What is “Donor Eligibility Determination”?
A donor eligibility determination is based on donor screening and testing for relevantcommunicable disease agents and diseases. A donor eligibility determination isrequired for all donors…
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Tips and Advice For Aspring Parents From The BetaPlus Team
Cancún, Mexico
General InformationTravel Time from New York, USA (JFK) to Cancún, Mexico (CUN): 3 hours 55 minutesdurationDistance from Cancún International Airport…
Kyiv, Ukraine
General InformationTravel Time from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kyiv: 8 hours 50minutes flight timeDistance from Boryspil International…
Tbilisi, Georgia
General InformationTravel Time from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Tbilisi InternationalAirport (TBS): 14 hours 5 minutes flight timeDistance…
The Three Trimesters
Pregnancy has three trimesters, each of which is marked by specific fetaldevelopments. A pregnancy is considered full-term at 40 weeks;…
Your Pregnancy at 10 weeks
During Week 10 of your pregnancy, a fetus is starting to become recognizably humanand develop the features they will have…
All About the Beta hCG: Values, Facts, FAQs, and Other Information
Everything you’re about to read about betas will make the subject as clear as mud. BetahCG measurements should be viewed only as…
Getting Through the Two-Week Wait
Commonly Asked QuestionsFor most patients who undergo fertility treatment, the two-week wait before you haveyour beta (pregnancy) test can seem…
Bleeding and Spotting After Embryo Transfer
We have had many questions regarding bleeding right after embryo transfer or in theluteal phase. What follows is an attempt…
What to Expect After an Embryo Transfer
The Day of the TransferAfter patients are released from the clinic, they are sent home with instructions to goabout the…
Surrogacy Myths and Facts
There are many misconceptions and myths surrounding surrogacy and working with asurrogate/gestational carrier. If you are in the fact-finding stage, read on as we debunkcommon…
Gestational Surrogacy: Is the Baby Related to the Surrogate?
Gestational surrogacy is the more common way to complete surrogacies today. In thissituation, the baby does not get any genetics from a surrogate mother; an…
IVF Do’s and Don’ts
Here is the list of things to do during IVF (in-vitro fertilization) treatment:Understand the process: Being aware and knowing about the IVF process results inyou…
Stress and Your Fertility
In today’s modern, fast-paced society, it is easy for people to become stressed. In fact,one would almost think that being stressed is the “in” thing,…
Infertility and the Emotional Aspects of Having a Child Through Donor Eggs
From our experience working with couples who are struggling with infertility, we havecome to understand the painful transition a couple must go through in order…