Gluten Intolerance/Celiac Disease and PCOS

Well, first of all, I should update with a few things. I've withdrawn my account at the Bethany Christian Services message boards/forums. So you won't find it there. Neither at Stepping Stones. I moved some of the postings here. And now I need to really figure out how this blog works, so I can figure out how to put everything in the right chronological order for the embryo adoption. If you know what I need to do, or have tips, please let me know! :D

We decided not to sell the townhome. We would be walking away with too big a loss thanks to the market. I know we'll recover it eventually. And the townhome is plenty big, and we live near really everything, including 3 playgrounds! :)

Ok, so on to the next. I've been seeing a GI Dr about possibly having celiac disease. He refused to do the endoscopy, and instead has me on a gluten free diet. I've been on it since hmm 11/12/2009. I am losing significant weight since eliminating the gluten. I'm also feeling so incredibly much more energy! And no more stomach bloating and cramps and well you know, all the yucky stuff! Unbelievable! I really would have loved if the Dr had done the endoscopy so I could know for sure if it was celiac or just gluten intolerance.

I'm going to be taking the blood tests he took to another GI Dr after Thanksgiving. He did tests on my vitamin D, iron, and WBC. And Vitamin D was low, iron was low, and WBC was high. He only said to take 1000 units of Vitamin D. Um, did he notice the other flags??? These tests were taken before I went gluten free.

I have found the pastas etc that are gluten free to be expensive. I'd rather try and make my own, and my own breads. I'm waiting until we get back from Thanksgiving to really clean my kitchen out of gluten products and get more gluten free flours etc in. I'll be having fun experimenting.

So if you have websites, recipes, tips, restaurants, etc to offer on celiac/gluten intolerance, I'd love it!

So you know I have PCOS. There's a possible link between PCOS and Celiac/Gluten Intolerance. You can read the article here: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art1507.asp

Noteable quotes:

While celiac disease affects approximately 1 in 133 people, hidden gluten sensitivity may affect as many as 1 person out of every 2.

Smith said that 85% of her PCOS clients test positive for a sensitivity to gluten. When these women remove gluten from their diets they often see a marked improvement in their PCOS symptoms. She has also seen dramatic improvement in cholesterol levels, thyroid function and weight loss in women who have changed their diets to avoid gluten.

Anyway . . . I should also point out, that in going to the dr, I admitted I didn't go years ago about this because of my being overweight. I had always heard Celiacs were very thin and losing weight. He assured me that Celiacs can also be the opposite, and have a very hard time losing weight, and gain weight.

I hope and pray everyone has a very wonderful, and THANKFUL Thanksgiving!

Psalm 147 (English Standard Version)

Psalm 147
He Heals the Brokenhearted
1 Praise the LORD!For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
2The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
4He determines the number of the stars;
he gives to all of them their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.
6The LORD lifts up the humble;
he casts the wicked to the ground.

7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre!
8He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.
9He gives to the beasts their food,
and to the young ravens that cry.
10His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
11but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.

12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.
14He makes peace in your borders;
he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15He sends out his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
16He gives snow like wool;
he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
17He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;
who can stand before his cold?
18He sends out his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
19He declares his word to Jacob,
his statutes and rules to Israel.
20He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
they do not know his rules.
Praise the LORD!

moving also from stepping stones forums

May 2, 2008

Hehehe :) Ok, so my DH goes to get his labs this morning. I tell him he needs to take the lab orders with him (we're working with NEDC) so he can get the blood drawn for them. He gets almost there and calls, "I forgot them!" So he arranges that I can make a pdf and email them. No problem. Then later this morning I go in for my labs. Apparently he had already informed them that I'm a hard draw (veins roll, small veins, you name it, very hard for me to get a draw). As I ran in the building to the 5th floor, they were working on something across the hall from the office. Lots of noise! The receptionist and I were joking about it. So I'm sitting in the lab while they're running around making sure they have everything ordered properly before they draw so they don't need to redraw.

Suddenly an alarm goes off. They come in and say, we'll just wait a second to see if we really need to leave. Yup we really need to leave. So we go down all the stairs and outside and wait for about 15 minutes while the fire department comes and figures out what is going on. It's been raining here in MN and it's supposed to snow tonight too! Thankfully God put that alarm right when it wasn't raining and it was decently warm outside! :) The alarm was REALLY LOUD! If we weren't awake before, we were then!

So we go back in and as I go in I see the guy is still there working across the hall, and I ask him if that's where the fire was, just joking around, and he says, not fire, dust! Apparently they were trying to blow the dust out of there with a fan and it blew into the hall and made the fire alarm in front of the elevators go off.

I went back into the office and they took my blood and they're also faxing our medical records back to the NEDC.

But that's my exciting story for today :)

Love,
Julie

more moved from BCS forums;

Please bear with me. After I get it all over, I will have to figure out how to organize it all.

Thank you BabyHopes & J&A! I pray the little embies implant in you!

We're kinda "on hold" until May. We have friends who did anon EA through the NEDC, and she has twins from them. And she now has 5 remaining embryos, and wants to use one, and the remaining 4 are going to us. This was ok'd through the NEDC, as we're both approved, and they are anonymous. Apparently they've never done it this way before. Normally, they don't let people who used anonymously donated embryos know or pick out who the embryos are going to for an open relationship, because they aren't the genetic parents, and the genetic parents donated anonymously. But they are allowing it because we are already friends and both going through the NEDC. So we asked if they would allow this special case. This way, the children will know some of their genetic siblings too. :)


But we both have to cycle at the same time. And right now the timeframe of every other month puts us out to May. We had plans for November (we're going to AZ for Thanksgiving to my sister's, and they're going to WDW in Nov). And then they have a trip to Mexico over Spring Break, and my understanding is, a lot of miscarriages happen on trips to Mexico (for whatever reason) and we don't want to risk that at all! So that's why the wait until May then. :) And of course, if only one embie survives, she gets that one embie, and we still have our previous 4 embie "back-up donor" (the NEDC wants you to have at least 6 embies for a cycle, because they don't all survive the thaw) on hold with us. The ones I mention I believe somewhere in this thread. :)

I did join Weight Watchers, and we joined a gym, to help lose weight and get in shape. So the more time just means more of a chance to get in shape and lose weight. :)

Love,
Julie

Still transfering info I want to keep over here. - JC Penneys vs Sears Portraits

Our 1 year is on the 30th too.

I just went to JC Penneys & Sears to get approval so I can use the photos they took in our updated profile book.

JC Penney's was a DREAM! No problem, even gave it to me for free.

Sears was a HASSLE! Tried to sell it to me for $25 PER PICTURE!!!!!! so every 5x7 every 8 1/2 x 11 or whatever!!! Finally I called when I got home and they called headquarters and we got it down to just $25 per session (there were 2 sessions).

JC Penneys is really very helpful and friendly to me today! I praise God for that!

Ok . . . gotta get some work done.

October 13, 2008

The fees on the website are accurate . . . but it is true . . . you do have to add:

$3000 if you want an open adoption

and on top of that, $4000 if you want a semi-open adoption where you communicate through Bethany. If you just get an email account to exchange info, say, gmail, msn, yahoo, hotmail . . . then it doesn't cost the additional 4000. But you still would pay the $3000. That 3000 covers Bethany negotiating and executing the open adoption agreement between all parties.

I hope this helps! :D

Oh, if it should fail, the part where you pay the hospital? It's in that breakdown of who gets what payments, that is I believe the part you pay again if it fails and you need to return for a 2nd or 3rd transfer.

Something else you asked, you suggested it was odd thinking you'd be responsible for embryos not created by you. That's no different than domestic infant adoption ;)

If you're referring to having "remaining embryos" after you do say 1 transfer . . . unless you "reserve" them, they go back to the original placing parents. I believe you have 1 year, either after transfer or birth (can't remember, but they do let you know when) to let them know you desire to reserve the grouping for possible genetic siblings.


This is the part that is repeated if you have to do a 2nd or 3rd cycle:

Hospital/Facility Fees
1. Embryology Laboratory Fee 550.00
2. Facility Fee 700.00
3. Assisted Hatching 350.00
TOTAL 1600.00


Oh! That doesn't mean it's the for a 2nd or 3rd child from the group of embryos though! It's just if it doesn't work the first time . . . etc.

Oh, and I don't remember what they said happens with the open adoption fees for 2nd or 3rd transfers or additional matches or refunds. You'd have to ask them to send you that paperwork. They do have it that they can email it to you.

Oh, lemmie see if I can find it . . .

[quote]Openness Planning and Services
These services are applicable to all couples choosing to pursue an open donation agreement plan.

Clinical services and communication exchange support are services provided from donor match through pregnancy, birth and one year post birth. These services will also be provided in support of up to three transfer attempts with the same donor embryos, involving up to two open donors matched during the same cycles of transfer.
• Cost: $3000 *
• Payment: Prior to completion of the open donation agreement, Bethany Christian Services will send an invoice for payment as appropriate.
* In the event that a couple completes up to three embryo transfers with the same donor embryos, with NO resulting birth, $500 will be refunded upon service closure.

Communication Exchange Facilitation Services
These services are an elective option for couples who chose an openness plan AND prefer to utilize a professional to facilitate exchanges of information on their behalf.

These services extend counseling support and communication exchange between donor and adoptive couples through the child’s 6th birthday, at which time the couples may elect to extend these services, or transition into a plan that allows them to exchange information more directly. Bethany Christian Services will support couples in their individual plans and prepare, support and educate both donor and adoptive couples to a position of more direct exchanges of communication, as may be comfortable.
• Cost: $4,000 * (an elective service for couples choosing to pursue an open donation plan)
• Payment: Upon selection of this elective service, which will be determined during the open donation agreement process, Bethany will send an invoice for service payment prior to finalization of the open donation agreement.
* In the event that birth does not occur following up to three embryo transfer attempts, this service fee will be refunded in full.
[/quote]



No, the 3000 is not including the homestudy. But there was an estimate for the homestudy in the original fees.

This is the other 1/2 of that document, which helps explain homestudies:

[quote]CLINICAL SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Home Study:
A current home study assessment from a licensed child placing agency is required by the National Embryo Donation Center.
You may choose to use Bethany Christian Services or an agency of your choice to complete the study.
Typically, fees for adoptive home study assessments vary by geographic region and organizational fee structure.
Payment for the home study should be rendered directly to the organization that completes it.

Home Study Referral, Support and Review:
Bethany Christian Services, on behalf of the National Embryo Donation Center, provides support and assistance to all couples related to the home study assessment process. Bethany will assist families in seeking and finding a licensed child placing agency willing to provide a home study assessment for a couple who wishes to adopt an embryo.

Bethany is able to provide agency referrals for adopting couples, both within and outside of their organizational structure.

Further, Bethany will provide support and service to the adoption agency completing the home study assessment. Because embryo adoption is a very new and emerging area, Bethany provides education, assistance and support to agencies that are unfamiliar with the completion of embryo adoption assessments.

Once the home study has been completed, it is the National Embryo Donation Center’s policy that each study be forwarded to, reviewed and assessed by Bethany prior to acceptance into their Embryo Donation and Adoption program.

Once an approved home study has been completed, you should request to sign a release authorizing the completing agency to submit the Adoption Home Study to:

Embryo Services – 2nd floor
Bethany Christian Services
901 Eastern Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Upon receipt, a clinician from Bethany’s Embryo Services Department will review and assess the home study for completeness and compliance with the standards of the National Embryo Donation Center. Following review, approved home studies will be sent to the NEDC.

Open Donation and Planning Services
For couples who are interested in communication exchange with the embryo donors, the NEDC mandates that a signed Open Donation Agreement Contract be facilitated and signed by each party.
This agreement provides definition regarding the type and frequency of communication exchange that will take place. As the facilitator of these agreements, Bethany will provide counseling, education and support to both the donors and the adoptive couples who make a plan for openness. Bethany will provide both individual counseling and assessment, and negotiation of the terms of the agreement. Bethany will complete the legal documentation for the agreement and work with all parties through the notarization and signature process. Bethany will also provide support and services to couples as they begin to share information back and forth through this process.

Communication Exchange Facilitation Services
For couples who desire some type of openness within their adoption plan, but prefer to have the exchange of information be handled by a professional, Bethany offers communication exchange facilitation services. These services allow a couple to exchange information at a predetermined level of frequency and offer the support that some families prefer of allowing these communications to occur anonymously and under the direction of an embryo adoption professional.

SERVICE FEES
Adoptive Home Study Fee
• Cost: varies by geographic region/organizational fee structure
• Payment: Payment should be rendered directly to the organization that completes the home study assessment

Home Study Referral, Support and Review Fee
• Cost: $300 if study is authored by an agency outside of Bethany Christian Services; this fee is waived for couples completing a home study through Bethany Christian Services
• Payment: Upon receipt of the home study assessment, Bethany Christian Services will send an invoice for payment, as appropriate
[/quote]


OOOPS!!! Boo boo on my part . . . I forgot 1/2 the fees for repeating!

These are the fees that could be repeated:

Monitoring/Embryo Transfer Fees
1. Embryo Transfer 650.00
2. Monitoring Fee 250.00
3. Ultra Sounds 175.00
Total 1075.00

Hospital/Facility Fees
1. Embryology Laboratory Fee 550.00
2. Facility Fee 700.00
3. Assisted Hatching 350.00
TOTAL 1600.00

October 9, 2008 - mock transfer

I think I will have to later find a way to go in and put everything in order. :)

In the meantime, I'm just copying posts over I don't wish to lose.



Hello and thank you to all for praying :D

What a trip!

We left right after 1st service on Sunday. We drove straight from the church. I drove for several hours, then we switched off and Joerg drove for several hours. We finally decided to stop about 1/2 way, just into Indiana. Stayed at Days Inn, and we won't stop there again. Wow needed repairs! Got going and drove another 8-9 hours on Monday, arriving in the evening at our hotel. We test drove the way to the clinic, and had dinner. Then came back to the hotel. It was also a Days Inn and we will never stay there again either. We won't go into how unsanitary we both felt the hotel was . . . but I will say I used to work in a hotel, and well, in all the hotels I've EVER stayed in . . . gotta be the worst. Oh well, just know where we won't stay when we go back for the transfer! :D

Went to the NEDC on Tuesday morning. Was wonderful! Everyone is so friendly! Even the regular clients of the clinic! (They're apparently also a regular RE's office operating out of the same office. So they have the non-profit NEDC & the clinic's private practice there). One of the gals waiting in the lobby was talking about how Dr. K really values the life of all the embryos and makes you sign something to the effect of not discarding or destroying embryos! The paperwork we took with us says they'll pray with us anytime we ask! Wow! :D

So the mock went well, or at least, as well as I expected it to go. My uterus is tipped, more so than most, so yup they first used the regular thing to test, then they went back and decided to try with the bent one too, because they figured more than likely they'd need to use the bent tube thing. bendable? Anyway, it all went well. Except . . . they could not find my ovaries. Doesn't matter how many times I warn people my ovaries are high, they just invariably don't like to believe me. So he said it wasn't really necessary to find them, because if there was a big cyst it would show up. Hmm. Anyway, he did draw an E2 level. I'm on Estrace 3x a day and now they added prometrium, 2x a day for 5 days together with the Estrace. Then I stop it and when AF comes I go on Seasonal bcp's (my af doesn't come unless it's helped anyway) and then I just keep steady on that, ignoring the "sugar pills" as they do not want me to have af so they can schedule things.

I'll be going back sometime in January for my transfer. We did end up going anonymous. We flat out told him that we were completely agreeable to open adoptions right up until they changed the fee schedule for open adoptions on us after we were already in the program. He said he understood with the economy. The coordinators who we spoke with later said they were keeping "tallys" of the # who were saying they were deterred by the additional fees for open adoptions. So 4-6 weeks before the appointment (which we don't have yet, we get it after we chose our embies) we get the profiles to look through. First they send a fax with basic info, then when we chose our matches (we chose at least 1 back-up, and at least 5 embryos) they send us the complete profile (medical etc, but anonymous info). If ever there is a medical emergency, we contact the NEDC and they will contact the families involved. Oh, so we do genetic testing if they do have to use the back-up and the original choices together, to be sure which family we're together with. BTW, this is Dr. K: [url="http://www.baby4me.net/director.shtml"]http://www.baby4me.net/director.shtml[/url]

So when we do the meds, it will be Lupron, Estrace, PIO (I'm to look up what oil it was I had the reaction to, so they can order a different oil), um. . . . some antibiotic, I think albuterol?, and I think um. . . I should really look these last ones up! Starts with a V I think, a painkiller, and 3 ibuprofin. I'll look up those last ones to be clear what they were a little later. I have the prescription to send in. He wants me back on Metformin to prevent miscarriage.

They went over success rates with FET. He said 42% at their clinic with the EA. He also went over things like preterm labor is common with FET's in general, even with singletons, which surprised me. I always thought that fact came from the multiples, so was surprised they find it to be so common with singletons too! And he wants me to walk 1 hour every day because it's really healthy and helps with hormone levels etc. And the paperwork they gave us to read over, includes that we are to have horizontal fellowship the night before the transfer. Something about it actually helps with transfer & implantation! Of course, then we have to abstain, I think it was for a week?

So we were at the clinic for something like 9 to 12, then grabbed a 6" sub at Subway, and headed back for home. Drove again about 8-9 hours each day. Drove slightly different on the way home. But spent the night at a Motel 6 on the way back. Seemed to be brand new. Unfortunately, we were next to a smoking room, and for whatever reason, if they smoked, it kinda seeped into our room too. Really bad for allergies and esp. for Joerg's asthma. Oh well. It was clean! And if we stay there again,, we'll just be sure to ask for a non-smoking room on the other side of the building from the smoking rooms! Ugh. :) We made it back home last night!

The drive was beautiful! The leaves in TN are all turning different colors of reds and oranges and yellows! Just breathtaking! I mean, they're turning in MN, and then you drive through corn fields and green trees, then suddenly you get mountains and color again! Just beautiful! We drove through some rain and some sunshine too.

Oh, the matches have to be the same level, so 1 cell, 6-8 cell, or blastocyst. So if we get different donors, they have to be the same level. And then, if they do have to go into our 2nd match (say they don't have enough to transfer because first match has 2 and the one didn't survive the thaw) then they require genetic testing to determine who the match is, in case it's needed later, and so we can be sure of the medical background.

Ok, so my prescription is for: Leuprolide, Estrace, Progesterone in oil (currently cottonseed, but I need to look which I had the reaction to yet), Valium, Seasonale.

Then we also have: Doxycycline, Advil, & Albuterol pills for transfer. Hmm. I see I continue the Estrace after the transfer, in addition to the PIO shots.

Oh! So at the Knoxville location, they do transfers every other month, and mock cycles every other month. And the reason we don't have a specific date yet is because they allow those patients who had a failed transfer first chance at dates.

Love,
Julie

Embryo Adoption Links

I'll have to come back and edit this later. I'm deleting posts from the BCS forums, and I don't want to lose this.

None of the following are in any particular order of importance (just alphabetical (except the news/info!) ;) ). They're all great information and should be looked into before choosing a personal direction:

[size=150]Education/online chats with placers, adoptors, social workers, lawyers, doctors, etc:[/size]
CEDA Education: [url]http://www.cedaeducation.org/home.html[/url]

Embryo Adoption Awareness Campaign: [url]http://www.embryoadoption.org/[/url]

All Things Embryo from Dreaming of Conceiving: [url]http://dreamingofconceiving.com/EMBRYO.aspx[/url]

[size=150]Agencies/Services:[/size]
The Abraham Center of Life, LLC (not full service. They help locate services.) [url]http://www.theabrahamcenteroflife.com/embryodonation.html[/url]

Bethany Christian Services Embryo Adoption In House Program: [url]http://www.bethany.org/A55798/bethanyWWW.nsf/0/1CA188422535A9E8852572750070B241[/url]

Cooper Center Donor Embryo Program: [url]http://www.ccivf.com/embryo_program.html[/url]

Embryos Alive: [url]http://www.embryosalive.com/[/url]

Jacksonville Center for Reproductive Medicine: [url]http://jcrm.org/page.php?page=Services%20Info&id=3[/url]

Miracles Waiting: [url]http://miracleswaiting.org/membersonly3/modules/tinycontent/?id=1[/url]

National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) (aka National Embryo Adoption Center) [url]http://www.embryodonation.org/index.html[/url]

Nightlight Christian Adoptions (Snowflakes): [url]http://www.nightlight.org/snowflakeadoption.htm[/url]

Prenatal Adoption: [url]http://prenataladoption.com/[/url]

Reprotech: [url]http://www.reprot.com/PApages/donor.html[/url]

You can also find out if your local reproductive endocrinologist has a program (SEVERAL DO!).

Finding a donor clinic:

To find a clinic in your area that handles Donor Embryos, click here: [url]http://www.sart.org/find_frm.html[/url] and enter your zipcode. Click on a clinic name and then click to view their ART data report. At the bottom of the report, it will tell you if they work with Donor Embryos or not. Of these clinics, some have their own in-house supply of Embryos and some require that you locate your own elsewhere and then have them shipped to the clinic. Contact each clinic for details on which options they offer.

Sometimes clinics will work with donor embryos, even if they don't have an in-house program. So you can still contact clinics in that list and double check. A quick phone call is worth a lot. :)

In addition, please be sure to ask who they use for Cryogenic storage etc. Many clinics who do not have a program, refer their clients to the cryogenics places, as many cryogenics places DO have their own donor embryo programs.

[size=150]News/Stories/Informational:[/size]
Embryo Adoption or Embryo Donation?: The Distinction and Its Implications: [url]http://www.cbhd.org/resources/reproductive/cunningham_2003-04-17.htm[/url]

EMBRYO ADOPTION: Saving lives and building families: [url]http://www.christianexaminer.com/Articles/Articles%20Jun06/Art_Jun06_20.html[/url]

Seeing Them for What They Are: [url]http://www2.focusonthefamily.com/focusmagazine/sohl/a000000155.cfm[/url]

Adoption, not Donation: [url]http://www.preconception.com/articles/alternative-family-building/adoption-not-donation-1321/[/url]

For the Least of These: [url]http://www2.focusonthefamily.com/focusmagazine/sohl/a000000110.cfm[/url]

Embryo Adoption I-II: [url]http://resources.family.org/product/cd265.do?code=ol03xrdrc[/url]

Should Fertilized Eggs Have Rights? [url]http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1686729,00.html[/url]

Snowflake Kids: What Should We Do With Frozen Embryos? [url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428794/posts[/url]

Frozen Embryo's are a Human Life [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vp7NAsS02Y[/url]

Choosing Embryo Adoption [url]http://www.perspectivespress.com/carembryo.html[/url]

Resolve: Embryo Donation - A Family Building Option
An Online Guide for Potential Recipients of Donated Embryos [url]http://www.resolve.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lrn_wamo_pr[/url]

Resolve: Embryo Donation - A Family Building Option
An Online Guide for Potential Embryo Donors [url]http://www.resolve.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lrn_wamo_pd[/url]


[size=150]Books[/size]
Before You Were Born...Our Wish For A Baby (The Story of Embryo Donation) - by Janice Grimes

Embryo Donation and Embryo Adoption: Loving Choices for Christians - by John D. Van Regenmorter, Slyvia A. Van Regenmorter

Hope & Will Have a Baby: The Gift of Embryo Donation - by Iréné Celcer

A Blessing from Above (Little Golden Book) by Patti Henderson (Author), Elizabeth Edge (Illustrator)


[size=150]Personal Stories![/size]
Lancaster embryo adoption story [url]http://www.truveo.com/Lancaster-embryo-adoption-story/id/1451788909[/url]

Twins adopted as embryos [url]http://www.baptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?id=25943[/url]

EMBRYO ADOPTION: Saving lives and building families [url]http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23365[/url]

EMBRYO ADOPTION: Unique process was answer to three years of infertility for Houston, Texas couple [url]http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23366[/url]

EMBRYO ADOPTION: Birth of twins, formerly frozen embryos, gives young couple unique outlook on stem cell debate [url]http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23372[/url]

EMBRYO ADOPTION: 'It's the cure for infertility,' mother says after giving birth to 2 children through embryo adoption [url]http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23384[/url]

For This Child I Prayed [url]http://www.bethany.org/A55798/bethanyWWW.nsf/c79edbd86c517a1d852569c800702556/98d1255a5f22fdbe85257289006fa5f7?OpenDocument[/url]

Goodness of God [url]http://www.bethany.org/A55798/bethanyWWW.nsf/c79edbd86c517a1d852569c800702556/b3743aca1e62933d85257289006f62cf?OpenDocument[/url]


[size=150]Other Embryo Adoption Message Boards/Support:[/size]
Bethany Christian Services: [url]http://discussion.bethany.org/index.php[/url]

Cafe Mom: [url]http://www.cafemom.com/[/url]

Child of My Heart: [url]http://s1.zetaboards.com/Child_Of_My_Heart/index/[/url]

Hannah's Prayer: [url]http://hannahsprayer.org/board/index.php?act=idx[/url]
Note: Hannah's Prayer is a private forum. Joining is free. You have to post an intro, and then a total of 10 posts before you see all the forums, including the very active Embryo Adoption forum.

Stepping Stones: [url]http://stepforums.bethany.org/index.php?sid=def9240254aa88e57ca0c50f2bccc435[/url]


[size=150]Canada[/size]
Frozen dreams [url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2003/nov/16/health.genetics[/url]

Embryo adoption solves dilemma for Cdn couple [url]http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20020831/embryo_adoption_020831/[/url]

Embryo-adoption program to offer couples last chance: [url]http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate?tf=tgam/realtime/fullstory_print.html&cf=tgam/realtime/config-neutral&articleDate=20020304&slug=wxembry&date=20020304&archive=RTGAM&site=Front[/url]

Another new agency!

[url]http://www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org/heartbeats/index.html[/url]

The program is called Heartbeats, and it is through Adoptions from the Heart.

Another new agency! This one is run by a church! :)

[url]http://adoptanembryo.net/[/url]

Embryo Adoption Services of Cedar Park