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Surrogacy as a family-building option

February 18, 2011

Using a surrogate (also referred to as a gestational carrier) can be a medically, legally and emotionally complex issue.  In a nutshell, a surrogate is a female who agrees to become impregnated with your embryo(s) and deliver the baby. Why choose surrogacy? Some women are absent their uterus altogether, or anatomical irregularities make pregnancy unachievable. [...]

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Creating a Fertility Plan

February 2, 2011

What is Your Fertility Plan? Most of you reading this post probably do not have an “official” Fertility Plan, but likely have given much thought and consideration to how and when you will have a baby.  Creating an “official” Fertility Plan is a very effective way for couples to cope  with the difficult emotions that [...]

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Donor Sperm

September 9, 2010

Therapeutic insemination or in vitro fertilization with donor sperm is considered when there is a male factor resulting from absent or significantly abnormal sperm. When couples plan to start a family the possibility of having an infertility problem is the furthest thing from their mind. The recommendation to use donor sperm is sometimes not easily [...]

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