Who handles the coordination of the embryos travel?
if (!isNS4) {document.write(”);} If you are working with a private embryo adoption provider, the agency or attorney should coordinate travel for the embryos between the two clinics. Otherwise, the donor will need to discuss with the fertility clinic what paperwork is required to have the embryos released and transferred to another clinic. The donor should also find out what the clinic uses to transport the embryos; often, clinics use glass ampoules or plastic straws that hold up to six embryos. They must be held in temperature-controlled containers in order to preserve them in a frozen state. The embryos can then be shipped overnight via air courier. In some cases, the recipient may be able to travel to the donors’ clinic and have the embryos transferred without the shipping expenses. Recipients need to first find out how they can be become patients at the clinic and whether the transfer can be performed there. if (!isNS4) {document.write(”);} • What questions should an adopting fami
