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Celeb Look-Alike Sperm Donations Take Off
I'd like my son to look like Brad Pitt please. A Los Angeles-based sperm bank is stretching the potential of star power by listing the celebrities that donors look the most like. They also link to pictures of the actors, singers and designers in their donor profiles.
Drawing the Line Between Sperm Donor and Dad?
As more people use alternative methods to create families, issues are bound to arise. For one New Mexico mother and her sperm donor, the debate was whether or not the role of "dad" came with financial responsibility. Janna Mintz conceived a son and later a daughter with her friend Kevin Zoernig's sperm.
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Creating Families: The Surrogacy Option
The true sisterhood of women is showcased when one woman carries a child for another. Domestic and international adoptions may be the most common ways families introduce nonbiological children into their lives, but last year's movie Baby Mama and Sarah Jessica Parker's recent addition of twins have made surrogacy a common topic. Though there are no national statistics on the practice, it is estimated that approximately 1,000 such births occur each year.
After dealing with infertility and still desiring a family, some couples turn to another woman to carry their baby. In traditional surrogacy, the surrogate is artificially inseminated, by either the child-to-be's father or an anonymous donor, while in gestational surrogacy, an egg is removed from the future child's mother and fertilized with sperm from either the father or an anonymous donor. The fertilized egg is then implanted in the carrier via IVF. Similar to the adoption process, families interested in surrogacy often work with an agency to help them find a suitable surrogate, handle the legal issues that the transaction involves, and help them through the process.
Debbie Rowe's Comments on Children: Honest or Insensitive?
Are there times when a mother should hold her tongue? Regardless of their true feelings, many birth and adoptive mamas consider their children's feelings and futures before they speak. This isn't necessarily the case with Debbie Rowe, the biological mother of Michael Jackson's two oldest children — Prince, 12, and Paris, 11 — who recently revealed facts about her marriage and child bearing years with the King of Pop.
Would You Give Your Sperm or Eggs Without Asking Questions?
Nadya Suleman, mama to octuplets and a total of 14 children, has caused quite a bit of hoopla in recent weeks. All the media attention has raised questions as to the sperm donor's identity. Denis Beaudoin, a former boyfriend of Suleman's, came forward to talk about the possibility that the kids are his.
Reproductive Rights: Is There a Double Standard?
Fertile females can mother as many offspring as they please. And, though public opinion on the issue of big families may vary, it is a woman's right to reproduce. But, when Nadya Suleman recently gave birth to octuplets in addition to the six young children she already had a home (all conceived by donor sperm), a discussion was raised about her doctor's ethics.
Octuplet Mom Nadya Suleman Speaks With Ann Curry
The single mother of octuplets, Nadya Suleman who has 14 children in all, was released from the hospital early Thursday morning. While much of America is fascinated by the 33-year-old who used fertility drugs and donor sperm to conceive all of her offspring, it is NBC's Ann Curry who scored the first interview. After watching this first clip of the conversation that will air in its entirety on Monday on Today and Tuesday on Dateline, what is your impression of Nadya Suleman?
Tell Mommy: Fair For Grandmother of Octuplets to Talk?
Much of America gasped when they found out the single mother of octuplets, Nadya Suleman, already had six children, all of which were supposedly conceived by donor sperm and fertility treatments.
While the public continues to speculate on why the 33-year-old mama decided to pursue a sizable brood she likely cannot afford, her own mother has been talking to the press. Angela Suleman who lives with her daughter and is helping to care for the older charges has commented that her daughter being an only child might have played a role in her obsession with children among other statements.
Should Women Have Babies When They Can't Afford Them?
New mama of octuplets, Nadya Suleman, gave birth to her multiples last week bringing the total number in her brood to 14. The 33-year-old already had six children aged 2 to 7, prior to this pregnancy and hit hard financial times last year. All of the children are said to be a result of IVF from donor sperm.
Marcia Cross Explored Her Baby Making Options
Despite the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, starlets aren't immune to fertility issues.
In this month's Health Magazine, actress Marcia Cross discusses her struggle to have children. The 46-year-old said:
In my early 40s, I considered adoption, and I tried getting pregnant on my own through a sperm donor, but neither worked out.
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