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cnn sanjay gupta surgeon general

I have praised Dr. Gupta on the blog before [“Egg Donation and the Economy”, October 28] as the only journalist to point out the biggest flaw in the “egg donor surge” story: most women who apply for egg donation, about 9 out of 10, do not qualify.

nafg egg donor database

Now that our database has grown to include about 80 egg donor candidates, we have made it much easier to navigate and search information.

boston herald surge egg donatio

This time it’s in the Boston Herald. Sanford Benardo is quoted:Benardo said the egg donation and surrogacy agency has seen applications from potential egg donors double the [egg donation] agency pays female donors a flat rate of $10,000 after a woman’s eggs are retrieved.

cbs egg donation in new york

Tonight, Cindy Hsu of CBS New York contributed yet another story about the growing popularity of egg donation, featuring Northeast Assisted Fertility Groups egg donor program.

donor egg decision making seminar

NAFG President Sanford Benardo will be participating in a Donor Egg Decision Making Seminar sponsored by the Baystate Chapter of Resolve. It will take place at the Childrens Hospital in Waltham, MA on Saturday, February 7 from 9:30 AM to 5 PM.

cbs panel discussion egg donation

Katherine Benardo, director of the egg donation program at Northeast Assisted Fertility Group, will be among the panelists on CBS Early Show this Saturday morning. There will also be an egg donor candidate and a doctor (Dr. Zeke Emanuel, brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel) for the panel discussion, which will be shot live in the studio.

cbs economy egg donations

Saturdays feature of Northeast Assisted Fertility Groups egg donation program on CBS The Early Show (As Economy Falls, Egg Donations Rise) was not unlike other coverage weve seen about the surge in egg donation the faltering economy compels more and more young women to consider becoming egg donors and as the manager of the egg donation program, I remind them of the other realities involved:

new york times infertility treatment

It was a shock to learn that “Octo Mom” got pregnant with all those babies through IVF (in vitro fertilization) rather than just IUI (intrauterine insemination): what doctor would transfer all those embryos? Unfortunately, there are a few unethical doctors out there who make the industry look like a freak show.

cnn octuplets fertility clinic

CNN has run an article, Six embryos?! How to avoid a fertility fiasco which spotlights the birth of octuplets to Nadya Suleman last month, and the picture this has painted of fertility clinics.

tell child conceived with donor egg

Of course, only you can make a decision about your child. But in my experience, openness and honesty is rewarded with respect. On the other hand, secrecy and deception fosters anger and resentment.