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Before You Make the Decision to Adopt
If you’re beginning to consider adoption as a way to build your family, you probably have lots of questions. In this information packed article, Carrie Craft, About.com’s Guide to Adoption, lists the most common questions asked when deciding whether or not to adopt, along with possible answers.

Making the Decision to Live Childfree
There may come a time in your struggles with infertility when you decide to stop treatments and aim to live a childfree life. While sadness and grief will certainly arise during a time like this, there are many pluses to making this choice that you might not have considered yet. This article from RESOLVE talks about what positive changes to expect after making this big decision.

Questions to Ask About Surrogacy Programs
Considering surrogacy? Before you commit to a surrogacy program, there are a number of questions you should ask. RESOLVE offers a list of possible questions here.

AdoptUSKids.org
At AdoptUSKids.org, you’ll find information and support on choosing adoption, as well as a database of American children and prospective adoptive parents. More than 8,000 children have been placed together with an adoptive family through AdoptUSKids.org.

ASRM’s Third-Party Reproduction Guide
This booklet from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine explains the basics of egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, and surrogacy. This is a PDF file, so you’ll need Adobe Acrobat to read it.

Created: February 20, 2008

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