Building Your Family Through Egg Donation: What You Will Want to Know About the Emotional Aspects and What to Tell Your Children

By Joyce S. Friedman

Written by a Ph.D. counselor and psychosocial consultant to egg donor in vitro fertilization centers, this book describes how to handle the complex emotional and social issues inherent in the ovum donor recipient experience. Topics include: how egg donors are screened, disclosure factors and guidelines, information on bonding and ways to explain the process to children. Endorsed by infertility experts.Thank you for helping us with our worries about using egg donation. Now we have a much clearer understanding of how this will affect us and our children. -- S.L. (her sister will be the egg donor)We were concerned about bonding (we got our 5 year old the old-fashioned way) and were confused about how to tell our children about egg donation. With this information, we feel at peace with our decision. -- M.P. (pregnant with twins)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964595214
• ISBN13: 9780964595217
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Jolance Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"