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Frequently asked questions
We can help you learn about and access the best professional help available. We will support you in coping with the emotional stress involved.
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Can you help me evaluate the different choices available to me for starting and/ or building my family?
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- donor egg and insemination
- high technology surrogacy and gestational carriers
- adoption
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If I am considering assisted reproductive technologies: |
- How does what I chose to do affect the way I discuss my child’s origins with him or her?
- What is my right and my child’s right to privacy, and how does this differ from “secrecy?”
- Can you help me find the right resources?
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If I am considering adoption:
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- How do I know I am ready to adopt?
- What kind of adoption is right for me, ie, newborn vs. older child, domestic vs. international, trans-cultural?
- What is involved in the adoption process?
- Can you help me find the right agency for me?
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| 4. If I am already a parent by assisted reproduction or adoption:
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- In looking at my child’s behaviors, how do I know what is adoption-related, and what is age appropriate development?
- Is there a “right time,” and what is the “right way” to talk with my child about his/ her adoption and origins?
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5. If I joined my family through adoption:
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- I often wonder about my birth family. Do other adopted kids think about this too?
- I have been thinking about researching my birth family, perhaps contacting them. How do I do this, and what does it mean to my parents?
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