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The Overseas Conception Connection
A Trip Across the Ocean May Solve Fertility Problems
By Teri Brown
Noah Michael Chase was born nine months later, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces. The Abbeys had traveled home about five months after she became pregnant so their son could be born in the states, but Shannon Abbey looks at her sojourn in Italy as a wonderful success. Her doctor spoke English well enough to understand everything they needed to know, and they had complete access to him, including his home phone number.
Another way American couples are looking to conceive is through overseas egg donors. Dr. Sanford Rosenburg is the medical director of GlobalARTusa (www.globalartusa.com/), a company working in association with Global ART srl of Bucharest, Romania. The facilities bring eggs donated by healthy Romanian women to recipients in the United States.
Dr. Rosenburg believes that his program is a viable alternative to other similar programs or traveling to other countries. "There is no question this is a better alternative for most U.S. patients," he says. "Not only does it cost thousands of dollars less than comparable U.S. programs, but there is no need to incur the travel expenses and uncertainty in foreign countries on one's own. Furthermore, there are guarantees of embryo quality and quantity, and most importantly, patients don't need to leave the doctor they have come to trust and want to continue care with." GlobalARTusa also has offices in Israel and works with fertility specialists from all over the country.
Like with any ART option, educating yourself about the pros and cons of overseas opportunities is the key to successful decision making. Though not every story involving overseas fertility options has a happy ending, it is nice to know that a world of opportunity exists just outside your front door.
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