If you are an Intended Parent and you have lost money with the disappearance of the Michael Charles Holding Company and Surrogenesis, Extraordinary Conceptions, LLC would like to offer a helping hand by discounting your Egg Donation and Surrogacy Cycle. We know how hard you have worked and how many years you have suffered and [...]
Four children have been born via surrogacy in Uganda, where according to my calculations, the cost for surrogacy is about $3,800, including IVF costs and the surrogate’s fee, which is about $1,600. This is well below what it costs for couples in India, which is about $35,000. But, and this is a big “but,” surrogacy [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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: [...]
Gay and lesbians can now use a surrogate to create their own family in Victoria, Australia. Previously, women had to demonstrate a medical need to utilize fertility treatments, but with the passage of the law, lesbian and single women can now receive treatment, including IVF and surrogacy.
Gay men can also now utilize a surrogate without [...]
People magazine got the exclusive and showed the first pictures of his four-month old twin boys, born via surrogacy this past August http://tinyurl.com/66e43e. Both Ricky and his babies look happy and healthy, but what really impressed me was that he is caring for his boys without the help of a nanny! I know how hard [...]
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 [...]
I have not read India’s draft law on surrogacy, but according to the article in The Economic Times the draft is complete. Surrogacy in India is extremely profitable for the centers that are participating. According to the article, the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill went through numerous drafts over six years.
We know surrogacy is [...]
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 [...]