FILMMAKER GEORGE LUCAS AND WIFE WELCOME BABY GIRL VIA SURROGATE
"Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson became parents to a baby girl born via surrogate, his representatives said on Monday. Everest Hobson Lucas was born on August 9th and is the first biological child for Lucas, 69, and Hobson, 44. Read...
SHADY GROVE FERTILITY PARTICIPATES IN THE THRIVE-IVF RESEARCH STUDY
Study to help improve pregnancy success rates and outcomes in women with a history of repeated In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) failures. “We are pleased to be part of the Thrive-IVF Research Study to help evaluate a unique treatment option that could help improve...
MORE COUPLES, LIKE JIMMY FALLON AND HIS WIFE, ARE TURNING TO SURROGACY
In late July, Jimmy Fallon surprised his fans by announcing that he and his wife, Nancy Juvonen, had a brand new baby girl. Now, Fallon has revealed a second baby surprise: daughter Winnie Rose Fallon is here thanks to a surrogate. Read More... *Disclaimer: Sara M....
STORY OF A SURROGATE: FUTURE OUTCOMES
This week on Mornings, we examined the topic of surrogacy - the process of finding a woman to carry a baby for somebody else. We've also examined the legal side of surrogacy, discussing the ins and outs with a family lawyer, as well as speaking with the founder of...
CELEBRITY CHEF YOTAM OTTOLENGHI ANNOUNCES BIRTH OF HIS FIRST SON THROUGH SURROGACY
Ottolenghi wrote for the Guardian on Monday to announce the birth of his son to he and partner Karl Allen. The couple paid £65,000 to have their sperm used to fertilise the eggs of a donor in California. Read More... *Disclaimer: Sara M. Clay, P.C. has not reviewed...
EGG DONATION A SPECIAL GIFT FOR INFERTILE COUPLES
Dealing with infertility can be an isolating, lonely experience with only medical professionals to turn to for help. But author Maria Duffy, 44, decided to reach out by giving others the gift of life. Read More... *Disclaimer: Sara M. Clay, P.C. has not...
CELEBRITIES BUILDING FAMILIES THROUGH SURROGACY
The latest celeb news on how Giuliana Rancic and Bill -- and 17 other celebs -- used surrogates to expand their families! Read More.... *Disclaimer: Sara M. Clay, P.C. has not reviewed the contents of this external website, nor can we endorse them or...
TAIWAN COUPLES SEEK SURROGACY ABROAD TO ESCAPE BAN
Three years ago Mr and Ms Lee fulfilled their dream of parenthood with the help of a surrogate mother. But like many Taiwanese couples in their position, they were forced to seek surrogacy abroad because the procedure is illegal at home. Read more... ...
FERTILITY LOAN FUND PAYS IT FORWARD
Alan and Emily Feit tried four times to have a child through in vitro fertilization (IVF), an infertility treatment that can cost well over $10,000 per attempt. On the fifth try, however, they ended up with twins — and now they want to help others in similar...
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS AND PARTNER DAVID BURTKA ARE EACH BIOLOGICAL FATHER TO ONE OF THEIR TWINS
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burkta became parents of twins in October. In case you were wondering whose sperm was used to inseminate the surrogate mother, here is your answer: “We inserted two eggs, one with my sperm, one with David’s sperm and they both took,” he...
INNOVATION IN FERTILITY MEDICINE MATURES
FERTILITY medicine has come a long way since the birth in the UK of Louise Brown, the world’s first human "test-tube baby", conceived via in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) on July 25 1978. In the intervening 35 years, about 5-million babies have been born through IVF...
WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS SURROGATE MOTHER AGREEMENT
MADISON, Wis.—Surrogacy agreements allowing for a woman to carry the child of another who is unable to get pregnant are valid contracts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday, drawing praise from those who are working to make it easier for such deals to occur....
LANDMARK WIN FOR GAY PARENTS
AUSTRALIA--A landmark court ruling has given two gay men legal parentage of their surrogate child. The two men, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were in a committed relationship for 12 years before having a child through an altruistic surrogacy arrangement in...
NEW IVF METHOD USES TIME-LAPSE SNAPSHOTS TO BOOST LIVE BIRTHS
LONDON -- British fertility experts have devised a new IVF technique that takes thousands of snapshots of a developing embryo that they say can help doctors pick those most likely to implant successfully and develop into healthy babies. Read More... *Disclaimer: Sara...
