I have worked as a match-maker and case manager for over 13 years and enjoy assisting Intended Parents in finding an egg donor for their cycle. One of the first questions that I hear from an Intended Parent is “How do I know which donor to choose?”
Most of the questions we respond to from gestational surrogates and their intended parents (IP) have to do with their relationship before and during the pregnancy. One step at a time is how most try to get through their surrogacy journey as many IP’s have gone through unsuccessful attempts at IVF or pregnancy themselves, with…
The question I am asked most often by intended parents (IP’s) is “why does this have to take so long?”. The process of becoming a parent with the assistance of an egg donor, gestational carrier, or both, involves many professionals all coordinating their services. The psychologists, attorneys, genetic counselors, insurance agents, doctors, nurses, embryologists, match…
Members of our wonderful team at Fertility Source Companies attended the Men Having Babies Surrogacy Conference in San Francisco in January 2016, and heard a wonderful presentation by high-risk OBGyn George Sylvestre, M.D. on single vs. double embryo transfer.
I have been in our industry long enough and have become smart enough to know what I don’t know regarding third-party cycles. I do learn something new every day and have grown to be proud of that fact. That said, the reproductive technology attorneys we work with are a group I admire and learn much from, so…
It’s that time of the year when families with school aged children are in full swing of the new year, and event and conference season is upon us. This brings up a lot of visibility and conversation, and often anxiety for families that can be seen as “non-traditional”.
