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Genetic Counselors Day and Donor Medical Updates

Navigating Donor Medical Updates: Insights from the Director of Genetic Counseling at Fairfax EggBank

Consider this scenario: It is a regular day at Fairfax EggBank when we receive a medical update on one of our egg donors who reached out to inform us that she was diagnosed with a cardiomyopathy (disease that affects the heart). She has no prior personal or family history of cardiac diseases and the diagnosis…

Suitability Matching and Cohort Reservation

Cohort Reservation and Suitability Matching Webinar: Everything You Didn’t Know But Want To Ask!

Donor Egg Cohort Reservation & Suitability Matching Webinar: Ask a Genetic Counselor. Recently, Fairfax EggBank hosted a webinar to dive into the cohort reservation process and further explain our suitability matching services. Brenda Amaya, our Client Relations Manager, and Rawan Awwad, MS, CGC, our Director of Genetic Counseling led a conversation for our affiliate clinics…

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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…

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A Guide to an Egg Donor’s Genetic Testing Summary (GTS)

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…

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