The Sun reported this week that a teacher in Tunisia is pregnant with 6 boys and 6 girls and she has vowed to carry them all to term. Did we learn nothing from the tragedy that is Octomom Nadya Suleman?
Those babies will be lucky if they make it 30 weeks — and survive. Even if [...]
A must-read blog post from Samuel Wood, MD, who is a board certified reproductive endocrinologist and has been practicing in this field for 15 years, on the octuplets. He puts the blame squarely on the shoulders of the physician and has contacted the medical board to investigate the situation.
He not only shows leadership in contacting [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
When the Cairns Fertility Centre in Western Australia opens its doors next year it will not only be the the largest IVF center in the world, but it will also be the first to have a five-star resort. Numerous studies have shown what stress can do to the body, and IVF treatments are incredibly stressful, [...]