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After completing IVF treatment many couples have questions regarding options for their frozen embryos. We have put together this resource to present some options and explanations of how they work.
Disposal Patients may choose to dispose of their frozen embryos. Patients will be required to sign a Disposal Consent and your embryos will be disposed of according to American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) ethical standards which require proper documentation of embryo handling and disposition, as well as a properly executed consent to dispose.Resource(s): American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Statement on Disposition of Abandoned Embryos Disposition of abandoned embryos Donate to Another Couple Many couples find themselves in the position of having completed the family building process and having embryos still frozen in storage. Donating these embryos to another couple for their use in their infertility treatment is an option.Resource(s): The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services Embryo Donation Program Overview >> ReproTech, Ltd 1944 Lexington Avenue North Roseville, MN 55113 Email: info@reprot.com Web site: www.reprot.com Cooper Center for In-Vitro Fertilization Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC 8002E Greentree Commons Marlton, NJ 08053 Phone: (856) 751-5575 Fax: (856) 751-7289 Web site: www.ccivf.com National Embryo Donation Center Baptist Hospital for Women 10810 Parkside Drive, Suite 304 Knoxville, TN 37922 Toll Free: 866-585-8549 Phone: 865-218-6600 Fax: 865- 218-6666 Email: info@embryodonation.org Website: www.embryodonation.org RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association Embryo Donation: A Family Building Option http://www.resolve.org/site/Search?query=embryo+donation&inc=10 Donate to research The use of embryos in research is a high profile topic in the media today. Recently, many patients have inquired about this option. Patients interested in pursuing this option are responsible for identifying the research program they are interested in donating their embryos to. The ultimate responsibility of transferring your embryos to any research program lies with the patient, however, CARS will help you with identifying shippers and executing the appropriate release/consent forms, as well as any other required paperwork. You will remain responsible for the cost of embryo storage until they are transferred out. Listed below are institutions we have worked with in the past. Government funding for embryonic research is limited, therefore, many research programs are no longer accepting embryos. Information, including contact numbers for these programs, changes on a daily basis. It is your responsibility to initiate and follow through with the program of your choice. Resource(s):Center for Advanced Reproductive Services Position Statement Download PDF >> University of Michigan For more information: Website: http://www.stemcellresearch.umich.edu/donors.html Stem Cell Core University of Connecticut For more information please call 860-679-8350 Email: ucscicore@uchc.edu Website: http://www.genetics.uchc.edu/Stemcell/index.html Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Not currently accepting Embryos Stem Cell Research exploring a cure for diabetes and neural diseases Shipping of embryos managed and paid for by HSCI Please see attached for more information Genevieve Saphier, Coordinator (781) 718-6184 gsaphier@mcb.harvard.edu University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute
Washington University in St Louis
Stanford School of Medicine
Long-term storage The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services (CARS) is not equipped for the long-term storage of frozen embryos. Once your embryos have been stored with us for 5 years, and it is your desire that they continue to be frozen and stored, we will require that you move them to a long term storage facility that specializes in the long term storage of frozen embryos. The ultimate responsibility of this transition lies with the patient, however CARS will help you with identifying shippers and executing the appropriate release/consent forms.Resource(s): ReproTech, Ltd 1944 Lexington Avenue North Roseville, MN 55113 Email: info@reprot.com Web site: http://www.reprot.com Other Resource(s) American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Statement on Disposition of Abandoned Embryos Disposition of abandoned embryosCenter for Advanced Reproductive Services release/consent forms Consent to the Transfer Out of Cryopreserved Materials (with notary) Download PDF >> Consent to the Disposal of Cryopreserved Material in Storage (with notary) Download PDF >> *Consents, other than for disposal of embryos, executed and witnessed in our office do not require a notary. *Consents executed outside of our practice and not witnessed by a member of our staff, -and all embryo disposal consents do require a notary. |
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