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World Embryologist Day: Celebrating a Crucial Role

On July 25, 1978, Louis Joy Brown became the first baby to be successfully conceived through the in vitro fertilization (IVF) method. This groundbreaking achievement in reproductive medicine changed the world, allowing intended parents struggling with infertility to grow their families. Brown’s birthday is now celebrated every year as World Embryologist Day. In honor of…

Mental Health and Third Party Reproduction

How Third-Party Reproduction Can Impact Mental Health

The Fairfax EggBank Roundtable Series Launched in 2023 with the goal of engaging industry leaders in dialogue aimed at addressing practice patterns in emerging and non-standardized areas of practice. Fairfax EggBank hosted a roundtable on the topic of Mental Health in Third-Party Reproduction in Q2 2024. We brought in experienced experts who work with intended…

A Guide to a Genetic Testing Summary (GTS) for Egg Donation

What is a GTS? A GTS is a document that summarizes the results of the genetic testing performed on an egg donor. Its purpose is to provide means by which a suitability match with a sperm source can be performed. This testing is performed as part of the donor’s screening process per the recommendations of the…

Carrier Screening in Third Party Reproduction

Carrier Screening in Third-Party Reproduction: A Discussion

A Round Table Discussion hosted by Fairfax EggBank  What IS the ideal carrier screening panel to utilize in third-party reproduction?  Fairfax EggBank hosted a roundtable discussion on this topic with several experts in the field. The points discussed examined the topic from multiple angles and covered several categories including:  Read on to learn more Introduction…

PGT-A Testing & Donor Eggs: A Discussion

Fairfax EggBank Roundtable Series The Fairfax EggBank Roundtable Series Launched in Q3 2023 with the goal of engaging industry leaders in dialogue aimed at addressing practice patterns in emerging and non-standardized areas of practice.  Our first topic was on Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) & its Use with Frozen Donor Eggs.  PGT-A is a technology…

How to Choose an Egg Donor with Expanded Genetic Testing

WATCH: Expanded Genetic Testing – How To Choose An Egg Donor   Fairfax EggBank uses expanded genetic testing for all new donors that enter our program. In this webinar, Fairfax EggBank experts explain what it means when an egg donor is a healthy carrier, how to interpret the results of expanded genetic testing panels of…

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