Board-certified ob/gyn Shannon M. Clark, M.D., an associate professor of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch and founder of BabiesAfter35.com, knew she wanted to be a mom. But she didn’t anticipate that her road to parenthood would be so rocky. Clark talked to SELF.com about why she decided to use an egg donor, and why she wants to share what the difficult process is really like.
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