The following are descriptions of
gay-friendly businesses who can assist you in growing and nurturing
your family.
Agency for Surrogacy & Fertility Solutions, Inc.
818-386-0800
www.agency4solutions.com
Agency for Surrogacy & Fertility Solutions, Inc. has two very distinct branches -- a full-service gestational surrogacy agency and a broad-based fertility consulting division which assists people in creating fertility plans and locating egg donors. Our company offers practical guidance, knowledge and support in exploring all your fertility options. We help you make the right decisions, saving you countless dollars, time and heartache on your journey to parenthood. We are in constant communication with top medical professionals, researchers, legal experts and we keep current on cutting-edge treatments and those on the horizon. Our goal is to look at the total picture and come up with solutions specific to YOU.
A4SFS, co-owned by Kathryn Kaycoff Manos, MA and Lauri Berger de Brito, is one of the few agencies run by former Intended Parents - people who have gone through their own fertility struggles and found success on the other side. Known for first-rate, personalized support, our agency is the gold standard in providing the complete management of fertility and surrogacy journeys. A4SFS has responded to the needs of the gay community since its inception and does not discriminate whether or not you are pursuing parenthood as a single or couple.
Alternative Reproductive Resources
773-327-7315
www.arr1.com Since 1992, we have used our expertise to find exceptional, high-quality donors and match them with intended parents. We receive most of our referrals from leading reproductive endocrinologists in the Mid-West and Chicago, IL. These medical professionals refer patients to us because they trust in our knowledge and our ability to provide outstanding egg donors and gestational surrogate candidates to our clients.
We have been involved in thousands of births, and have intentionally grown our agency slowly to be sure that we are offering the right services to the right people at the right time, keeping a constant eye on technological and medical advances. All of us here at ARR are proud of our reputation for helping future parents navigate their way through this complicated and ever-changing process. Some of us have extensive personal knowledge in dealing with infertility issues. We combine our personal experiences along with the latest technological and medical advancements to provide the most comprehensive and caring reproductive resource program available. Our egg donor program is completely anonymous.
We believe that anyone willing to take on the challenges and joys of parenthood should have that opportunity. Everything we do, every day, is intended for that purpose alone. You want a healthy, happy baby...we can help. Please call 773-327-7315 or email infor@arr1.com. Melissa B. Brisman, Esq., LLC
201-505-0078
www.reproductivelawyer.com
Since 1996, New Jersey attorney Melissa Brisman has helped build
families. Attorney Brisman’s services include same-sex gestational
carrier arrangements, locating gestational carriers, and preparing
contracts for ovum, embryo and sperm donation arrangements. Her
highly trained staff works closely with the intended parents and
helps them through the carrier search, the organization of a home
study and obtaining criminal background checks. Attorney Brisman
also handles insurance reviews and completes second parent
adoptions, and pre-birth orders which direct the hospital or state
to place the parents’ names on the child’s birth certificate.
In December 2005, Brisman won a landmark ruling in favor of her
clients before a Pennsylvania judge. The judge determined that
Brisman’s clients, two men, were the legal parents of twins who
were anticipated to be born around January 2006 to a gestational
carrier. The judge ruled that the gay men, one being the biological
father of the twins, must be listed on the birth certificates of
each child as the sole legal parents, with no mother listed. In
March 2003, Brisman was the first attorney to get a lesbian couple
listed as parents on the birth certificate of their expectant baby
in New Jersey. One partner was carrying the baby, the other
provided the egg. In most cases the woman who delivers the baby is
named as the mother on the birth certificate then her partner must
adopt the child which could take several months or longer. Brisman
is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey,
and Massachusetts. With the assistance of Attorney Brisman, Steven
Pollack and David McGovern of New York City, became proud dads of
twin girls. Says Pollack, “Friends of ours highly recommended
Melissa. From the onset we felt extremely comfortable with Melissa
and her office staff.”
Bundles of Joy, LLC
954-987-5802
www.bundlesofjoyllc.com
Bundles of Joy, LLC is an egg donation and surrogacy agency based in South Florida but with donors worldwide. South Florida is the gateway to South and Central America, Europe, South Africa and the Caribbean allowing Bundles of Joy to recruit a wide variety of donors and enabling us to match your special profile. We have many traditional American donors, but we specialize in “hard-to-find” donors of all different ethnicities such as Jewish, Latin, black and mixed-race donors. We also have models, artists and athletes.
Bundles of Joy, LLC and its caring staff take the time to know our donors and our recipients and cater to their special needs. We will help you find your special donor if she is not already a Bundles of Joy donor by searching our worldwide databases and contacting our international sources. We can also help arrange for reproductive endocrinologists in foreign countries which can yield substantial cost-savings. We handle most of the logistics relative to out-of-state and foreign donors and recipients.
“Bundles of Joy was always on top of all the "moving parts," smoothing our constant worries and whipping everyone into shape! Thanks, Sara, you and your team were the best!” – Bruce and Joseph, SF
California Cryobank
800-231-3373
www.cryobank.com
California Cryobank is an international leader in the field of
sperm banking. Stringent quality controls and a vast selection of
donors have earned them the confidence of fertility specialists
worldwide. Their services include frozen donor semen, long term
semen and embryo storage, andrology services and cord blood
banking.
Circle Surrogacy, Ltd.
800-287-1713
www.CircleSurrogacy.com
Circle Surrogacy is the nation's oldest full service gay owned and gay focused surrogate-parenting agency, serving clients from around the USA and 26 countries worldwide. Since 1995, Circle Surrogacy has helped bring to the world over 225 babies, with unmatched success rates of close to 100% in clients becoming parents through egg donor surrogacy. Circle’s dedicated staff of professionals in Boston, New York, Indiana, Texas and Arizona is made up of lawyers, social workers, parents through surrogacy, surrogates and past clients.
Circle Surrogacy provides a choice of specialized clinics at locations throughout the country, a large selection of egg donors, swift matching with carefully screened surrogates, and a variety of flexible programs and financial options.
John Weltman, the president and owner of Circle Surrogacy, was the first to establish the right of couples to get insurance coverage for gestational surrogacy in MA, and has repeatedly obtained pre-birth orders and second parent adoptions for gay couples and singles throughout the country. John and his partner of 25 years (now husband!) began their surrogacy journey in 1991 and were among the very first gay couples ever to have children through surrogacy. As a widely considered expert in surrogacy for gay men John was interviewed and appeared in numerous publications, TV programs, and conferences throughout the USA, Europe, Canada, and Israel.
Cardone Reproductive Medicine & Infertility
781-438-9600
www.cardone.com
Philosophy & Mission Statement of Cardone Reproductive Medicine & Infertility. After working in the field of infertility for more than 20 years, and actually opening the first private self-contained IVF center in Canada, Dr. Cardone has always been involved in providing all possible advanced treatments for individuals faced with fertility challenges. Dr. Cardone and his team were the first in New England to introduce the most up-to-date techniques to help as many individuals and couples as possible. Just to name a few of these advanced treatments are: blastocyst embryo transfers, sperm microinjections, egg donation, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), epididymal sperm aspiration (microsurgical and percutaneous), among others.
Dr. Cardone’s ability to confront challenging and complex medical issues has been recognized by many of his peers. He always tries to help all individuals who consult him.
Dr. Cardone does not treat statistics, he treats people. If there is even a small chance to achieve a pregnancy, he and his team will do their very best to achieve success. However, before any treatment begins, Dr. Cardone and his team will discuss with patients truthfully their chances for success. Also, it is very important that all patients understand this information, evaluate the pros and cons (including medical, emotional and financial considerations) of pursuing or not pursuing treatment.
Dr. Cardone has always felt that the best people to make these decisions are the patients themselves, after they are given their options for treatment and their chances for success.
Dr. Cardone and his staff will treat all patients after they have the necessary information and give their input and consent for treatment, without regard for how they will affect the statistics. After all, they treat patients, not statistics.
Connecticut Fertility Associates
203-373-1200
www.CTfertility.com or www.EggDonorMatch.com
Founded in 1991 by Michael Doyle, MD, Connecticut Fertility
Associates (CFA) provides comprehensive fertility testing and
treatments for infertility which has enabled over 4,000 couples
(including numerous gay couples) to conceive and carry healthy
babies. CFA provides diagnosis and treatment of all conditions
related to fertility and miscarriage, such as ovulation disorders
including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS); anatomical problems
such as scar tissue, endometriosis and fibroids; male infertility;
and even unexplained infertility. Treatment options include
fertility medications; artificial insemination (IUI); laser
laparoscopy, hysteroscopy and microsurgical procedures; as well as
in vitro fertilization (IVF), including donor eggs and
surrogacy.
CFA’s strength lies in balancing the simplest approaches for some,
with the most advanced treatments for others, and in listening to
their patients when deciding which approach is right to achieve the
goal of getting pregnant.
Extraordinary Conceptions, LLC
760-798-2265
www.extraconceptions.com
Do you dream of having a family? Live the dream and call (760) 798-2265 or visit our website at www.extraconceptions.com and view over 600 donors and surrogates who are ready to help you achieve your dream of having your family.
Extraordinary Conceptions, LLC is owned and operated by an attorney, Stephanie M. Caballero, whose long struggle with infertility included more than 10 artificial inseminations (IUIs), three surgeries, three miscarriages, and 13 IVF procedures before finally realizing her dream when a surrogate carried her twins.
We are members of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), American Fertility Association (AFA), RESOLVE, and Society for Reproductive Professionals adhering to professional guidelines and ethics required by all professional members.
We are located in California and specialize in matching clients with surrogates who reside here due to the positive legal and medical environment for surrogacy and gay and lesbian parenting. Clients from the United States and around the world benefit from California's pre-birth paternity/maternity judgments and surrogacy laws.
Extraordinary Conceptions, LLC is owned by parents who have created their families through surrogacy. More importantly, they have dedicated their lives to assisting couples and individuals achieve their dreams of parenthood.
Family Source Consultants, LLC
815-725-7474
www.FamilySourceSurrogacy.com
Family Source Consultants, LLC is an Illinois based Surrogacy and Egg Donation agency. In, Illinois, a “Surrogacy-Friendly” state, your name(s) will go directly on the birth certificate without the necessity to go through an adoption process.
Our agency matches and facilitates Gestational Surrogacy and Egg Donation arrangements, and we work with same-sex or traditional couples/individuals of all races, religious and ethnic backgrounds. As parents through Surrogacy ourselves, we have a deep passion for assisting others with their family building endeavors. We know how much is involved, emotionally, financially, and otherwise, when building your family in this way, and will do everything we can to simplify this process for you.
There are so many family building options today and we are fortunate for this. For thousands and thousands of deserving parents-to-be around the world, Surrogacy and/or Egg Donation can be wonderful solutions!
Please browse through our website to learn more about Family Source Consultants and contact us to get your journey started. We pride ourselves on working with excellent Gestational Surrogate and Egg Donor candidates and we’d love to help you achieve your parenthood goal. Please call us at 815.725.7474 or e-mail info@FamilySourceSurrogacy.com
Growing Generations
323-965-7500
www.growinggenerations.com
Founded in 1996, Los Angeles based Growing Generations is the
oldest and largest surrogacy and egg donation firm dedicated to
serving the gay and lesbian community in the United States and
around the world. Unlike most agencies, their surrogates are fully
insured as well as medically and psychologically screened, greatly
reducing the financial and emotional risks to clients. Growing
Generations is owned by gay and lesbian parents who have created
their families through surrogacy, egg donation, and assisted
reproduction. Their clients from the United States and around the
world have benefited from California’s pre-birth
paternity/maternity judgments and surrogacy laws. Growing
Generations has one of the highest pregnancy success rates in the
surrogacy industry with more than 60% of their clients using the
IVF process achieving pregnancy on the first attempt and 90% by the
second or third attempt. They have more than 15 years of combined
professional experience in the surrogacy industry and have
dedicated their lives to assisting members of the gay and lesbian
community achieve their dreams of parenthood.
IVF New Jersey
800-IVF-NJ44 (483-6544)
www.ivfnj.com
When Dr. Susan Treiser and Dr. Michael Darder founded IVF New
Jersey in 1990, their goal was to create a fertility practice that
combined the most advanced medicine with personalized care in a
private setting. Since then, IVF NJ has helped bring thousands of
babies to couples and individuals and can boast exceptional
pregnancy rates for IVF (In-vitro fertilization) and egg donation.
IVF NJ has mastered an advanced form of IVF, called blastocyst that
has vastly reduced the rate of giving birth to multiples. Also IVF
NJ accepts many types of insurance plans as well as offering a
low-interest treatment payment plan. For those without insurance,
they offer a discounted rate. Dr. Jeryl Natofsky, who joined IVF NJ
in 2000 says, “Most of our patients are from New Jersey but for egg
donation and gestational surrogacy, because we have one of the most
successful programs in the world, we see patients from all over the
world.”
With offices in central and southern New Jersey, IVF NJ is
gay-friendly and has helped gays and lesbians build families. With
the assistance of IVF NJ, New Jersey moms, Marcye and Karen
Nicholson-McFadden have two beautiful children. Says Marcye,
“Working with IVF NJ was really great. When we first went there in
1998, I was not sure they had worked with too many lesbian couples.
But they handled everything professionally, we never felt the the
least bit uncomfortable and didn’t face any discrimination. Going
back three years later for our second child was even better because
they understood the needs of the gay and lesbian community more.”
Continues Marcye, “We worked primarily with Dr. Natofsky for
Karen’s pregnancy – and he was great! We just can’t say enough good
about him. His expertise and professionalism are top-notch and his
‘bed-side’ manner really sets him apart. He knows how to relate to
people and he seems to take a personal interest in your success. A
terrific doctor and person.”
M.A.Z.E. Cord Blood Laboratories
877-629-3522
www.mazecordblood.com
M.A.Z.E. Cord Blood Laboratories offers expectant parents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect their children from a variety of diseases. More and more uses for cord blood are being discovered every day, making cord blood banking a valuable investment for your family.
M.A.Z.E. Cord Blood Laboratories gives parents access to state-of-the-art cord blood banking. You can get the same technology as with other cord blood banks, at a fraction of the cost. M.A.Z.E. uses top-quality processing and storage techniques without expensive marketing campaigns.
Whether you are using donor sperm, using a surrogate, or adopting a newborn, M.A.Z.E. can help you bank your baby’s cord blood. Give us a call at (877) MAZELAB (629-3522) or (914) 683-0000 or visit our Web site at www.mazecordblood.com today to learn more.
New England Fertility Institute
203-325-3200
www.nefertility.com
Founded in 1991 by Gad Lavy, M.D., the New England Fertility Institute is a patient oriented reproductive program, which provide advanced medical care with out losing sight of the emotional impact of infertility.
Our facility is equipped with state of the art medical technology, an accredited surgical suite, and laboratories designed specifically for advanced reproductive technologies. We offer all fertility services on site for maximum convenience, including genetic counseling, third party reproduction services including gestational surrogacy and cryopreservation of sperm and eggs.
The physicians and laboratory staff at New England Fertility Institute are well known for their experience in advanced reproductive technology and having achieved over 10,000 pregnancies. New England Fertility has received national attention and awards, for achieving the first pregnancy from frozen egg, and subsequent birth, allowing for additional options for third party patients.
New England Fertility Institute is located in Stamford Hamden and Shelton Connecticut. To receive information please contact mwelch@nefertility.com or visit our website at www.nefertility.com.
Our Fairy Godmother, Inc.
1-877-240-4351
www.ourfairygodmother.com
I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce our egg donor agency – www.ourfairygodmother.com, and what sets us apart from other agencies. Our greatest achievement so far is our fantastic pregnancy statistics of 78% with a two fresh embryo transfer!
We have approximately 100 outstanding donors with new donors joining daily. The majority of our donors are educated, married with children. Many are repeat proven donors and gestational carriers. We like to refer to them as triple proven which provides our clients with such an excellent success rate.
Our extensive online database may be accessed at no charge. There are 31 pages of information on each donor including personal, physical details, education, characteristics, genetic, reproductive health and three generation medical history plus many photos.
Prior to establishing Our Fairy Godmother, our President was the Clinical Director of a fertility clinic for 15 years and has extensive experience in reproductive medicine. She co-authored 25 research papers, testified as an expert government witness. She is a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Naples Chamber of Commerce, Naples Jr Women’s Club, and has done extensive media – television, radio, newspaper, magazines, including CNN and 2 award winning documentaries.
Park Avenue Fertility & Reproductive Medicine
203-372-6700
www.parkavefertility.com
Donor egg is a revolutionary therapy in the treatment of infertility, as now virtually all couples who otherwise would not be able to conceive a baby can now do so. Revolutionary therapies require the most advanced, cutting edge technologies. The Egg Donation Program at Park Avenue Fertility provides the most advanced, assisted reproductive techniques with its on site, state of the art IVF laboratory. Dr. Andrew Levi, a board certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist and his highly experienced, Egg Donation team match couples regardless of sexual orientation to young, healthy donors with the attributes that are most important to the couple. Dr. Levi works with single intended parents and lesbian and gay couples interested in family building. Along with the latest scientific techniques, couples experience the art of individualized care by Dr. Levi and his compassionate team who are passionate about helping you to achieve the gift of life. Relax in our modern and nurturing office suite for all of your visits and let Dr. Levi and his team work for you.
In addition to the Egg Donation and Surrogacy Programs, Park Avenue Fertility also offers In Vitro Fertilization, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) to detect genetic and chromosomal abnormalities as well as for family balancing, Donor and Artificial Insemination and Embryo and Gamete Freezing. Dr. Andrew Levi completed his residency training at Georgetown University, and then completed a three year advanced clinical fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the prestigious National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington D.C. Park Avenue Fertility is recognized as an Accredited Ultrasound Practice by the Ultrasound Practice Council of the American Institute of Ultrasound.
Simple Surrogacy
1-866-41-SURRO
www.SimpleSurrogacy.com
Simple Surrogacy, LLC is a Surrogacy and Egg Donation agency located in Texas, a Surrogacy-friendly state, but we work in every state, as well as internationally, to match IP's to wonderful Surrogates and Egg Donors. As well as matching many Gestational Surrogates, we are one of the last agencies still working with and matching Traditional Surrogates.
Our mission is to create families for those who need a little extra
help in making their dreams of parenthood a reality. Simple Surrogacy caters to those who do not wish to pay the normally exorbitant agency fees. We believe you should receive quality services and personal attention without going broke in the process. Our staff are experienced in the creation of Gay and Lesbian families through surrogacy, having made many happy couples into joyful parents.
As Surrogates and Egg Donors ourselves, we are experienced in every aspect of Surrogacy and would be happy to guide you to the family of your dreams.
Please browse through our website to learn more about Simple Surrogacy and contact us to get your journey started. We pride ourselves on excellent service with low-cost, all-inclusive agency fees. Please call 1-866-41-SURRO, or visit simplesurrogacy.com to learn more.
The Sperm Bank of California
510-841-1858
www.thespermbankofca.org
THE SPERM BANK OF CALIFORNIA has been making the dream of family a reality since 1982 when we were established as the first sperm bank in the US to serve lesbians and single women. From personalized customer service and customized fertility education to helping recipients find supportive medical professionals, we provide our recipients with a unique family building experience.
Identity-Release® Program: TSBC pioneered the 1st program worldwide to enable adult offspring to receive their donor’s identifying information. Our Identity-Release® Program is the most thoroughly developed open-identity program available, backed by years of research and experience.
Connections: Our family contact program makes contact possible between families who share a donor. We are one of only three sperm banks nationwide who offer this service.
Research: TSBC conducts research on the psychosocial implications of donor insemination to enhance societal acceptance of alternative family building and to inform and challenge industry practices.
