When people seriously consider surrogacy, the journey is motivated by the person or couple's strong desire for parenthood. If you're a California resident, here are some important things you should know about fertility and surrogacy. Gestational surrogacy When it...
If you and your spouse or partner have tried to start a family without success, surrogacy is often an option for couples looking to have a biological child. Not all areas of the United States are favorable toward surrogacy. However, California has the friendliest...
Surrogacy agreements are put in place when a woman carries a baby for the parents who intend to raise the child as their own. The two types of surrogacy and donation agreements are traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy. Gestational surrogacy involves IVF...
California residents have options when it comes to starting a family. Some couples might decide to freeze embryos, but what happens if they go through a divorce? What happens if divorcing spouses fight over frozen embryos? Fertility is a complex issue, which means...
California couples trying to have a baby through a surrogate might already know all of the expensive hoops they have to jump through. Surrogacy can be a huge investment, costing both time and money to find the right arrangement. However, not all surrogacy agencies are...
If you're a female medical resident, doctor, or medical student and thinking about having children in the immediate or distant future, it may be best to start your family planning as early as possible. Female doctors and med students, some of whom are providing...
Couples struggling to get pregnant through IVF (in-vitro fertilization) are often offered a procedure known as "scratching the womb" as a last resort to conceive. As many as one-third of IVF clinics in Australia, New Zealand, and Britain offer this service, according...
When you are interested in building a family in California but find it a challenge, you can always turn to surrogacy. However, people often find the whole process very complicated, perhaps even daunting, making them fear or avoid it altogether. If you have been...
One of the most common fertility problems among women in California is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). While women who have this disease can still get pregnant, the condition can still impair their fertility and also brings the chance of other associated health...
California couples have many options to become parents. Gestational carriers, one of those options, are commonly confused for surrogates. What is the difference between gestational carriers and surrogates? A gestational carrier is a woman who carries a child for...