What can intended parents do with their leftover frozen embryos?

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People often wonder what happens after the surrogacy journey, when the new parents are enjoying their new baby but still have frozen embryos. Callie lists some of their options.

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Callie Megel, intake coordinator for Bright Futures Families Surrogacy, here for Ask a Surrogacy Expert. And today's question is what can intended parents do with their leftover frozen embryos? And there's really a bunch of things they can do, but a few common ones. And a cool one that I've heard of is they could donate it. They could donate it to research. They can donate it to other couples struggling. They can destroy their embryos if they'd like. Or a cool one I've heard is some people choose to plant it in their backyard under a tree or a bush. It really just depends case by case and an intended parent on what they choose to do. But other than that, thanks and reach out if you have any more questions.