Tag: fertility
The Reality of Transitioning to Donor Egg: Note from an Intended Mother
Posted in Infertility on May 31, 2012 by Gail Sexton AndersonI received this note from an intended mother recently. Claire (not her real name) apologizes for sounding bitter. My response you will see below. She has … Read the Story
Are You Overwhelmed By Your Egg Donor Search?
Posted in Finding An Egg Donor on July 28, 2011I'm seriously thinking about working with you. Apparently my clinic prefers local donors but will work with those that travel. This is all so overwhelming. All … Read the Story
5 Steps to Finding an Egg Donor
Posted in Donor Concierge, Egg Donation on July 27, 2011If you are one of the thousands of intended parents who are trying to conceive (ttc) via egg donation, you may be feeling overwhelmed. Your reproductive … Read the Story
True Fatherhood is not about Biology by Amy Corderoy
Posted in Sperm Donation on May 1, 2011Reprint from The Sydney Morning Herald 'I always knew there was something missing''. That is a line you often hear from those born through sperm or egg … Read the Story
Lucy has a gay dad and a ’tummy mummy’
Posted in Surrogacy on March 10, 2011Reprinted from Essential Baby. Author: Neil McMahon Stuart Gent hopes his daughter Lucy will grow up believing herself blessed, a girl conceived and born with … Read the Story
The Ideal Donor: A Note to Potential Egg Donors
Posted in Egg Donation on November 5, 2010 by Gail Sexton AndersonCouples are looking for someone who feels familiar to them; someone who will fit into their family. They may have a few characteristics in mind but, the most … Read the Story
Five Tips a Fertility Nurse Wishes Her Patients Knew
Posted in Donor Concierge on October 12, 2010This guest post is from the nurses at Laurel Fertility Care, a local fertility practice with offices in Mill Valley, San Francisco, and Modesto. Visit them … Read the Story
How We Became A Family
Posted in Egg Donation on May 25, 2010 by Gail Sexton Andersonusands of children are born into loving families each year through the help of third party reproduction. One question that inevitably arises is, “How and when … Read the Story
Book Review: Standing in Two Places by Ashley Dyson
Posted in Surrogacy on March 25, 2010 by Gail Sexton AndersonStanding in Two Places is a brief memoir of Ashley Dyson’s experience as an intended mother through the aid of a gestational carrier. It’s a story of her inner … Read the Story
Secondary Infertility and Egg Donation
Posted in Egg Donation on March 11, 2010 by Gail Sexton AndersonSecondary infertility is often overlooked or, sadly, dismissed as a 'real' infertility struggle. After all, if you have a child shouldn’t you be satisfied? If … Read the Story