Navigating the Cold of Cryopreservation and What to Do with “Extra” Embryos
May 21, 2008 by Gabrielle
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
I don’t know if you remember, but a few months ago I wrote about donating embryos and what a tricky, tricky topic this can be: for those in search of embryos looking to “adopt” as well as those who may have embryos available after their fertility treatments.
What are the options available? What are the questions you really need to ask yourself? What are the logistics of donating embryos to research? To another couple? Can one just keep paying the cryopreservation fee indefinitely to avoid making a decision?
I don’t have the answers to these questions, but Dawn Davenport at www.findingyourchild.com is facilitating a three-part podcast (May 21, May 29, June 4) that brings experts together to start the discussion. The first pod cast will take place today from noon-1 p.m. EST.
Have a look at this amazing line up. If you’d like to submit your own questions to the panels, you can forward them to dawn@findingyourchild.com.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
12-1 p.m. EST
Introduction: The options, the ethical and legal Issues involved (Part 1):
Anne Drapkin Lyerly, M.D., M.A.
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and
Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine,
Duke Universityand lead author of latest research on preferences for embryo disposition
Nanette Elster
Genetic and Reproductive Health Attorney
Director of Health Law Institute, DePaul University College of Law
Michael J. Tucker, Ph.D., H.C.L.D., F.I. Biol.
Scientific Director, Georgia Reproductive Specialists
Scientific Director, Shady Grove Reproductive Science Center
Wednesday May 28, 2008
12-1 p.m. EST
Donating Embryos to Another Infertile Couple (Part 2):
Jeffrey Keenan, M.D.
Medical Director, Southeastern Fertility Clinic
Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Medical Director of the National Embryo Donation Center
Ruth F. Claiborne
Claiborne, Outman & Surmay, Atlanta, GA
Attorney specializing in Reproductive Technology and Adoption Law
Deborah Bohn
IVF patient and embryo donor
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
12-1 p.m. EST
Donating Embryos to Research (Part 3):
Dr. Marie Csete, M.D., PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
Shehua Shen, M.D., ELD (ABB), TS (ABB)
Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCSF
Director, UCSF Embryology Laboratory
Judith F. Daar
Professor of Law, Whittier Law School,
Professor of Medicine, University of California Irvine College of Medicine
Author of Reproductive Technologies and the Law
