September 22, 2023
Zach & Leslie’s Story: Becoming Parents Through Surrogacy and Egg Donation
As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. But for couples who experience infertility, sometimes it takes a village to create their family. Everyone involved has an important role to play, but no role is more special than that of the egg donors and surrogates who give selflessly of themselves to […]
June 29, 2023
Resources for LGBTQ+ Intended Parents
The number of LGBTQ+ families is growing rapidly in the United States. According to the LGBTQ Family Building Survey, published by Family Equality in 2019, 63% of LGBTQ Millennials (ages 18-35) are considering expanding their families, primarily through assisted reproductive technology, foster care and adoption. The journey to parenthood can be challenging for LGBTQ+ couples […]
June 16, 2023
Speaking Out For Third Party LGBTQ+ Services
Infertility affects millions of people worldwide, and thankfully, the taboo surrounding it is slowly fading away. It is no longer a secret that starting a family could involve more than just two individuals, and this is where fertility specialists such as Dr. Daniel Skora come in. Working as a reproductive endocrinologist at Fertility Specialists of […]
June 8, 2023
Finding a Fertility Clinic that works for You – LGBTQ+
Family building can be an emotionally draining, financially burdensome, and overall cumbersome process for individuals, and members of the LGBTQ+ community often face additional challenges when seeking care and exploring options. It is important for everyone to have access to a provider who doesn’t make assumptions but rather asks questions and genuinely understands the unique […]
January 9, 2020
Happy Together
After going through her own infertility journey and becoming a mother through the gift of egg donation, author Julie Marie found various paths to parenthood were underrepresented in children’s literature. She wrote Happy Together, a collection of children’s books to help introduce young children to the family-building concepts of egg donation, embryo […]
December 12, 2019
Becoming a Family of 4
Hilton and Juan were married four years ago and they knew that they wanted to have a family. They first contacted Egg Donor Solutions about three years ago. They said the entire team was very educational, resourceful, professional, and compassionate. They appreciated that the egg donor database was continuously updated and that the donor’s profiles […]
December 7, 2018
Building Your Family Through Surrogacy: How to Choose Your Egg Donor
If you’re building your family through surrogacy, you may want or need to use an egg donor. Many people need to use egg donors. These include women who do not have viable eggs or who are concerned about passing on diseases or conditions that may be hereditary. Same-sex couples and single men will also […]
October 19, 2018
Gestational Surrogacy and Cord Blood Banking
Before intended parents and gestational surrogates come to an agreement, there are many things to be discussed, from compensation,to insurance coverage, to birthing plans. One important item you may not have discussed is cord blood banking. What is cord blood banking? Cord blood banking is the process of collecting and storing the blood from the […]
October 12, 2018
Why Become an Egg Donor?
Thinking about donating eggs? You may be surprised at the impact you can have. Couples cannot always have children on their own without the help of donor eggs. Your decision to donate can play a significant role in the lives of intended parents, their family, and their friends, not to mention the child that will […]