fertility

Surrogacy, egg and sperm donation, as well as Adoption put a huge strain on a couple's marriage or partnership. We all know this whether we acknowledge it or not. Which is why I teamed up with Expert, Kristen Magnacca, for today's show. She provides ALOT of great insight for couples who have no where else to go. There are also issues of jealousy, guilt, sadness, loss, and vulnerability that many choose not to address. In fact, she noted that couples need to start (together) with the five things to help you, as a couple, survive infertility.

They are as follows:

"You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give" Kahlil Gibran

There is no greater gift that a woman can give, then the gift of life. As we enter the second month of 2010 and some of those new year resolutions start to fade, egg donation is a selfless act that will forever be appreciated and may change the life of a woman in a way you can only imagine. Whether the donated compensation which you will receive matter to you or not, the act of giving touches the soul and remains forever appreciated.

Women, Their Bioloigical Clock, and Their Eggs - For women who are contemplating how to balance family and career, there is an important study out of the University of St. Andrews and Edinburgh University in Scotland. They found that women have lost 90 percent of their eggs by the time they are 30 years old, and only have about 3 percent remaining by the time they are 40. Well, what does that mean to you? That means that you need to be proactive in your decisions that you make now, as it may affect your ability to have your own genetic chilldren in the future.

First, let's start out with a moment of silence for all of the people of Haiti. Please make donations via www.whitehouse.gov.

TGIF! Now, let's start out with our updates:

1.New York - Abortion foes are challenging the payment of $10K to egg donors for use in research by the NY Stem Cell Board. Interestingly enough, no donor has donated through this program. The Board argues that the case lacks merit; however, the group believes that the offer of money for the donation of eggs exploits women. What do you think? The Board also argues as follows:

Full article here: http://www.eggdonor.com/blog/2010/01/04/california-medical-board-finally...

It took almost a year, but the California Medical Board finally got around to charging Dr. Michael Kamrava of gross negligence and violation of professional guidelines:

With time on your hands over the holidays, I thought I would update everyone on a few interesting additions to the television line up. Modern Families on ABC is a great show in many ways, as is shows how different families can be while poking fun at itself. Some things are clearly cliche; but, you can't have everything!

http://www.abc.go.com/watch/modern-family/235331?cid=fall09_abc_mdf_google

The Measure of an Egg Donor Agency