The following are descriptions of
gay-friendly businesses who can assist you in growing and nurturing
your family.
A Baby Step Adoption
1-888-505-ADOPT (23678)
www.ababystepadoption.com
A Baby Step Adoption, a division of our licensed agency
Adoption Associates, has been helping build happy families for over 25 years.
In 2008, the director, Barbara Casey, Esquire, traveled to Washington, DC to
receive the “Angels in Adoption Award” from the Congressional Coalition on
Adoption for her work. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Adoption
Attorneys and a lecturer on adoption issues for state and local bar associations.
A Baby Step Adoption offers extensive services under one
roof: all adoption legal services, surrogacy, nationwide matching for domestic
newborns for single parent, co-parent, and traditional families, embryo
adoptions and donations, homestudies, counseling, and full agency services. We
do not have a waiting list and a match time of three to nine months, some even
sooner. Let our caring staff guide you through your adoption journey. We bring
families together one step at a time.
Melissa B. Brisman, Esq., LLC
1 Paragon Drive, Suite 160
Montvale, NJ 07645
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."
Carole LieberWilkins
1460 Westwood Blvd., Ste. 204
Los Angeles, CA
90024
4505 Las Virgenes Road, Ste. 217
Calabasas, CA
91302
310-470-9049
www.LAfamilybuilding.com
Carole LieberWilkins is a Licensed Marriage and Family
Therapist in private practice in West Los Angeles, providing individual,
couples and group counseling.
A specialist in the field of reproductive medicine, adoption and family
building options since 1986, she became a founding member of Resolve of Greater
Los Angeles in 1987 and served on the Board of Directors in various positions
for the next 14 years.
Primary services include: helping parents feel comfortable
talking with their kids about how they built their families; providing required
“clearance letters” for donors or gestational carriers; helping parents and
donors/GCs forge healthy, lasting relationships; teaching positive family
building language; couples counseling; support through reproductive medicine
procedures; and resources for adoption, donor and surrogate agencies.
She has been the keynote speaker at several Resolve
symposia, and a presenter at the professional meetings of the American
Psychological Association, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine,
Organon Nurses Symposia and Kaiser Hospitals.
In addition, her own experience creating a family through
adoption and ovum donation deepens her understanding of the challenges others
face when exploring these complex family building options.Carole can be contacted at: (310) 470-9049, email: familybuilding@verizon.net, www.LAfamilybuilding.com.
The Center
for Human Reproduction
300
Community Dr.
Manhasset,
NY 11030
516-562-BABY
(2229)
www.northshorelijivf.com
The Center
for Human Reproduction has helped more than 20,000 babies come into
being. As part of the North Shore-LIJ Health
System, the Center for Human Reproduction is held to the highest quality
standards and is at the forefront of innovation and technology. It is
the longest-standing program on
Long Island, with a successful history that dates back to 1976.
The
Center’s physicians work with each patient to determine a treatment plan
that
is best suited to the patient’s individual needs. Each physician is
Board Certified in OB/GYN, Reproductive
Endocrinology and Infertility, and holds academic appointments.
The
Center’s laboratories are the most advanced and secure facilities in the
region, certified by both New York State and the College of American
Pathologists. Additionally, the
Center works to ensure that the process of achieving parenthood is
without
added stress; the Center offers unique financing options to help make
fertility
treatments accessible to all and has offices conveniently located
throughout
Long Island and Queens.
Services
include:
• Donor Egg
• In Vitro
Fertilization (IVF)
•Intrauterine
Insemination (IUI)
• Fertility
treatment assessments<
•
Reproductive surgery
•
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis/Screening (PGD/PGS)
Counseling
Circle
Surrogacy
www.circlesurrogacy.com
www.facebook.com/circlesurrogacy
617-439-9900
Circle
Surrogacy is the nation's oldest full service gay owned and gay focused
surrogate-parenting agency, serving clients from around the USA more than 30 countries
worldwide. Since 1995, Circle Surrogacy has helped bring to the world over 350
babies, with unmatched success rates of close to 100% in clients becoming
parents through egg donor surrogacy. Our dedicated staff of professionals in
Boston, New York, Indiana, and Colorado is made up of lawyers, social workers,
parents through surrogacy, and former surrogates and egg donors.
Circle provides
a full line of surrogacy and egg donation options, including the world's first
"Guaranteed Baby" plan, and programs that provide cost savings
through the use of innovative frozen Egg Bank and Egg Sharing
arrangements. We offer a choice of specialized clinics at locations throughout
the USA, a large selection of egg donors, and swift matching with carefully
screened surrogates.
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.
Cryos International - NY, LLC: Sperm Bank
(866) 366-6777
www.cryosinternational.com/ny
Cryos International - NY, LLC is one of the largest network of sperm banks worldwide with operations in Denmark, India, and the United States. Founded in 1987 by Ole Schou in Denmark, Cryos International has a large number of diverse and highly qualified donors held to the strictest testing standards. Visit our donor list to view Extended Donor Profiles, Staff Impressions and Baby Photos of our donors free of charge. We look forward to hearing from you!
Fertility
Institute of NJ and NY
201-666-4200
toll free at 877-666-4201
www.lgbtfertility.com
"Where
New Hope is Born: Although at first glance it may seem that gay and lesbian
couples have a limited spectrum of options for reproduction, new technologies,
provided by open-minded professionals, allow for a wide variety of attractive
solutions for the family you dream of. The Fertility Institute provides
the latest in reproductive technology within a fully versatile, all-inclusive
center, where you receive all the personalized care and support of a private
physician's office and simultaneously benefit from the Institute's
state-of-the-art medical facilities, surgical suite, and laboratories.
Daniel Navot MD, the
founder and medical Director of the Fertility Institute of NJ and NY, has been
working with same sex couples for over 30 years. Dr. Navot revolutionized
the field of reproductive medicine by pioneering the first egg donation program
in the world in 1985. His world-renowned expertise has distinguished us
as one of the leading centers in the world, with success rates that rival the
largest university-based fertility programs in the U.S. and Europe. New
technologies allow you to have more freedom, choices and rights than ever
before. We want to help you create your ideal family. Dr. Navot
will work with you to achieve the outcome you most desire."
Fertility
Specialists of Houston, Giving Life to Dreams.
Today,
individuals and couples who desire a family have numerous treatment options and
physicians to choose from. It is crucial to choose an experienced physician
with medical expertise and communication skills that accurately compliment your
needs. The doctors that comprise Fertility Specialists of Houston (FSH) share a
vision that springs from their recognition that quality, expertise, compassion
and communication must combine to deliver exquisite treatment. The doctors of
FSH strive to offer sound medical advice while guiding you in making choices
that result in safe, successful treatment outcomes. The facility boasts a
modern IVF Lab and hormone andrology laboratory. FSH prides itself on
having an experienced nursing team who are proficient at guiding couples
through complicated treatment regimes while simultaneously offering
individualized compassionate care. In addition, Fertility Specialists of
Houston (FSH) offers psychological support services that can help you
effectively cope with the unique emotional issues surrounding fertility
treatments. Fertility Specialists of Houston currently offers four
locations around Houston to accommodate patients. Offices are located in
Sugar Land, Webster, and Katy, with the central location, in the Medical
Center, at 7900 Fannin, in Houston.
Please
visit us at: www.FertilitySpecialistsofHouston.com
Friberg
Medical Associates
847-835-3388
www.fribergmedical.com
Friberg
Medical Associates is a small independent private practice with offices in
Glencoe and in Downtown Chicago at the Water Tower Place. Dr Friberg has been
helping couples with fertility solutions since the late 60’s in Sweden. In 1981
he had the first successful IVF in the Midwest, and he continues to be on the
forefront of new technologies. Currently Friberg Medical Associates offers all
contemporary fertility treatment, including ovarian stimulation,
intrauterine/intratubal insemination, male infertility evaluation, In Vitro
Fertilization, donor eggs, and surrogate treatment as well as donor
insemination. Dr. Friberg is the only reproductive endocrinologist in
Chicagoland offering the new, less invasive, outpatient ablation treatment of
uterine fibroids, (Ablate 2000). His practice strives to provide individual
based care, with a focus on the patient, thus returning to the human side of
medicine. We are not a very large practice, and thus can focus on each
patient’s individual needs. Dr. Friberg’s expertise, care, and compassion are
un-matched and patients that receive treatment at Friberg Medical Associates
realize they are getting the best care in Chicagoland. He doesn’t fit the
patient into the treatment, he fits the treatment to the patient.
Gifted
Journeys
(818) 505-3026
www.GiftedJourneys.com
Gifted
Journeys offers the highest level of professional care for couples and
individuals looking to grow their families, and the young women who choose to
become egg donors.
Our amazing
staff has over twenty years of combined experience in recruiting top quality
donor candidates, personal matching, and facilitating cycles.
We work
with families from all over the world; of every race, religion, and sexual
orientation. We strive to keep our database of donors as diverse and
unique as you are!
For more
information, please log onto www.GiftedJourneys.com or call (818) 505-3026.
We look
forward to being a part of YOUR journey!
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.”
Karma of Baby LLC
+1-508-202-4979 (US Eastern Time)
www.karmaofbaby.com
We help people achieve their
dreams of having a baby in an affordable way by arranging IVF and surrogacy in
India at 1/3rd the costs of the U.S. We choose only the best hospitals,
UK-trained doctors, an experienced attorney and luxurious bed & breakfast
accommodations for your surrogacy journey.
The Law Firm of Victoria Ferrara, PC
Creating Families, LLC
203-255-9877
VFerrara@VictoriaFerrara.com
www.AssistedReproductionLaw.com
Attorney Victoria Ferrara-Loris founded Creating Families, LLC in order to further her law firm’s work in assisting people to create the families of their dreams.
Both Creating Families, LLC and The Law Firm of Victoria T. Ferrara, PC provide the finest and most attentive boutique representation for their clients who are taking the journey toward parenthood, and for the surrogates and gestational carriers who are giving the gift of life and family to these Intended Parents.
Attorney Ferrara has represented numerous couples and singles, gay and straight, from the United States and many other countries, including Italy, England, Israel, Hong Kong and Argentina. The work of the company and the firm incorporates matching Intended Parents and Surrogates; attending to and assisting the journey from the initial contact through the birth of the child; drafting legal contracts for gestational surrogacy, traditional surrogacy, egg donation, sperm donation, and embryo donation; and handling or facilitating court proceedings to ensure that the Parents will be named on the child’s birth certificate. Call or email for a consultation.
Long Island IVF
631-752-0606
www.longislandivf.com
At Long Island IVF, our
approach to providing infertility care centers around providing the best care
on an individualized basis. We start with the finest physicians who have the
highest possible qualifications and national certifications. Our team has the
full range of infertility technologies and treatments available to provide you
with the most effective personalized treatment plans. This includes IUIs, In
Vitro Fertilization, ICSI, PGD, Donor Egg and Donor Embryo Programs, Male
Infertility Treatment, Cryopreservation of sperm and embryos, Sperm Banking and
Donor Sperm Programs, and Wellness Programs. All of this is provided in cutting edge, convenient
facilities. We offer early morning and late evening hours to accommodate your
schedule. We know what it means to have a family of your own and we know what
it takes to get there. Let us help you today. Visit our Website at www.longislandivf.com or call 631-752-0606 to schedule an appointment.
Lotus
Blossom Consulting
Lotus
Blossom Consulting helps intended parents explore their options for biological
families in the U.S. and globally.
Through strong strategic alliances, LBC Consultants brings together the
unbiased resources and professionals necessary to accomplish the end family
building goals. LBC
Consultants provide guidance
and resources to help individuals plan financially, physically and emotionally
through the stressful demands of the infertility process. Consults also include
access to financial and estate planning benefits. For more information about Lotus Blossom Consulting, LLC,
call toll free (877) 881-2685, email
mindy@lotusblossomconsulting.com or visit the web at www.lotusblossomconsulting.com
