by admin on July 27, 2010
There is no question that in todays world, appearance matters. Scientific studies have shown that beautiful people have higher salaries, better chances in job interviews, receive more respect by strangers and so on.
That’s maybe one of the reasons why the site BeautifulPeople.com has recently added a community where people can browse for beautiful egg donors.
Of course, some people are upset about this, because it is easy to get upset about the separation between “beautiful” and “ugly” people, but in the end there definitely is a demand for what the website offers.
“It’s a deeply emotional decision and I have given it much thought, giving a couple the gift of a new life and helping in the creation of a loving family is perhaps the most special gift of all.”
“It’s not about just seeking beautiful babies,” she added. “Naturally intelligence, health is the most important, but why can’t you try to secure all the best attributes? Who would not do that for their child?”
Richard Paulson, a fertility expert at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California who practiced reproductive medicine for 25 years, said there was no guarantee of having a beautiful baby.
“Making a decision about one’s future partner, whether it is a marriage partner, or partner for reproduction, on the basis of information posted on a website would be naive at best,” he told AFP.
“I do not consider these types of websites to be dangerous, or threatening, but rather, simply amusing.”
You can read more about the BeautifulPeople egg donor program.
by admin on July 25, 2010
This is simply a press release, but I hope you find it interesting:
Premier healthcare tourism providers provider MedVacation LLC now provides support that enables its customers to make use of MedVacation partner clinic’s egg donors and client’s sperm to produce a couple’s personal embryos. The embryos are then delivered to a client’s nearby IVF clinic within the U.S. for embryo transfer.
Denver, CO, July 24, 2010 –(PR.com)– MedVacation announced these days the launch of a new In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) support that enables couples considering donor egg IVF cycles to make use of overseas donors while having embryo transfers performed in their nearby fertility clinics.
“We are very excited to provide this essential fertility support to our busy American customers who wish to expand their families via inexpensive donor egg IVF cycles from our reputable clinics abroad,” announced MedVacation’s CEO Taras Kuzin.
Unlike Europeans, Americans don’t usually have 28 days of vacation per year, explained Kuzin. Even though some patients might decrease the number of days spent abroad by way of initial ovulation stimulation by a nearby OBGYN doctor, a typical IVF protocol would need a 17-day remain abroad. “The length from the needed remain has been one from the biggest impediments for Americans who do not have long vacations,” added Kuzin.
MedVacation’s new support offering enables hopeful parents to make use of MedVacation partner clinics’ egg donors to produce their personal embryos. The embryos can then be delivered towards the client’s personal nearby IVF clinic within the U.S. for any subsequent embryo transfer.
The benefits of this support are numerous, according to Lisa Burg, MedVacation’s Marketing Advisor. “An average donor egg cycle can price $25,000 within the United States,” she explained. “MedVacation’s inexpensive $9,999 Nearby IVF Clinic Delivery package provides excellent savings.”
Additionally, there’s no waiting for egg donors from MedVacation’s U.S.-accredited international fertility clinics. And customers who have difficulties traveling abroad or aren’t in a position to travel at all are capable to make use of their nearby IVF clinics for transfer(s) and never leave the United States.
Kuzin explained that the procedure isn’t only much more inexpensive and convenient, but also provides the highest high quality support for eager parents. He explains: The U.S. patient selects a suitable donor from MedVacation’s list of egg donors. The male partner makes arrangements with a nearby clinic to collect and procedure semen. After collection, the semen sample is cryogenically frozen and sent to MedVacation’s clinic for intracytoplasmic sperm injection, or ICSI. MedVacation’s partner clinic stimulates the egg donor, retrieves eggs, and performs insemination. Once embryos reach optimum size and meet the embryologist’s criteria, they’re delivered towards the client’s nearby IVF clinic. “At that point the couple and their personal reproductive endocrinologist from their nearby clinic plan a date for an embryo transfer,” said Kuzin.
To commemorate the launch of this new support, for any limited time MedVacation provides $500 discounts for the very first 100 customers.
About MedVacation, LLC
MedVacation is really a Denver-based premier healthcare tourism providers provider that provides high high quality procedures at a 30-50% discount to U.S. costs. The organization provides full support, door-to-door healthcare procedure-based trips for customers who wish to travel to Latin America to receive healthcare providers of high quality comparable to U.S remedies for any fraction from the. MedVacation focuses on four segments: 1) In Vitro Fertilization remedies, 2) elective plastic surgery procedures for which healthcare travel represent superior value, 3) dental procedures for example titanium dental implants, crowns and denture implants, and 4) inpatient alcohol and drug addiction remedies.
by admin on July 21, 2010
Just yesterday I wrote about the legal aspects of egg donation.
Today, I found a relevant article in the Times of India, and if you are considering a fertility treatment abroad and are European, this is VERY relevant and important information for you.
[The Norwegian woman] did not anticipate is that the now mandatory DNA test—demanded by many European consulates in the wake of the recent surrogacy controversies—revealed that she and her children were not biologically related. Bell had no genetic link with the children except that she had commissioned the surrogacy and signed a few pages at the IVF clinic stating that she would be their ‘legal mother’.
The counsul general of Norway therefore rejected Bell’s plea for travel documents and paperwork necessary step towards obtaining citizenship. Ten days ago, two Norwegian embassy representatives arrived in Mumbai and contacted Rotunda clinic. They asked for the relevant paperwork that proved Bell had commissioned the surrogacy.
This is a case that should be easy to solve – it seems very clear that she indeed used the help of a surrogate mother. However, there might be no happy end in this particular case:
The fate of the two boys is not known: the chances of them being listed for adoption are very high. “There is no way the children can be granted citizenship as per the Indian laws. It will be difficult for Bell to prove that she is their mother in any court of law,’’ said legal expert Amit Karkhanis. “Worse, the children could end up for adoption.’’
Of course, Bell could apply to adopt the children, but this is not an easy process to complete either.
You can read the original article here.
As mentioned in my previous post, whenever you work with an egg donation or infertility clinic, make sure that they make the legal aspects of the whole issue as easy as possible.
by admin on July 19, 2010
Michael, who blogs about his surrogate experience, recently touched on a subject that many people never think about – and that is the legal side of egg donation. This can be a cause of quiet some headache.
the last thing I want to do is read a 40 page contract again. I’ve been staring at them all week and I need a break.
I think everybody can understand that kind of feeling very well. Even lawyers don’t enjoy reading contracts. What’s more, seems like he did not get a contract from his egg donor, and he’s concerned about that. You can read the whole thing here, so you get a first hand account of what it’s like. When you chose an egg donation agency, make sure that you address this subject to, because they should help you to deal with all the legalities.
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