Category Archives: Egg Donation

Economic Turmoil Fuels India’s Fertility Business

I recently posted about how patients are canceling their IVF appointments for surrogacy and egg donation in India because of the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, but apparently that has not stopped the booming industry in India. In fact, with many women and men getting laid off from their well paying jobs, more educated women [...]

Egg Donors and the Economy

CNN recently ran a piece on egg donors and the economy, Egg Donors on the Rise, as did the Wall Street Journal, Ova Time: Women Line Up To Donate Eggs — for Money and I want to make it perfectly clear that while there is an increase in women applying to become donors, there is not [...]

AFA Responds to Vatican’s Dignitas Personae

Ken Mosesian, the executive director of the American Fertility Association and a practicing Catholic and an openly gay man in a committed relationship has commented about the Vatican’s Dignitas Personae, which was released on December 8, 2008, and is the Vatican’s newest “Instruction on Bioethics,” which includes IVF, surrogacy and egg donation.
While the Vatican [...]

Surrogacy Tourism Down in India

The title of the article says it all: “Baby Dreams Take a Beating.” The recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai have dramatically affected the booming surrogacy business in India. All centers in the country have reported significant cancellations or postponements of the IVF procedures for international couples. Many countries have issued travel advisories, including the U.S. [...]

Lifetime TV Looking for Individuals and Couples Undergoing Infertility Treatments

The producer of this special has contacted Extraordinary Conceptions about this program for Lifetime TV. They are looking for individuals or couples undergoing treatment who are willing to share their experiences with the world in the hopes of providing support, education, and guidance about a subject that many people still know very little about: ­ [...]

Extraordinary Conceptions Announces Over 1,000 Egg Donors

Extraordinary Conceptions now has over 1,000 Egg Donors to choose from! Successful matches are made because of our commitment to build the most comprehensive database of Donors.  With such a wide variety of  physical and psychological characteristics, we are able to match Intended Parents with the specific traits and backgrounds that they desire in an [...]

Extraordinary Conceptions launches low-income program Altruistic Angels

Extraordinary Conceptions, LLC is thrilled to announce the launch of their low-income program, Altruistic Angels (www.altruisticangels.com). We recognized that there was a need in the community to help couples and individuals who needed a surrogate or a donor to help create their family, but simply could not afford one. We have partnered with the finest [...]

Journey to Parenthood: A Donor, Surrogate and Triplets

The following post is written by a former Intended Parent who is now a very busy mother a four, including triplets
What an amazing journey we have been on!!! When I was told I had ovarian cancer, I truly never thought we would have any more children. Once I was cancer free and far [...]