NY Men Having Babies Surrogacy Seminar & Gay Parenting Expo

Sunday, October 6th 2013

9:00 AM7:00 PM

The 9th Annual

334 Amsterdam Avenue

Agenda
Optional Surrogacy 101 prep session: 9:00-9:45 AM
Adult Center, floor L1 For those who never attended a surrogacy workshop before, or those who would like a quick review, we will provide a short intro to the terminology and basic components of typical surrogacy arrangements. This 45 minute workshop may help you make the most out of the rest of the program.

Registration and Gay Parenting Services Exhibit: 10:00-10:30 AM Surrogacy seminar part 1 - the expert panel: 10:30 AM -12:30 PM

Auditorium, floor L2

Gay Parenting Services Exhibit more than thirty tables where you can meet and receive information from leading clinics, surrogacy agencies, lawyers and other professionals, in addition to several community organizations. Also 12:30-1:30PM and 5:00-7:00 PM. Auditorium, floor L2

A panel of medical, psychological, and legal experts will provide an overview of the entire surrogacy process for gay men. Also, representatives of sponsoring surrogacy organizations will provide a brief description of the services they provide.

Agenda:
Overview of role of agencies Stephanie Scott / Simple Surrogacy Medical process Dr. Mark P. Leondires, M.D. / RMA of CT Said T. Daneshmand, MD, FACOG / The Fertility Center of Las Vegas Legal considerations Diane Hinson, Esq. / Creative Family Connections Psychological considerations Deb Levy, MA, LPC / ConceiveAbilities

Lunch / Expo / Parent reunion: 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Floor L2

Enjoy a buffet lunch and continue to explore the Gay Parenting Services Exhibit. Surrogacy parents with their children are welcome to join us to interact with the prospective parents and reunite with the representatives of the agencies and clinics that helped create their families (free with prior registration). A fully equipped play room for kids 0-5 years old will be available at the same location as the lunch and reception. Sponsored by CT Fertility.

Surrogacy seminar part 2 - the personal stories panel: 1:30 - 3:00 PM

Panelist include:

Auditorium, floor L2

Hear the diverse personal experiences of several gay surrogacy dads and the surrogates / egg donors who helped them. Georges Sylvestre Georges and his husband David Margolis live in Manhattan, and are the proud fathers of Tristan and Noah, born in 2010 and 2013 via gestational surrogacy. Corbie Dimopoulos Corbie, a mother of three from Chicago, is the gestational surrogate who carried Noah for George and David. Thomas Kania A surrogacy dad from NY. Thomas and his partner Joaquin had twins last year with the help of a gestational surrogate from Illinois. Lisa Basiliere Lisa, a mother of five from CT, is a gestational surrogate who carried twins for a local couple before and now helping a NY gay couple from our group

Breakout sessions - come meet the sponsors: 3:00 -5:00 PM

Attendees will have the opportunity to take part in up to 6 introductory 20-minute group consultations with the various seminar sponsors. Take advantage of this opportunity to shop around and get to know these agencies and clinics more closely. See the Breakout Sessions table on page 4 for a list and schedule.

Gay Parenting Services Exhibit / Coffee break: 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Auditorium, floor L2

Gay Parenting Services Exhibit resumes & open to general public (free admission)- more than two dozen tables where you can meet and receive information from leading clinics, surrogacy agencies, lawyers and other professionals, in addition to several community organizations. Refreshments courtesy of the Fertility Center of Las Vegas.

Private consultations with service providers: 5:00 -10:00 PM

Nursery School, Floor 2

Several clinics and agencies will be available in offices on level 2 of the building for private consultations with prospective parents that wish to explore the options they offer in more depth. To coordinate consultations in advance you need to register to the event first, and we will provide you information on the providers who allow prior registration. Consultation slots may also be available last minute for those who want to first hear the providers during the breakout sessions.

Special panel - Surrogacy parenting for HIV+ men: 5:00 - 6:00 PM

Adult Center, floor L1

Hear expert and personal advice about surrogacy options for intended parents that are HIV positive. The panel is co-sponsored with the Bedford Research Foundation, a not for profit organization that runs the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction (SPAR). SPAR is a world renowned program that combines PCR HIV Semen Testing and Sperm Washing to screen and prepare semen specimens from HIV-infected men for safe IVF procedures, and as such has already helped many HIV positive gay men have children safely. The panel is also co-sponsored by GMHC, the worlds oldest provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy, and is underwritten by Circle Surrogacy, who is proud to have already helped over two dozen HIV+ couples and single become parents.

Panelist include:
Ann A. Kiessling, PhD Bedford Research Foundation Ryan Kiessling The Bedford Research Foundation Dr. Michael Doyle CT Fertility Seth Rosen GMHC Brian Rosenberg Brian is a gay parent through surrogacy who has been living with HIV for 25 years . Along with his husband they have one adopted child and twins through surrogacy. The two are also the co-founders of Guys With Kids, a Canadian organization of gay fathers. Kristi Johnson A mother of two from Illinois who is carrying twins for an HIV+ gay couple.

Speaking to your children about surrogacy and gay parenting: 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Adult Center, floor L1

Join a panel of psychologists, a Cambridge University researcher, parents of older surrogacy children (and possibly a child through surrogacy as well), for an unprecedented workshop about speaking to our kidsabout their family origins. Hear about recent research on our families and how our children are faring. Learn about age appropriate terminology, dealing with reactions and comments from other children, teachers, family and strangers. We will also discuss the concept of the evolving birth story, decisions regarding the role of the carrier and egg donor in the childrens lives, etc. The panel is offered in cooperation with the Centre of Family Research of the University of Cambridge, Family Q and the LGBTQ Department at the JCC in Manhattan. Parents, prospective parents, psychologists, social workers, student, researchers and other professionals are all welcome!

Panelist include:
Jeff Parsons, PhD Chair of Psychology at Hunter College, a founding board member of Men Having Babies and the father of a 7-year-old boy through traditional surrogacy. Dr. Lucy Blake A researcher from The Cambridge Universitys Centre for Family Research. The Centre and its director, Professor Susan Golombok, have an international reputation for their pioneering research on unconventional families including those headed by gay fathers or created through surrogacy. Tara Lombardo, M.A., MHC-LP The associate director and staff therapist at the Institute for Human Identity, Program Director of the IHIs Family Q program, and a lesbian mother. Ron Poole-Dayan The executive director and a founding board member of Men Having Babies, and a father of almost 13 years old twins through gestational surrogacy. 3

Breakout sessions
Time Classroom 1 L2 Teen Center L2 Adult Center L1 Classrom 2 L1

3:00pm

Stephanie Scott Kristen Hanson

Michael Doyle, MD James Speer, M.S.

Steven H. Snyder, Esq.

Mark P. Leondires, MD

3:20 pm

Stephanie Scott Kristen Hanson

Michael Doyle, MD James Speer, M.S.

Steven H. Snyder, Esq.

Dawn Marmorstein

3:40 pm Victoria T. Ferrara, Esq Said Daneshmand, MD

Michael Doyle, MD James Speer, M.S.

Diane Hinson, Esq.

4:00 pm Victoria T. Ferrara, Esq. Said Daneshmand, MD Melissa Brisman, Esq. Rudy Rupak

4:20 pm Deb Levy, MA, LPC John Hesla, M.D. Said Daneshmand, MD Judy Weiss, RNC

4:40 pm Deb Levy, MA, LPC John Hesla, M.D. Sandra Litsinger Lippard

Zara Griswold Staci Swiderski

Mark your calendars: Our monthly Planning Surrogacy Parenthood workshops resume October 23rd at the LGBT Center, and will run every fourth Wednesday of each month (excluding December and August).

Collaborating organizations
the LGBTQ department at The JCC in Manhattan:
Creating a safe, inclusive space for LGBTQ issues and people is an essential part of what The JCC in Manhattan does. The LGBTQ program includes a blend of social and cultural programs designed especially for the needs of our constituents. We combine monthly groups targeting Queer Youth, Yeshiva Alum, those seeking a spiritual connection, and men over 40 with special events celebrating Gay Pride, Jewish & Secular holidays. We have been expanding our LGBTQ programming to include singles programs, walking tours, writing classes, life coaching workshops, panel discussions of relevant issues and mind-body classes. Our programs are appropriate for the old, young, partnered, single, child-raising, religious and secular. Our community has no entrance requirement.

www.jccmanhattan.org/lgbtq

the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction (SPARA program of the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation)

SPARthe Special Program of Assisted Reproduction is a world renowned program that combines PCR HIV Semen Testing and Sperm Washing to screen and prepare semen specimens from HIV-infected men for safe IVF procedures, has helped many HIV positive gay men have children safely. It is based on research findings that approximately two-thirds of semen specimens produced by healthy, HIV infected men have an undetectable amount of HIV. Sperm from such specimens are safer for use in assisted reproduction than washed sperm from untested specimens, or from specimens that test positive for virus. The program is run by the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation (www.bedfordresearch.org), a not for profit 501c(3) organization, which conducts research to cure currently incurable diseases, including HIV.

www.sementesting.org

Cambridge Universitys Centre for Family Research

The Centre for Family Research is a multidisciplinary research institute within the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. It has an international reputation for its research on families, and our interests cover parents, children and family relationships. The director the Centre is Professor Susan Golombok. Susan has pioneered research on lesbian mother families, gay father families, single mothers by choice and families created by assisted reproductive technologies including in vitro fertilisation (IVF), donor insemination, egg donation and surrogacy. Her research has not only challenged commonly held assumptions about these families but also has contested widely held theories of child development by demonstrating that structural aspects of the family, such as the number, gender, sexual orientation, and genetic relatedness of parents, is less important for childrens psychological well-being than the quality of family relationships.

www.cfr.cam.ac.uk

panel & breakout session speakers

Ann A. Kiessling, PhD
Dr. Ann Kiessling directs the research at the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation (BSCRFwww.bedfordresearch. org). A world-renowned expert in HIV/AIDS and stem cell biology, Dr. Kiessling has published more than 100 scientific papers and the first textbook on human embryonic stem cells. In 1996, the need to conduct biomedical research in areas not funded by the federal government led to the incorporation of the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation (then, The Assisted Reproduction Foundation). Since then, the Foundations Special Program of Assisted Reproduction (SPAR) has been helping couples affected by HIV disease have safe, healthy babies. Dr. Kiesslings interest shifted toward stem cell research in 2000, when her expertise in human egg biology led her to develop the countrys first human egg donor program for stem cell research. Dr. Kiesslings research at the Foundation is now focused on the development of Parthenote Stem Cells (stem cells derived from unfertilized human eggs), and deriving patient specific stem cells for men.

Lucy Blake, PhD

Dr. Lucy Blake is a Research Associate at the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge. Lucys educational background is in psychology, completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Bath. As part of her degree she spent a year gaining research experience in developmental psychology at Harvard Medical School. She then went on to do a masters and PhD in social and developmental psychology at the University of Cambridge. Her research explores family relationships and psychological well-being in different kinds of families, focusing in particular on those created using assisted reproductive technologies. She is particularly interested in exploring family relationships from the perspective of the child, and in examining how children understand and feel about their families.

Michael Doyle, M.D.

Dr. Doyle Doyle is the founder and medical director of CT Fertility Associates, which he started in 1991 after completing his advanced fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at Yale University. Prior to that he received his undergraduate degree from Brown University; his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco; and his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Over 4,500 babies have been born to parents who have been successfully treated by Dr. Doyle, including over 500 for LGBT families who consistently praise him as a highly skilled expert who balances great technical expertise with a highly caring, hands-on and flexible approach. Dr. Doyle has authored numerous articles, research papers and book chapters, he is a frequent speaker at medical meetings and conferences, and act as the resident expert on prominent community and professional portals including Fertility Authority, Family Equality Council, Proud Parenting, Surromoms Online, and the Center Families. In 2009 the outstanding results of hid Frozen Donor Egg Bank were featured to an international audience at the ESHRE conference in Amsterdam.

Said T. Daneshmand, MD, FACOG

Dr. Said Daneshmand, the Practice Director at The Fertility Center of Las Vegas is sub-specialty Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He completed his residency and fellowship training at UCLA Medical Center. After joining The Fertility Center of Las Vegas in 1999, Dr. Daneshmand was integral in establishing the regions first egg freezing program. He collaborated with his practice partner, Dr. Bruce Shapiro, to develop IVF protocols to improve pregnancy rates, including PTEC (post thaw extended culture), one of the most successful IVF regimens currently available. Their groundbreaking findings were published in the internationally respected medical journal, Fertility and Sterility, and Dr. Daneshmand has also served as a reviewer for the same publication. Additionally, Dr. Daneshmand and Dr. Shapiros voluminous research has been presented at both national and international conferences. IVFreports.org has also recognized the Fertility Center of Las Vegas for their stellar pregnancy rates.
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Stephanie Scott
Stephanie Scott, the Executive Program Director at Simple Surrogacy, oversees the initial screening of all Intended Parents, Surrogates, and Egg Donors who apply with our program. As a previous Surrogate, Stephanies experience with agencies spans both sides of the process. She brings to the Agency experience a full understanding of the intricacies of the matching and screening process. Stephanie directs the matching between our Surrogates, Egg Donors, and Intended Parents based on their specific needs and desires. In addition to the acceptance and matching of new applicants, Stephanie also oversees the medical and psychological screening for our program. Stephanie Scott and Simple Surrogacy have been featured in 20/20 and Nightline, Newsweek Magazine, The LA Times, The Fort Worth Star Telegram, CBC National News Radio, USA Today, Dallas Child Magazine and The Hartford Courant, among many others. As a married mother of 3 and an experienced Surrogate, my passion in life is helping complete families through surrogacy and egg donation. I feel fortunate to be a part of the lives of the people in our program.

Victoria T. Ferrara, Esq.

Victoria T. Ferrara, Esq., Legal Director of Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists and managing partner of the multi-lawyer Law Firm of Victoria T. Ferrara, PC, has been practicing law in the area of assisted reproductive technology for over 20 years. Vickis clients come from around the world as she has represented intended parents from South America, Asia and Europe as well as many clients in the U.S.A. Through her handling of the landmark case of Raftopol v. Ramey, Vicki was instrumental in changing the law in the State of Connecticut to create a new way to become legal parents through surrogacy. Vicki is a fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproduction Technology Attorneys and she has written and presented at U.S. and international conferences on surrogacy law. Her agency, Worldwide Surrogacy, is a successful surrogacy matching agency with offices in Connecticut and New York.

John Hesla, M.D.

John S. Hesla, MD, joined Oregon Reproductive Medicine (formerly Portland Center for Reproductive Medicine) in May of 1999. He is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist who specializes in the treatment and care of patients with endocrine and infertility issues. Prior to joining this practice Dr. Hesla was the director of in vitro fertilization and head of the reproductive surgery program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 1993, Dr. Hesla founded and created the in vitro fertilization program at Emory University in Atlanta. More recently, he was the co-director of the successful in vitro fertilization program at the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Hesla has a medical degree from the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine, and a bachelor degree from Harvard University where he graduated magna cum laude. Additionally, Dr. Hesla completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at University of California at Los Angeles and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility from Johns Hopkins University and is nationally recognized for his care and treatment of infertility through his innovative methods of assisting couples achieve pregnancy.

Deb Levy, MA, LPC

Deb Levy, MA, LPC directs the surrogate program with ConceiveAbilities. As a parent via gestational surrogacy, a former IVF patient, licensed counselor and marriage and family counselor, she was recruited to work as a fertility counselor with a large fertility center in Colorado for nine years, counseling many individuals and couples in fertility options, and evaluating women that wished to be egg donors and gestational surrogates. The two experiences then led her to develop the surrogacy program of ConceiveAbilities through the eyes of an intended parent and mental health professional. Deb has published research and spoken widely on fertility options and specifically gestational surrogacy. Deb has served on various committees with the Mental Health Professionals Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and educated many mental health professionals on psychological evaluations of donors and gestational surrogates. Prior to working with ConceiveAbilities, Deb facilitated support groups at the Denver GLBT Center, and worked with the Minneapolis Aids Project. Debs passion is helping others build families through third party reproduction.

Steven H. Snyder, Esq.

Steven Snyder is the founding and principal partner of Steven H. Snyder & Associates, Attorneys At Law and the International Assisted Reproduction Center (IARC) in Minnesota. Mr. Snyder attended law school at the University of Minnesota, graduating cum laude in 1982. Mr. Snyder successfully litigated the first and only contested Minnesota surrogacy case to date in 2006 in which he won sole custody of the child for a single gay father. He is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), Chair of the Reproductive & Genetic Technology Committee of the Family Law Section of the ABA, ABA liaison to the National Coalition for the oversight of Assisted Reproductive Technology, Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association Family Law Section, and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Mr. Snyder also serves on the national legal advisory committee of RESOLVE: The National Fertility Association, is chair of the legal advisory group for the American Fertility Association (for education, support, and advocacy on behalf of infertile persons), and is a member of the Americ

Gad Lavy, F.A.C.O.G.

Dr. Lavy established New England Fertility in 1990, as the first non hospital based assisted reproductive program in the state of Connecticut. Dr. Lavy is board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Lavy received his medical degree from Hadassah Medical School followed by a research fellowship in biochemistry. Dr. Lavy completed his residency at Yale University School of Medicine and completed an advanced fellowship in the Division of Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Lavy is a member of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Society of Reproductive Endocrinologists, Society of Reproductive Surgeons, and American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Lavy also works extensively with gay couples and is one of only a very few reproductive physicians who has experience with international surrogacy. Dr. Lavy was featured in the award-winning documentary Google Baby. He is also on the speakers board for Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Serono and Merck. Dr. Lavy leads a team of highly trained clinicians and scientists to provide comprehensive, compassionate and personal service.

Dawn Marmorstein
Dawn Marmorstein, a 4-times surrogate mother herself, founded Los Angeles Surrogacy Center (LASC) when she recognized that she could not be a surrogate mother to everyone, and that there is a need for an agency which offered more reasonable fees. LASC is a full-service agency dedicated to providing an unparalleled caliber of personalized service and the utmost of respect to recipient parent and surrogate mother alike. As part of her efforts to create the most positive surrogacy journey for all parties involved, including the surrogate mother and baby, she recently created a mandatory wellness program for all of the agencys surrogate mothers. She also implemented stricter guidelines pertaining to the pregnancy history of selected surrogate mothers. Dawn believes that these measures provide additional assurances of a healthy baby and surrogate mother. Dawn recently began hosting a weekly radio series currently airing on blogtalkradio.com called The ABCs of Surrogacy. The program is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of the surrogacy process. Dawn also blogs regularly about surrogacy.

Dr. Mark P. Leondires, M.D.

Dr. Mark P. Leondires, Medical Director of Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut (RMACT) and GayParentsToBe.com, is board-certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. For two consecutive years, Dr. Leondires has been selected through a peer-review process for Best Doctors in America, which represents the top five percent of physicians across the country. Dr. Leondires received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry and history from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Vermont. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, which was followed by a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. After completion of his training, he fulfilled his military obligation by serving as the ART Director for the largest and most successful program in the military health care system at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Diane Hinson, Esq.

Diane Hinson, a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, founded Creative Family Connections on the principle that everyone can build a family, after starting her own family as a single mother. She has obtained landmark rulings for same-sex clients in Maryland, helped opened the doors of IVF clinics in the metropolitan DC area to gay dads, and prepared the first draft of gay-friendly surrogacy legislation in Maryland. She is now working with HRC and Family Equality to change DCs surrogacy law. She serves as HRCs pro-bono counsel for surrogacy issues, has taught surrogacy classes as part of the DC Rainbow Families Maybe Baby series for 8 years, and gives a workshop on surrogacy at biannual LGBT DC Rainbow Family Conference. More than half of CFCs clients are LGBT families. Diane is well known as the legal expert who answers questions from both intended parents and surrogates on the Surromomsonline legal forum, and skillfully guides clients from around the world as they build families through collaborative reproduction.

Rudy Rupak
Rudy Rupak is the CEO and co-founder of s. His background in medicine, insurance, customer service, and international business has helped him build PlanetHospital.com into the first and largest Medical Tourism company in the world. Prior to PlanetHospital.com, he has produced feature films, video games, and taken a software company public before the age of thirty. Rudy was the first to send an American patient for surrogacy to India and the first to send a gay couple from the US and Australia to India for surrogacy as well as develop Panama as a market for surrogacy. He has personally faced down fierce opposition to gay surrogacy including threats of physical harm but Rudys wife told himexplicitlydont let the crazies win. To upset the crazies further, Rudy helped pioneer gay surrogacy for an HIV+ father successfully. Rudy and Planethospital.com have been featured in over 300 media stories including Wall Street Journal, CNN and is very active in promoting gay surrogacy causes around the world.

Judy Weiss, RNC

Judy Weiss, RNC, has been a nurse for the past 34 years of her life. She has devoted the past 16 years of practice as a Reproductive Endocrinology nurse to caring for families while on their journey towards parenthood. In 2005 she founded A Jewish Blessing, LLC as a response to the growing number of requests from Jewish families for her help in finding qualified Jewish Egg Donors. Then, with the dream of extending the same level of compassionate care to all families in need, Judy and her long time friend and colleague, Lynn Schineis, RN co-founded A Journey To Blessings, LLC. Judys work is her labor of love and she has devoted her entire career to understanding the unique needs of every individual and family and to helping them achieve their dreams. She is deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to touch so many lives in such an extraordinary way. She considers it an honor to be part of your journey to blessings.

Melissa Brisman, Esq.

Melissa B. Brisman, Esq. Owner of Reproductive Possibilities, LLC (Surrogate Agency), Melissa B. Brisman, Esq., LLC (Reproductive Law Firm) and Surrogate Fund Management, LLC (Escrow account management company). Our three companies work hand in hand, and individually as needed to help intended parents throughout the world realize their dream of building their family. The agency locates gestational carriers and manages gestational carrier arrangements exclusively. Our tradition of superior knowledge and customer service has allowed us to successfully complete many surrogate journeys, resulting in the birth of almost two hundred babies each year. We offer a personal touch that can only come from years of experience and the support of an excellent team. Melissa Brisman is a parent of three children all via surrogacy. Melissas excellent reputation is based on her compassion and empathy for all intended parents, same sex and heterosexual alike. Melissa legal expertise is put to good use as she is considered a true pioneer in this field as she advocates for changes in the law in this field.

Sandra Litsinger Lippard

Sandra Litsinger Lippard is president and founder of Family Forward Surrogacy (FFS), a boutique surrogacy agency headquartered in Bethesda, MD. Sandra is the mother of twin 3 year olds through surrogacy, and understands the process from both a personal and a professional perspective. FFS provides hands-on, personalized support for both Intended Parents and Gestational Surrogates. At FFS Sandra handles Intended Parent relations, and oversees the strategy used in recruiting superior Gestational Surrogates through a number of innovative methods including strategically leveraging social media. She also handles relationships with attorneys, IVF clinics, social workers, and psychologists. Sandra has spoken at Rainbow Families DC Family Day, Washington DC Jewish Community Center DCJCC Gay Lesbian Outreach and Engagement GLOE programs, and has contributed to LGBT and Infertility related websites. Family Forward Surrogacy is a proud supporter of the following organizations: The DC Center, Family Equality Council, Human Rights Campaign, Men Having Babies, and RESOLVE the National Infertility Association.

Zara Griswold
Zara Griswold is Co-Founder of Family Source Consultants, and Director of Family Source Consultants Gestational Surrogacy program. Zara has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Eastern Michigan University and a Master of Science from Northern Illinois University. Zaras twins were born via Gestational Surrogacy and Egg Donation in 2003, and in 2006, her book, Surrogacy Was the Way: Twenty Intended Mothers Tell Their Stories, was published. As previous Intended Parents themselves, Zara and Co-Owner of Family Source Consultants, Staci Swiderski, are especially aware of the joys and challenges of third party reproduction as a family building alternative. They and the Family Source Consultants team are deeply passionate about helping people build their family with the help of a Surrogate, Egg Donor, or both.

Let CT Fertility share its world-class IVF, egg donation and surrogacy technology with you.
During the past 20 years CT Fertility has created babies for more than 5,000 families, including hundreds of gay fathers. As evidenced by the high ratings and popularity on the Men Having Babies website, today CT Fertility is clearly the leading choice among gay men for surrogacy and egg donation.

The wide range of unique treatment and egg donation options we offer gay men include:
Non-anonymous donors. Fresh / frozen / shared or unlimited IVF programs. The new Freeze & Hold option. A guarantee number of eggs. Automatic access to back-up frozen eggs when needed. Full range of options for HIV positive dads

See us at the expo to schedule a free consultation during the conference or at our Manhattan office in the weeks to come! Michael Doyle, Medical Director | NYC: 212.754.1200, CT: 203.373.1200 | www.ctfertility.com

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Sponsors directory
About CT Fertility:

Founded by Dr. Michael Doyle, since 1991 CT Fertility has created over 5,000 babies for gay and straight parents from around the world. As evidenced by the high ratings, popularity and success rates reported on the Men Having Babies website, CT Fertility is clearly the leading choice among gay men for surrogacy and egg donation. Based in Bridgeport, CT, and with offices in Manhattan, the clinic achieves exceptional results by coordinating every aspect of the medical process, all under one roof, including the finding and pre-screening of highly qualified and immediately available local egg donors and surrogates. CT Fertility personalizes the parenting journey by offering a wide range of treatment and egg donation options, including unique features such as non-anonymous donors, a guarantee number of donor eggs across all programs, unlimited IVF packages, progressive discounts for frozen embryo transfers, automatic access to back-up frozen eggs when needed, and a new freeze & hold option. www.CTFertility.com

About The Fertility Center of Las Vegas

Founded by Dr. Bruce Shapiro in 1988, The Fertility Center of Las Vegas was the first fertility clinic in southern Nevada. In 1999, Dr. Said Daneshmand joined The Fertility Center of Las Vegas and was integral in starting the citys first egg freezing program. Together, the doctors collaborated on research to develop IVF protocols to improve pregnancy rates, including Post Thaw Extended Culture (PTEC), one of the most effective treatments available to date. The Fertility Center of Las Vegas has facilitated the births of thousands of healthy children by providing some of the most advanced fertility treatments available. Dr. Shapiro and Dr. Daneshmand are sub-specialty board certified in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, meaning they have completed the highest degree of training available for fertility specialists. Together with their dedicated staff, the doctors work tirelessly each day to make parenthood possible.

www.fertilitycenterlv.com

About Simple Surrogacy

Simple Surrogacy was founded in 2002 to assist couples and individuals in achieving a family through assisted reproduction. We were founded on one simple principle: to provide our clients with the highest standard of care at an affordable price. We are one of the largest surrogacy and egg donation agencies in the U.S., and are highly regarded in the surrogacy community for our expertise, support and professionalism. Simple Surrogacy has worked with many International Clients on their journey to becoming parents, using our personal attention to detail, prompt response and matching times, and affordable prices. Our counselors, coordinators and owners are all experienced in assisted reproduction, as former surrogates, Intended Parents or Egg Donors. It is our pleasure to offer our clients that insiders expert knowledge at significantly reduced costs that enable many people to become Parents through Surrogacy.

www.simplesurrogacy.com/

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About Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists

Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists (WSS) is dedicated to assist couples and individuals with the desire to achieve a family through third party assisted reproduction by providing attentive, individualized representation at an affordable price. WSS is a caring and highly competent team of professionals led by Legal Director Victoria T. Ferrara, Esq. We are here to save Intended Parents time, anguish and money, and to be a source of support for all parties so they can focus on the joys of creating a family. Worldwide is a member of Resolve (The National Infertility Association), the American Fertility Association, and the prestigious American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Lawyers. Please visit our website to learn more about our dedicated team of professionals or like us on Facebook to get updates and the latest news about the surrogacy journey.

www.assistedreproductionlaw.com

About Oregon Reproductive Medicine

Because nothing is more important than your own family(tm) we understand that our work can have a profound effect on the lives and dreams of our patients. So Oregon Reproductive Medicines mission is to provide the best quality and most caring reproductive healthcare possible to all.. At ORM our patients are our top priority. But what makes our organization special is what rests beneath our mission. We really do care about each of our patients and their dream. While ORM is recognized locally for our personalized care, the practice is now known worldwide for extraordinary live birth success rates. In fact, ORM consistently has among the highest success rates in the U.S. leading patients to come to our offices not only from all over the Northwest, but from all over the nation and around the globe

www.oregonreproductivemedicine.com/

About ConceiveAbilities:

ConceiveAbilities understands the unique process involved in third party reproduction for gay couples and individuals. Since 1996, our full service agency has provided a premier level of service to guide intended parents through the many complexities - legal, financial and emotional - that can arise working with an egg donor and gestational carrier. We maximize the opportunity for success by recruiting the highest quality candidates through our exceptional evaluation process. With an experienced staff and offices located in two major metropolitan markets with surrogacy-friendly laws, we are adept at facilitating matches in clinics throughout the US. Combined with our stability and professionalism, we guarantee service, care and respect unmatched anywhere else in the industry.

www.conceiveabilities.com

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About the International Assisted Reproduction Centerpp

At IARC, we have extensive knowledge and experience in the field of surrogacy and ovum donation. Our agencys procedures are based on over 1,000 surrogate and ovum donor births to intended parents of all types around the globe. We are proud to offer full-service support with all legal, medical, financial, emotional, and educational aspects of this process while always remaining concerned about the well-being of each client, fertility helper, and unborn child. You may count on thorough education, transparency, and personalized attention. This is not a one size fits all process, and we help intended parents to make decisions that are best for their needs. We know this is an emotional step, but it is also one that is filled with excitement and hope. We hope to have the honor of speaking with you as you decide your path forward.

www.fertilityhelp.com

About Open Arms Consultants:

Open Arms Consultants is a full service egg donation and surrogacy agency helping to make miracles since in 2003. Open Arms Consultants has helped hundreds of intended parents from all over the world; China, Ireland, Spain, France, England, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Argentina just to name few. Understanding what it takes to make a surrogacy journey a successful one, they help couples from the moment they select a surrogate mother until the day they take home a baby, and dont skip a moment in between. Open Arms Consultants, Inc., offers intended parents a highly competent team comprised of diverse backgrounds and varied expertise. Together, they present all of the skills needed to successfully navigate the complex world of assisted reproduction with utmost care and compassion. When all you want is a baby, they are there with Open Arms.

www.OpenArmsConsultants.com

About New England Fertility

Dr. Gad Lavy founded New England Fertility in 1991, with the goal of providing state-of-the-art fertility treatment to couples and individuals seeking help conceiving. New England Fertility was the first non-hospital-based outpatient in vitro fertilization (IVF) center in the state of Connecticut, as well as the first infertility treatment center in Connecticut to have a baby born from a cryopreserved egg. New England Fertility was also a pioneer in providing innovative fertility therapies such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), and egg freezing, and is recognized as one of the largest egg donor/gestational surrogacy programs in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

www.nefertility.com

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About Los Angeles Surrogacy Center:

Los Angeles Surrogacy Center is a full-service agency dedicated to providing an outstanding surrogacy journey for recipient parent and surrogate mother alike, offering the highest caliber of personalized service to both equally. Our agency fee is intentionally significantly less than what other agencies charge, and we do not even charge a separate agency fee for egg donation, which alone saves our recipient parents thousands of additional dollars. Founded by a 4-time surrogate mother, we recognize a healthy surrogate has the best odds of delivering a healthy baby, and our agency has established a mandatory wellness program for each of our surrogate mothers. Furthermore, our stringent requirements for accepting a surrogate mother vastly exceed the industry standard, especially with regard to her history of previous C-Section deliveries. Your healthy baby is our ultimate goal!

www.lasurrocenter.com/

About RMA CT

At Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut (RMACT), patient care begins with a partnership between patients and an award-winning team of Board Certified reproductive endocrinologists. RMACT has offices in Norwalk, Danbury, Stamford and Trumbull, CT, and affiliate New York fertility clinics serving Putnam and Dutchess counties. For more than 10 years, RMACTs Third Party Reproductive Program has included Donor Egg, Donor Sperm and Surrogacy programs. In 2012, RMACT expanded this to more-fully service the LGBT community through GayParentsToBe (www.gayparentstobe.com), an informational resource and link to gay parenting services. As part of RMACT, GayParentsToBe provides an established professional network and proven medical expertise. Our dedicated team includes Andrea Braverman, Ph.D. and Medical Director Dr. Mark P. Leondires, who married his partner in 2011 and is a father to a son through surrogacy.

www.rmact.com

About Creative Family Connections:

Creative Family Connections LLC (CFC) is a boutique law firm in the Washington DC area focusing exclusively on Reproductive Rights and Reproduction Law. We assist prospective parents with family building through collaborative reproduction via gestational surrogacy and gamete and embryo donation. We perform all necessary legal work, match parents to gestational surrogates, and support everyone throughout the process. We take care of the details so that you can enjoy the journey! CFC s founding principle was that everyone can build a family and we remain passionate in this belief. We have obtained landmark rulings for our LGBT parents, who comprise half our clients. We work with HRC and Family Equality Council on legislative and policy issues affecting the LGBT community. Prospective parents come from around the world to obtain our compassionate support and creative legal expertise.

www.creativefamilyconnections.com
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About PlanetHospital

PlanetHospital.com llc is the worlds first and largest Medical Tourism company. The company started quite by accident in September 2002 when Founder Rudy Rupak and his wife, Valerie, traveled to Thailand. Valerie became ill and was hospitalized during the trip. It was then that they discovered the potential of medical tourism and thus PlanetHospital was born. The company helps people find the best surgeons around the world safely and affordably from knee surgeries, cosmetic surgery, to complex procedures such as kidney transplants and of course surrogacy. In fact PlanetHospital was the first in Indian surrogacy when in 2006, PlanetHospital sent the first American patient and the first Australian patient to India for surrogacy. This was followed by the first gay surrogacy client to come to India in late 2006 and the first gay surrogacy client in Panama in 2008. The company faced tremendous pressures from anti-gay groups, including threats to stop the practice of assisting men having babies yet they went on to pioneer gay surrogacy for an HIV+ father successfully. PlanetHospital has been featured in over 300 media stories including Wall Street Journal, CNN and is very active in promoting gay surrogacy causes around the world.

www.planethospital.com/

About A Jewish Blessing / A Journey to Blessings

A Jewish Blessing, LLC and A Journey to Blessings, LLC were founded with the dream of providing compassionate care of all families in need of assistance in finding their one special Egg Donor. With a collective 63+ years of nursing practice, Judy Weiss, RNC and Lynn Schineis, RN have had the deep honor of helping many families worldwide. As nurses and staunch patient advocates their passion is education and empowerment through knowledge. Exquisitely aware of the overload that families often experience while maneuvering through the wealth of information available, Judy and Lynn have devoted their practice not only to finding extraordinary donors but also to offering free education and support services to all families. In addition, understanding the huge financial burden to recipient families they have had the joy of extending charity assistance to many families in need.

www.ajewishblessing.com

About Northwest Surrogacy Center

Northwest Surrogacy Center, LLC was founded by attorneys nearly 20 years ago and has become the leading surrogacy agency in the Pacific Northwest. We have short wait times for matching families with caring and responsible Oregon surrogates. We work only with highly qualified, accepting medical professionals at some of the most successful clinics in the nation. And we provide unparalleled support every step of the way, from the application process to the birth and beyond. Our agency is committed to working with diverse families, including LGBT couples and single parents around the world. All of our work takes place in Oregon a state known for its progressive views, healthy living, and beautiful natural surroundings. If youre looking for an extraordinary experience as well as an extraordinary outcome, Northwest Surrogacy Center, LLC can help you create the family of your dreams.

www.nwsurrogacycenter.com

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About Fertility Miracles

Fertility Miracles, nationally and internationally recognized as distinguished leader in the field of third party reproduction, understands and recognizes the important and sensitive steps in the amazing journey of fertility. Each member of the Fertility Miracles selected staff is professionally trained or experienced in the medical field. With a combination of over 30 years of experience, Fertility Miracles stands out among its contemporaries as the eminent Surrogacy and Egg Donor Agency providing services to heterosexual, LGBT, single men and women who are seeking to fulfill their dreams of having a family. With a diversified staff some of whom are located in Europe, Fertility Miracles provides cutting edge services for our intended parents undergoing a fertility journey. Whether starting or expanding your family, we welcome you into our family, and thank you for the opportunity to be part of your journey.

www.fertility-miracles.com

About Reproductive Possibilities:

Reproductive Possibilities, LLC manages gestational carrier arrangements, from matching to delivery. Our superior knowledge and customer service has allowed us to help parents with the birth of almost two hundred babies each year. We offer a personal touch that can only come from years of experience and the support of an excellent team. Melissa Brisman first started helping couples become parents of babies in 1996. Her excellent reputation is based on her compassion and empathy for each intended parent. Attorney Brisman has been instrumental in creating the law in many states regarding naming genetic parents on the original birth certificates of their children delivered via surrogacy. Her experience has allowed her to create a surrogate agency prepared to successfully help parents build their families. Melissa shares her experience and knowledge with doctors, their staff and intended parents around the world.

www.reproductivepossibilities.com/

About Circle Surrogacy

Circle Surrogacy is the nations oldest, gay owned, full service surrogate-parenting agency serving clients worldwide. Founded by John Weltman, Circle Surrogacy has been involved in the birth of more than 650 babies. Since 1995, Circle has helped couples and singles from 50 countries and 6 continents become parents. Its dedicated staff of professionals is made up of lawyers, social workers, parents through surrogacy, and former surrogates and egg donors. Circle Surrogacy provides a choice of specialized clinics at locations throughout the United States, as well as a large selection of egg donors, carefully screened surrogates and a variety of flexible programs and financial options. Circle offers free comprehensive consultations to prospective parents via phone, Skype, at our Boston office or the many locations we visit around the world. You can find our travel schedule by visiting our website.

www.circlesurrogacy.coM
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About Family Forward Surrogacy

Family Forward Surrogacy is a Washington DC-area based boutique surrogacy agency focused on providing personal, compassionate support to Intended Parents and Gestational Surrogates. More than half of our clients are gay men, and we participate in Rainbow Families DC Family Day, the Family Equality Councils Family Week and the DC-based Maybe Baby educational series. Our founder is a mother of twins through gestational surrogacy and our surrogate case manager is a two-time gestational surrogate, so we truly understand the journey. Our standards are high we match Intended Parents only with Surrogates whom we would trust to carry our own children. FFS works hard to make the right match and remains active and engaged with the Intended Parents and Surrogates throughout the surrogacy journey. Nous Parlons Franais. Se Habla Espaol

www.familyforwardsurrogacy.com

About Shaltiel & Blumenreich Law

Shaltiel & Blumenreich Law is dedicated to the practice of reproductive law and adoption law in the States of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Our firm is proud to be an active member of the LGBT community and understands the sensitive legal issues that LGBT couples face when choosing to grow their families through surrogacy and egg donation. Our Attorneys draft and negotiate a variety of reproductive law contracts concerning Assisted Reproductive Technology. This includes surrogacy and gestational carrier agreements, and egg donor, sperm donor, and embryo donor contracts. We also work closely with surrogacy agencies, including Surrogate Steps, LLC, to assists in matching intended parents, including international and same-sex couples, with the right surrogate and donor to build and grow their family. Contact us for a free consultation at (607) 273-3332 or schedule your free consultation at info@ysablaw.com.

www.ysablaw.com

About Sara M. Clay, P.C.

Sara M. Clay, P.C. focuses on family building of all dynamics. In particular, same sex couples trying to build their family have a variety of obstacles to overcome outside the medial aspects. Georgia has no legislation restricting gamete donation or surrogacy, and no existing case law to prohibit such instances, thus making it appealing to all families. Sara has been successful in establishing parentage, prior to the birth of the child, in same sex couples, effectively giving the Intended Parents their parental rights, including making medical decisions on behalf of the child to be born and thereafter. Equally important, the birth certificate of the child will have the names of both fathers listed as the only parents, and no second parent adoption is required, which is particularly beneficial in a state such as New York where surrogacy is not recognized.

www.surrogacylaw.com

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About Meyers & OHara LLP

Meyers & OHara LLP is a California based law firm specializing in third party reproduction and family formation, including surrogacy, egg donation, sperm donation and embryo donation. The firm works closely with clients worldwide, whether Intended Parents, Surrogates or Donors, to ensure all legal aspects of reproductive arrangements have been addressed prior to the start of any given medical cycle and the long-awaited delivery of a child, including the finalization of parental rights, escrow, and travel documents. Lori Meyers and Milena OHara work as a team providing detailed legal advice, and have 20 years of experience working exclusively in reproductive law.

www.meyersohara.com

About Family Source Consultants

Family Source Consultants is a full service Gestational Surrogacy and Egg Donation agency located in Illinois, a state that is among the most legally friendly for third party reproduction in the United States. We work with couples and individuals around the world, of all ethnic backgrounds, religions, and sexual preferences. We strive to help anyone who truly wants to become a parent achieve their family building goal, and it is our mission to make the experience as positive and successful as possible for all parties involved. We recognize that the process of creating a family via Surrogacy and Egg Donation can be overwhelming, and our agency is here to guide you from each stage to the next. It is an honor for us to assist you through this most important journey of a lifetime!

www.FamilySourceSurrogacy.com

About IVF New Jersey

IVF New Jersey has among the highest egg donor success rates in the USA, 71.2%, which is approximately 20% higher than the national average. Compare their success rates at www.sart.org. They have locations in New York City, Short Hills, Somerset, Hamilton, Freehold and Flemington, NJ. Why IVF New Jersey? They have their own fully screened donor pool; Wait time is very short; they can usually match in 2 months, sometimes on your first visit; They are flexible and will work with agencies or frozen egg banks; IVFNJ offers shared donor cycles which helps make treatment more affordable. They also offer a number of discount programs; They have a dedicated donor staff and every patient is assigned their own donor coordinator; Procedures and diagnostic testing are performed on-site in their own state-of-the-art facility; IVFNJ has worked with the LGBT Community since 1991.

www.ivfnj.com

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About New York Fertility Services

New York Fertility Services is a boutique practice located in the heart of midtown Manhattan with leading-edge fertility treatments and a state-of-the-art, in-house IVF laboratory. Harvard trained Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Joel Batzofin brings 30 years of experience to each patient. Dr. Ilana Ressler has a special interest in third party reproduction for same sex couples. She recognizes that each individual has a unique situation and strives to provide a comprehensive and individualized approach to treatment. NYFS cares deeply that everyone is afforded the chance to try fertility treatments to achieve their goal of having a baby so we started an internal grant program for those patients without insurance. NYFS is proud to support the MHB Gay Parenting Assistance Program with donated services. Whatever your fertility needs may be, we are here for you.

www.newyorkfertilityservices.com

About Fort Worth Fertility Center:

Fort Worth Fertility is one of the most successful third-party reproductive program (donor eggs and surrogacy) in the USA and has been able to assist numerous patients both nationally and internationally with their dreams. Its medical director and founder Dr. Robert Kaufmann and his staff have been responsible for thousands of pregnancies through reproductive techniques, including well over 1600 surrogate cycles and 2500 PGD cycles. Dr. Kaufmann and his staff have received numerous awards for their patient care. They have a very hands-on approach and a wealth of experience and knowledge that helps provide high standards of reproductive care in a warm and professional environment for each and every one of their patients. One of the benefits of treatment at Fort Worth Fertility is also that the cost of reproductive technologies at our Center tends to be less than many other areas of the country.

www.fwivf.com/

About EMD Serono, Inc.

EMD Serono, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is a leader in the US biopharmaceutical arena, integrating cutting-edge science with unparalleled patient support systems to improve peoples lives. The company has strong market positions in neurodegenerative diseases, endocrinology and in reproductive health. In addition, EMD Serono is growing its expertise and presence in the area of oncology, with more than 15 projects currently in development. With a clear focus on the patient and a leadership presence in the biopharmaceutical industry, EMD Seronos US footprint continues to grow.

www.emdserono.com

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About Fertility SOURCE Companies:

Fertility SOURCE Companies (The Donor SOURCE, The Surrogacy SOURCE, and Prospective Families) is a national egg donor and surrogacy program, with a local presence in most metro areas across the nation. We are registered with the FDA and are compliant with all regulations and standards set forth by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. We have been in business since 2003 and have served over 2,000 satisfied Intended Parents since inception. Our company is owned by a group of prominent and successful fertility physicians and business people with extensive experience in the fertility field. We strongly believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to become a parent, whether they are married, in a domestic relationship, single, heterosexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, local, or international. Our commitment is to provide the most compassionate and skilled care to couples seeking third-party assisted reproduction services.

www.fertilitysourcecompanies.com

About Institute for Reproductive Medicine and SciencePP

At the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science, Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is more than just cold science, and patients are seen as much more than numbers-driven results. We bring decades of experience in third party reproduction (using donor eggs and sperm as well as gestational carriers) to every couple considering having a baby. We consider all aspects of the process to help our patients navigate this journey to a successful end: medical, psychological, social issues, legal complexities, financial concerns, logistics, etc. We do this with respect, empathy, and compassion, so that you have the support you need to make the decisions that are right for you and your future family. We have a cutting edge laboratory to deliver the best in pregnancy rates in an environment where you will be treated like a person and not a statistic.

http://www.sbivf.com/

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from the SurrogacyAdvisor peer ratings directory

From www.menhavingbabies.org/ratings, as of October 1, 2013
Overall score Number of reviews Average journey cost ($) Average journey length (months) Web site

IARC Fertility Miracles NW Surrogacy Creative Family Connections Family Source Consultants Simple Surrogacy Tammuz Extraordinary Conceptions Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists The Surrogacy Source Surrogate Alternatives (SAI) Circle Surrogacy Center for Surrogate Parenting (CSP) Growing Generations Reproductive Possibilitis

9.56 9.53 9.53 9.47 9.46 9.43 9.32 9.14 9.00 8.75 8.42 8.08 8.00 7.79 7.50
Overall score

16 19 18 32 13 24 25 7 12 8 12 76 5 14 10
Number of reviews

93,000 123,000 92,000 135,000 89,000 85,000 76,000 126,000 115,000 110,000 128,000 125,000 108,000 168,000 126,000
First Cycle Success

23 17 17 20 18 17 16 14 18 16 25 19 18 21 19
Average cycles per journey

www.fertilityhelp.com www.fertilitymiracles.com www.nwsurrogacycenter.com www.creativefamilyconnections.com www.familysourcesurrogacy.com www.simplesurrogacy.com www.tammuz.com www.extraconceptions.com www.assistedreproductionlaw.com www.thesurrogacysource.com www.surrogatealternatives.com www.circlesurrogacy.com www.creatingfamilies.com www.growinggenerations.com www.reproductivepossibilities.com
Web site

IVF NJ Virginia Center for Reproductive Medicine California Fertility Partners La Jolla IVF CT Fertility San Diego Fertility Center (SDFC) Surrogacy Centre India Fertility & Surgical Associates of CA Fertility Center of IL (FCI) Oregon Health & Science U. (OHSU) RMA CT Oregon Reproductive RMA NJ Dr. Pai - India HRC Fertilty Pacific Fertility Center (PFCLA) Cardone Reproductive New England Fertility (NEF) Markham (Canada)

9.80 9.64 9.43 9.41 9.39 9.33 9.33 9.20 9.14 9.00 8.76 8.75 8.75 8.67 8.22 8.20 7.25 5.86 5.86

5 22 7 17 75 3 3 5 7 4 3 12 4 6 9 20 4 7 7 23

25% 65% 20% 77% 80% 100% 33% 60% 50% 75% 33% 92% 50% 33% 75% 47% 25% 57% 43%

1.8 1.6 3.8 1.4 1.3 1 1.7 2.4 2.5 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.5 4.8 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.4

www.ivfnj.com www.vcrmed.com www.californiafertilitypartners.com www.lajollaivf.com www.ctfertility.com www.sdfertility.com www.surrogacycentreindia.com www.fertilityassociates.com fcionline.com www.ohsu.edu www.rmact.com www.oregonreproductivemedicine.com www.rmanj.com www.havingbabies.com www.pfcla.com. www.cardonerepromed.com www.nefertility.com www.markhamfertility.com

About Men Having Babies

www.menhavingbabies.org Men Having Babies, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that spun off from a program that had ran at the NYC LGBT Center since 2005. It started as a peer support network for biological gay fathers and fathers-to-be, offering monthly workshops and an annual seminar. Over time it developed elaborate online resources, the groups mailing list expanded to about 1000 men from around the world, and it was asked to organize seminars, exhibits and workshops in other locations such as Barcelona, Paris, Tel Aviv and Los Angeles. Our mission includes: The provision of educational and practical information to assist gay prospective parents achieve biological parenting. Promoting the affordability of surrogacy related services for gay men through financial assistance and the encouragement of transparency and customer feedback. Promoting surrogacy practices that minimize the risks and maximize the potential short and long-term benefits to all involved. Raising awareness about the potential benefits and meaningful relationships surrogacy arrangements can bring about. Beyond the seminars and workshops, Men Having Babies runs several programs to promote its educational, advocacy and affordability mission, including:

Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP)

Men Having Babies created the Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP) as part of our mission to promote the affordability of surrogacy services for gay men. The program will assist gay men who lack the financial resources for the costly process with direct financial grants, access to free or discounted services and medications, and help with individual crowdfunding e fforts. So far the funds came mostly from event sponsorship fees paid by supporting providers, and some from direct donations by parents and allies. A large number of clinics and agencies already agreed to provide discounts to eligible applicants, and several also committed to provide free services through our program to the most needy ones, valued at several hundred thousand dollars.

SurrogacyAdvisor
In an effort to promote transparency and affordability, in early 2012 Men Having Babies introduced surveys that provided feedback on program needs and ratings of agencies and clinics. The detailed feedback we received from hundreds of couples is reported at the SurrogacyAdvisor we created, which includes satisfaction levels, effectiveness measures, and real cost figures. This directory already helped many save thousands of dollars by identifying affordable effective providers. Please consult the directory if you are still shopping around, and if you havent done so already, please submit a survey yourself as well!

Living The New Normal

As part of our advocacy and community-building mission, and in light of the primetime NBC show about gay surrogacy dads, Men Having Babies launched a new Facebook page called Living The New Normal. It already has hundreds of gay dads and surrogates, and many photos! We use it as a community space where we can discuss and celebrate our real life experiences. While we still have our closed Facebook group for support and private discussions, this open page will allow us to converse with surrogates, family, and other allies. Based on survey feedback we also launched the worlds first Surrogacy Speakers Bureau, with hundreds of parents and future parents that are eager to speak to the press and in public events!