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Infertility Center of St. Louis www.infertile.com This site provides comprehensive information, graphics, thorough explanations, and videos of all topics related to infertility. Dr. Sherman Silber, the primary reproductive endocrinologist at this center, also has a YouTube channel dedicated to answering viewers’ questions about fertility. The latest treatment options are discussed in detail. Creative Family Connections www.creativefamilyconnections.com This site has comprehensive information about each state’s surrogacy laws including information about current surrogacy statutes, legal proceedings that may be required, and the legality of surrogacy for single individuals and gay and lesbian couples. Click on US Surrogacy Map in the drop-down menu at the top of the page to find specific information about each state. The laws in the state where the child would be born applies in the case of surrogacy (not the state you live in). Find Surrogate Mother www.findsurrogatemother.com This site is an independent platform through which egg donors, sperm donors, surrogates, and intended parents can connect. Contact is made directly by you at your discretion. Educational materials about donation, IVF (in vitro fertilization), and surrogacy is available along with a forum where personal experiences are shared. We Are Egg Donors website www.wearerggdonors.com If you are interested in learning more about being an egg donor, this site is an excellent resource. Their donor support group (which requires submitting a form and being approved by the group’s administrators) allows a safe space for open exchange among potential future donors, current donors, and former donors. Members can provide reviews of clinics, doctors, and agencies they have worked with along with their personal experiences as donors. The blog section provides important educational resources. This organization has a strict policy of not granting membership nor accepting donations, sponsorship, or endorsements from fertility clinics, agencies, egg banks, or recruiters. If you are interested in learning more about being a surrogate, go to Facebook and search: surrogates and intended parents. This is a closed group run by experienced surrogates who have no affiliation with any agencies and do not allow advertisements for matching purposes. There is a wealth of information and advice available. The exchanges among members will offer you a candid look at the complexities associated with surrogacy.
Episode 10: Black Surrogacy- Redefining the Norms Surrogacy first went public in the US during the late 1970's. The surrogacy didn’t involve a financial compensation, otherwise known as traditional surrogacy. A team made up of Noel Keane and Dr. Ringold introduced the first surrogacy clinic — Infertility Center — making history with artificial insemination. Surrogate pregnancies have doubled since 2015. We most often hear of other ethnicities becoming surrogates, and seldom in the AA community (not that it doesn’t happen). Why is that?!? Most recently, Kim Kardashian delivered her third child, via a (young) Black woman surrogate. Today’s topic will discuss about what it means to be an African-American surrogate and it’s perception within our community. Guest Momologist: Michelle Whitaker is a 29 year old wife, mom, and YouTube content creator who loves all things creative. Michelle’s YouTube channel documents her family’s homeschooling journey and her road to becoming a surrogate mother. Michelle has been married to her amazing wife for 8 years and they have a 7 year old daughter. When Michelle is not creating content for YouTube, she enjoys reading, self-care, planning and spending time with family. Instagram: @the.mrs.whitaker YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNn_bInJhwJkGEnj66IHnNw Sources: Sanders, Cheryl. (1992) Surrogate Motherhood and Reproductive Technologies: An African American Perspective. Creighton Law Review. 25, 1707-1723; Retrieved: https://dspace2.creighton.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10504/39970/82_25CreightonLRev1707(1991-1992).pdf?sequence=1 Steiner, Leslie Morgan (2013 Nov 25). Who Becomes a Surrogate? The Atlantic.Retrieved: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/who-becomes-a-surrogate/281596/ Surrogate Moms Online: http://www.surromomsonline.com Young, Yakira (2017 September 8) Kimye’s Surrogate Has Officially Been Revealed, And She’s a Young Black Woman. BET Online, Retrieved: https://www.bet.com/style/2017/9/11/kimye-s-black-surrogate-has-officially-been-revealed.html Continue the Discussion, Download, Subscribe, Rate, Like, Follow Us, and Share on: Twitter: @MMomology Insta: @mahoganymomology FB: @MahoganyMomology Email Us: Mahoganymomology@gmail.com Recording Studio: Greenville Ave Recording Studio Website: http://www.greenvilleaverecordingstudio.com/ July Photo Shoot Courtesy of: Tish Marie of Lace-N-80’s
Creating a Family: Talk about Infertility, Adoption & Foster Care
Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, Dr. Sherman Silber of the Infertility Center of St. Louis, a pioneer in microsurgery vasectomy and tubal ligation reversals and infertility. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www.CreatingaFamily.org. Please leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks. Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//creatingafamily.org/infertility-category/getting-pregnant-tubal-vasectomy-reversal/ Click to Tweet: http://ctt.ec/62Hb6 Show Highlights: https://creatingafamily.org/infertility-category/getting-pregnant-tubal-vasectomy-reversal/ Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)
A discussion on the high cost of fertility treatments, success rates, and the controversial practice of creating embryos with genetic material from two mothers and one father. Guest: Dr. Sherman Silber, director of the Infertility Center of St. Louis Editor's note: Since the recording of this episode, the world's first baby has reportedly been born from an embryo containing genetic material from two mothers and one father. The fertility procedure, banned in the U.S., was performed in Mexico. Mitochondria from the mother's egg was replaced by that part of a donor woman's egg to prevent the baby from inheriting a fatal disease.