Family Creations is proud to announce that we have expanded our services to include both egg donation and surrogacy! Through extensive marketing and recruitment, we already have a handful of wonderful approved surrogates (some of them previous surrogates) who have been fully evaluated and are just waiting to be matched with intended parents. Family Creations… Read more »
Myth Busters on Egg Donation
There are many misconceptions surrounding egg donation. Elaine Gordon and Peggy Orlin, both mental health professionals specializing in third party reproduction shed some light on some of these myths. Myth Busters on Egg Donation by Elaine R. Gordon, Ph.D. and Peggy Orlin, MFT, Members of the AFA Mental Health Advisory Council Myths surrounding gamete donation,… Read more »
Why It’s Love – Not Blood – That Makes a Family
Co-Founder, Stephanie Goldman-Levich of Family Creations wrote an article that was published on fertilityauthority.com. She shares her personal adoption story, and why she believes that it is love, not blood, that makes a family. “I’ve Always Known I Was Adopted” By Stephanie Goldman-Levich, April 14, 2010 I started Family Creations — an international egg… Read more »
What to Expect When Expecting…A Donor Child
By: Piave Pitisci Lake, M.D., Member of The AFA Mental Health Advisory Council We all think about heredity when we think about having a baby. Who will the baby look like? Who will the baby be like in personality or temperament? Who do we want the baby to be like? Will the baby be healthy… Read more »
Another Celebration of Surrogate Children
Every successful birth through the Family Creations surrogacy program is a huge accomplishment for our team and the families we’ve helped. We’re excited to announce that two more healthy surrogate children were born from the efforts of our facility in Maryland. Congratulations! Congratulations to the G. Family on the birth of their two beautiful babies…. Read more »
Local Donors vs. Non-Local Donors – What’s the Difference?
When selecting an egg donor, there are many things that future parents consider. Hair color, family health history, and ethnicity are examples of some of things that clients think about. After days of searching, some client’s will hone in on one or two potential donors that seem to encompass the characteristics they had been looking… Read more »
Parents Welcome Home Their New Baby Girl
Baby Born Via Egg Donation Family Creations congratulates the M. Family from Los Angeles on the arrival of their beautiful little girl! She is as perfect as can be, and she’s here just in time for the holiday season. This newest baby is born via egg donation. Her selfless donor has helped make the M…. Read more »
The Donor Egg Decision – By Dr. Guy Ringler with California Fertility Partners
THE DONOR EGG DECISION By Guy Ringler, M.D. THE TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY HAS UNDERGONE DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. THE APPROACH TO TREATMENT HAS CHANGED AS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE HAVE ALL PROGRESSED IN THIS STILL RELATIVELY NEW AREA OF MEDICINE. AS A RESULT OF THESE ADVANCEMENTS THE PREGNANCY RATES TODAY WITH… Read more »