Surrogate’s Journey

A Gestational Carrier’s Perspective Carmen Ventura started thinking about the the possibility of being a Gestational Carrier after she saw an ad on social media.  Carmen loved being pregnant, she has 2 children of her own, and started to talk to her friends to see what they thought about it. After spending some time talking to […]

May Your Fertility be Compromised if You Have the Breast Cancer Gene?

May Your Fertility be Compromised if You Have the Breast Cancer Gene? A gene mutation that is linked to a greater risk of breast cancer may also be tied to potential fertility problems, researchers report. The BRCA1 gene mutation, which raises the risk of breast cancer by 80 percent, may be linked to having fewer […]

Can Smoking or Secondhand Smoke Increase Risk of Fertility

Can Smoking or Secondhand Smoke Increase Risk of Fertility Smokers are more likely to have fertility problems than nonsmokers. If you smoke for many years, or smoke many cigarettes per day, your risk for fertility problems is increased. When you smoke, more than 7000 chemicals spread throughout your entire body and all of your organs. […]

Acupuncture and Infertility

Acupuncture and Infertility Acupuncture is one of the most popular forms of alternative medicine used to improve fertility and possibly treat infertility. What exactly is acupuncture? Acupuncture is an ancient healing practice originating in China.  The theory behind acupuncture is that all disease is caused by a disruption in the body’s energy system. Energy flows […]

Foods that Will Boost Your Fertility

Foods that Will Boost Your Fertility Eating right is one step that you can include in your journey that is not painful, expensive or hard to do. A healthy body helps in every aspect of your life, including just feeling better and having more energy. The first thing to do is to achieve and maintain […]

Infertility and Offspring Development

Infertility and Offspring Development There always seem to be ongoing concerns that conception through infertility treatment may negatively impact the development of offspring. But a new study hopes to alleviate these concerns, after finding that children conceived through infertility treatment were at no higher risk for early developmental delays than those who were not conceived […]

Is Too Much Exercise Hurting My Chances of Conceiving?

Is Too Much Exercise Hurting My Chances of Conceiving? When people think of being healthy,  one of the first thing that comes to mind is exercise. It’s good for you, gets your heart pumping and blood flowing, but if you are having trouble conceiving, is too much of a good workout a  bad thing? “We’ve […]

Infertility Patients-feel a lack of support

Infertility Patients-feel a lack of support Infertility can be a very lonely and isolated process causing patients to feel very alone.  Everywhere they look someone is pregnant and glowing!  Inside they are feeling isolated and sad.  Infertility treatment can cause lots of highs and lows.  Not only are the patients giving themselves shots of additional […]

Why Does it Cost So Much to Use a Surrogate

Why Does it Cost so Much to use a Gestational Carrier? We are often asked what is the estimated costs for using a Gestational Carrier.  There are so many different scenarios to this option that it does create some confusion on when it comes to figuring and planning for all the costs associated  with everything. […]

Nurses Make Excellent Egg Donors & Surrogates

Nurses Make Excellent Egg Donors & Gestational Carriers We have found that some of our best egg donors & Gestational Carriers are women in the nursing or medical field.  They not only have the selfless drive to help others, but they also have a wonderful understanding of the medical process. Their schedules are usually flexible […]

What is the Difference Between Fresh vs Frozen Donor Egg

What is the Difference Between Fresh vs Frozen Donor Egg When deciding to use an egg donor to build and grow your family, now you have the choice of doing an in vitro fertilization cycle with an egg donor you have selected as your donor who cycles with you, or purchasing frozen eggs from an […]

Why Do Women Become Surrogates

Why Do Women Become Gestational Carriers The article below in the Huffington Post struck a cord with me.  While there is financial compensation to being a Gestational Carrier, it surely isn’t the motivating factor that makes a woman decide to do this for another person or couple.  In Ohio, the average compensation is $22,000 to carry […]

Ethnic egg donors needed-Apply at Compassionate Beginnings

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Do Multiple Egg Donations Affect Future Fertility?

Do Multiple Egg Donations Affect Future Fertility? Over the years, we are often asked this question by potential egg donors and their families. During the egg donation process, only one “cycle” of eggs are retrieved, so the donor will “lose” this amount of eggs each month regardless if she is donating or going though a […]

Why Chromosome Errors are High in Women’s Eggs

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How Many Eggs Will I Donate to a Couple?

How Many Eggs Will I Donate to a Couple? The number of eggs produced, retrieved, and donated in an egg donor cycle varies. The typical range is between 10-20 eggs retrieved, however not all the eggs will successfully fertilize after retrieval and develop into healthy embryos. About 10-14 healthy embryos generally result from 20 eggs. […]