There are 1 million+ embryos in storage in US

There are 1 million+ embryos currently in frozen storage in the US. Because of the great need to find adoptive families, Christian Adoption Consultants (CAC) offers an Embryo Adoption Consulting Program as a life-affirming solution.

What is Embryo Adoption?

Embryo adoption is the legal adoption of embryos that have been frozen during in vitro fertilization (IVF). Embryo adoption allows the adoptive parents to carry their baby through pregnancy and give birth to their adopted child.

For over 50 years, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproduction technologies have helped build many families. However, the success of these programs have created a surplus of frozen embryos. When a couple goes through the IVF process, there are often remaining embryos. Those embryos are stored for future use, destroyed, donated to science, or can be donated to an adoptive family.

Embryo adoption allows the family with the remaining embryos to select a hopeful adoptive family for their embryos. This offers the embryos the potential for life. The adoptive family can use the embryos, giving the adoptive mother the chance to carry her adopted child through pregnancy and give birth.

Need help funding your adoption?

While adoption fees may seem insurmountable, there are many resources available to adoptive parents to help make adoption affordable! CAC can help you create a financial plan through fundraising, grants specific to embryo adoption, and financing options available to hopeful adoptive families. Many families are able to fund their adoption with the help of CAC!

Embryo adoption fees are lower than a domestic adoption because:

+ There are no birth parent expenses

+ There is not the same type of legal fees in the embryo adoption process

(Embryos are legally transferred from one party to another by contract.)

+ Donors are donating the embryos

Since embryo adoption is unique and requires the adoptive mother or gestational surrogate (for a few select programs) to carry the embryo and give birth, there are certain criteria that must be met in addition to a home study and criminal background checks.

Most embryo adoption programs have common age and health qualifications, however each program has its own unique set of requirements. Your CAC Adoption Consultant will be able to guide you to the correct program for your family.

Age Requirements: Adopting mothers typically should apply prior to age of 45 & adopting fathers must apply prior to age of 55.

Marriage Requirements: Most programs require couples to be legally married for at least 2-3 years.

Criminal Background and Child Abuse Checks: All applicants should be free of any misdemeanors or felonies in the past 5 years and have the ability to pass a home study or evaluation.

Guiding You Step by Step

Starting the embryo adoption process can feel overwhelming, but don’t worry! We‘re here to walk you through each step of the process. CAC offers you an experienced, personal Adoption Consultant to walk with you step by step through your adoption.

In addition, you’ll have the support of our entire team of 20+ adoption professionals (including 2 licensed social workers) who have more than 120 years of combined adoption experience.

The typical timeline for embryo adoption is between 8-13 months from the initial application paperwork until the embryo transfer.

CAC will provide advice and guidance through the steps of adoption such as: embryo program referrals, application paperwork, family evaluations, home study, family profiles, letters to donors, openness in adoption, matching process, contracts and frozen embryo transfers.

Right Fit for Your Family?

+ Have you experienced infertility or been affected by male factor infertility?

+ Are you concerned about passing genetic disorders to your child?

+ Have you had recurrent in vitro fertilization (IVF) failures?

+ Do you have concerns about the high cost of IVF or creating more human embryos?

+ Do you want to give the option of life and a loving family to waiting embryos?

+ Are you answering the call to adoption and believing in redeeming the lives of these frozen embryos?

+ Do you have embryos stored that you would like to donate?

If so, you may be a good candidate for our Embryo Adoption Program! Many couples who have experienced infertility have been able to give birth to their child through the gift of embryo adoption!

Why use a Consultant?

I already know the embryo adoption program that I want to use, should I still use a consultant? Yes! Your CAC Adoption Consultant can act as a guide and advocate even if you already have an identified embryo adoption provider. Some embryo adoption programs take a clinical approach to client management, whereas CAC can offer personalized support on fundraising, donor matching, mediations, and education.

Experienced Professionals

After helping families with more than 4,000 adoptions, we’ve learned a thing or two! In addition to your CAC Adoption Consultant, you’ll have the support of our entire team:

Licensed Social Workers

Our Consulting Director is a licensed Social Worker with 20 years of experience. We also have a licensed Master Social Worker, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Registered Nurse, and over 10 staff members who have experience working at licensed adoption agencies.

Embryo Adoption Advocate

Embryo Adoption Advocate, Kat Gade, offers client consultations, as well as shares her story, advice, personal experience, and recommendations on embryo adoption.

Adoptees

Adoptees Jonnilyn Spinks and Jonathan Adam also offer client consultations where they share their adoption story and advice for hopeful adoptive parents from an adult adoptee’s perspective.

Adoption Professionals

The Support Team is led by CAC Founder, Amy Young, who has launched and managed operations of licensed adoption agencies. She has a broad understanding of adoption, a depth of knowledge of licensing requirements, legal processes, ethics in adoption, and how agencies operate.

Ready to get started?

If you know CAC’s Embryo Adoption Program is the right decision for you, click on the link, select your consulting package, and submit your payment.

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Ready to get started?

If you know CAC’s Embryo Adoption Program is the right decision for you, click on the link, select your consulting package, and submit your payment.

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