist and Director of The IVF Center in Orlando and Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, and author of The Fertility Doctor's Guide to Overcoming Infertility about decisions doctors and patient have to make concerning eggs or embryos after retrieval.
In this episode, we cover:

  • Overview of the IVF Process.
  • What determines how many eggs will be produced?
  • What number of eggs is ideal for an egg retrieval as part of IVF? Are more eggs always better?
  • Once eggs are retrieved, one of the choices a patient and doctor have to make is whether to freeze eggs vs. embryos.
  • Compare the challenges between freezing eggs vs freezing embryos.
  • How does vitrification differ from other methods of freezing?
  • What is the thaw rate success for frozen eggs compared to frozen embryos?
  • Why are eggs more difficult to vitrify than embryos?
  • Does the quality of the eggs retrieved factor into the decision?
  • What are the advantages to the patient of freezing eggs rather than embryos?
  • What are the advantages to the patient of freezing embryos rather than eggs?
  • How many eggs is usually recommended for a woman to freeze to have a good chance of being able to create a viable embryo?
  • Can genetic testing be done on eggs?
  • How long can human eggs remain viable if frozen vs. the viability of frozen embryos?
  • If embryos are created, one of the choices a patient and doctor have to make is whether to transfer fresh or frozen embryos.
  • How does genetic testing impact fresh vs frozen?
  • What are the advantages to the patient of transferring fresh embryos?
  • What are the advantages to the patient of transferring frozen embryos?

This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire infertility patients and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following expert-based content:

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Are adoptive parents eligible for parental leave? What about foster parents or kinship parents? We talk with Dr. Amy Beacom and Sue Campbell, with the Center for Parental Leave Leadership and co-authors of The Parental Leave Playbook.
In this episode, we cover:

  • What are the laws and rules surrounding parental leave in the US?
  • Who is eligible for parental leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
  • Parental leave on the company level.
  • How does parental leave differ from maternity leave or paternity leave?
  • Policies that require employees to pay back their parental leave if they do not stay employed with the company/organization for a certain period of time.
  • How does this differ from other countries?
  • Are the laws/rules different for mothers and fathers? Are they gender neutral?
  • Do you receive your salary when you are on parental leave?
  • Does parental leave differ for someone adopting a child?
  • Are adoptive families protected under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
  • Are birth mothers eligible for parental leave?
  • Does there have to be a legal relationship between the parent and the child? Does parental leave differ for someone fostering a child? Are you eligible for parental leave with every new foster placement?
  • Can kinship caregivers receive parental leave?
  • The Parental Leave Playbook lays out a process for approaching parental leave in three phases: preparing for your leave, during leave, and returning from leave.
  • What steps should you take to be successful in each phase?

To support the Paid Leave for All Act
This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:

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Support the show

Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:

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Trauma can impact almost every single aspect of a child's development. But there are things parents can do to buffer that impact. We talk with Brett Loftis, CEO of Crossnore Communities for Children and Dr. Dawn O'Malley, Crossnore's Senior Director of Clinical Services.
In this episode, we cover:

  • How can trauma impact a child’s attachment and relationships?
    • How does this impact them in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood?
  • How can trauma affect a child’s physical development or brain development?
  • How can trauma impact a child’s emotional development?
    • Self-regulation
    • Disassociation
  • How does trauma impact the way the child sees and values herself?
  • How can trauma affect a child’s behavior?
  • How can trauma impact a child’s ability to learn?
  • What are some of the long-term physical health consequences of having been exposed to trauma as a child?
  • What can parents and other adults do to build resilience in our kids to help withstand some of the impacts of trauma?

This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:

Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily

Support the show

Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:

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