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Why We're Different

Medical professionals with best-in-class success rates

Medical professionals with best-in-class success rates

In a crowded landscape of fertility options, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. Shared Beginnings stands apart because we’re rooted in medical expertise and backed by success rates that exceed national benchmarks.

In a crowded landscape of fertility options, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. Shared Beginnings stands apart because we’re rooted in medical expertise and backed by success rates that exceed national benchmarks.

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How is Shared Beginnings different?

Discover why Shared Beginnings is more than just an egg and embryo bank—it’s a partner in your path to parenthood.

Shared Beginnings

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Staffed by

Top-tier, board-certified medical providers

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Guarantees

Guaranteed outcomes

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Embryo quality

Each embryo is fully screened, with optional PGT-A

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Egg options

Frozen and fresh options for better success rates

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Affordability

Shared donor model offers higher success at lower cost

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Geographic coverage

Global delivery; coordinated with your local clinic

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Mental health support

In-house mental health resources

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Staffed by

Business people, not medical providers

Guarantees

Significant cost with no guaranteed results

Embryo quality

Minimal screening; additional testing is patient-directed

Egg options

Frozen only, which yields lower success rates

Affordability

Higher cost

Geographic coverage

Local or regional coverage only

Mental health support

Patient seeks out separate mental health provider

My only regret is that I didn’t find them sooner. This has been the best experience in all my experience with fertility treatments, and the only one that worked! Highly, highly recommend. I would give 10 stars if I could.

My only regret is that I didn’t find them sooner. This has been the best experience in all my experience with fertility treatments, and the only one that worked! Highly, highly recommend. I would give 10 stars if I could.

Shared Beginnings logo atop baby photo
Shared Beginnings logo atop baby photo
Shared Beginnings logo atop baby photo
Our Story
Our Story
Our Story

Shared Beginnings was founded in 2019 by a team of medical professionals driven by helping people achieve their dream of parenthood.

Frustrated by the high costs, long wait times, and inefficiency of traditional donor programs—where many high-quality embryos went unused—we set out to provide a better path. 

Through a shared donor model and medically-led egg and embryo donation programs, Shared Beginnings has made family-building more accessible, compassionate, and successful.  

We’ve helped countless individuals and couples start families by providing exceptional medical care from experienced physicians and embryologists, access to high-quality eggs and embryos, personalized treatment plans, and a shared model that keeps costs manageable. 

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina’s Research Triangle, an internationally-recognized hub for life sciences innovation, Shared Beginnings proudly serves intended parents from across the country and around the world.

Who We Are
Who We Are
Who We Are

Care you can trust, from people who understand

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Stephanie Bartlett, WHNP-BC

Program Director

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Stephanie Bartlett, WHNP-BC

Program Director

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Stephanie Bartlett, WHNP-BC

Program Director

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Stephanie Bartlett headshot
Susannah Copland headshot
Eboney Silver headshot
Christina Zeleya headshot
Meghan Harris headshot
David Walmer headshot
Tina Manley headshot
Stephanie Bartlett headshot

Stephanie Bartlett, WHNP-BC

Program Director

Tina Manley headshot
Stephanie Bartlett headshot
Susannah Copland headshot
Eboney Silver headshot
Christina Zeleya headshot
Meghan Harris headshot
David Walmer headshot
Tina Manley headshot
Stephanie Bartlett headshot

Stephanie Bartlett, WHNP-BC

Program Director

Our medically trained team is here to help.

Our medically trained team is here to help.

Our medically trained team is here to help.

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