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The 9th Annual
NY Men
Having BabiesSurrogacySeminar
& GayParentingExpo
Sunday, October 6th 20139:00 AM7:00 PM
334 Amstdam Au
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AgendA
Optioal Srrogac 101 prep sessio: 9:00-9:45 AM Ault Center, oor L1
Fr ths wh vr att a surracy wrkshp br, r ths wh wul lik a quick rviw, w will prvi a shrt itr t th trmily
a basic cmpts typical surracy arramts. This 45 miut wrkshp may hlp yu mak th mst ut th rst th prram.
Registratio ad Ga Paretig Services Exhibit: 10:00-10:30 AM Autorum, oor L2gay Parti Srvics exhibit mr tha thirty tabls whr yu ca mt a rciv irmati rm lai cliics, surracy acis,
lawyrs a thr prssials, i aiti t svral cmmuity raizatis. Als 12:30-1:30PM a 5:00-7:00 PM.
Srrogac semiar part 1 - the expert pael: 10:30 AM -12:30 PM Autorum, oor L2
A pal mical, psychlical, a lal xprts will prvi a vrviw th tir surracy prcss r ay m. Als, rprstativs
spsri surracy raizatis will prvi a bri scripti th srvics thy prvi.
AgendA:
Overviewofroleofagencies
StephanieScott/SimpleSurrogacy
Medicalprocess
Dr.MarkP.Leondires,M.D./RMAofCTSaidT.Daneshmand,MD,FACOG/TheFertilityCenterofLasVegas
Legalconsiderations
DianeHinson,Esq./CreativeFamilyConnections
Psychologicalconsiderations
DebLevy,MA,LPC/ConceiveAbilities
Lch / Expo / Paret reio: 12:30 - 1:30 PM Floor L2
ejy a but luch a ctiu t xplr th gay Parti Srvics exhibit. Surracy parts with thir chilr ar wlcm t ji us t
itract with th prspctiv parts a ruit with th rprstativs th acis a cliics that hlp crat thir amilis (r with prir
ristrati). A ully quipp play rm r kis 0-5 yars l will b availabl at th sam lcati as th luch a rcpti. Spsr by CT
Fertilit.
Srrogac semiar part 2 - the persoal stories pael: 1:30 - 3:00 PM Autorum, oor L2
Har th ivrs prsal xprics svral ay surracy as a th surrats / rs wh hlp thm.
PAnelist include:
Georges Slvestre
grs a his husba davi Marlis liv i Mahatta, a ar th pru athrs Trista a nah, br i 2010 a 2013 via statial
surracy.
Corbie Dimopolos
Crbi, a mthr thr rm Chica, is th statial surrat wh carri nah r gr a davi.
Thomas Kaia
A surracy a rm nY. Thmas a his partr Jaqui ha twis last yar with th hlp a statial surrat rm Illiis.
Lisa BasiliereLisa, a mthr v rm CT, is a statial surrat wh carri twis r a lcal cupl br a w hlpi a nY ay cupl rm ur
rup
Breakot sessios - come meet the sposors: 3:00 -5:00 PM
Atts will hav th pprtuity t tak part i up t 6 itructry 20-miut rup csultatis with th varius smiar spsrs. Tak
avata this pprtuity t shp aru a t t kw ths acis a cliics mr clsly. S th Brakut Sssis tabl pa 4
r a list a schul.
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Ga Paretig Services Exhibit / Coee break: 5:00 - 7:00 PM Autorum, oor L2
gay Parti Srvics exhibit rsums & p t ral public (r amissi)- mr tha tw z tabls whr yu ca mt a rciv
irmati rm lai cliics, surracy acis, lawyrs a thr prssials, i aiti t svral cmmuity raizatis. Rrshmts
curtsy th Fertilit Ceter o Las Vegas.
Private cosltatios with service providers: 5:00 -10:00 PM Nurser School, Floor 2
Svral cliics a acis will b availabl i cs lvl 2 th buili r privat csultatis with prspctiv parts that wish t xplr
th ptis thy r i mr pth. T criat csultatis i avac yu t ristr t th vt rst, a w will prvi yu irmati
th prvirs wh allw prir ristrati. Csultati slts may als b availabl last miut r ths wh wat t rst har th prvirs urith brakut sssis.
Special pael - Srrogac paretig or HIV+ me: 5:00 - 6:00 PM Ault Center, oor L1
Har xprt a prsal avic abut surracy ptis r it parts that ar HIV psitiv. Th pal is c-spsr with th Br
Rsarch Fuati, a t r prt raizati that rus th Spcial Prram Assist Rpructi (SPAR). SPAR is a wrl rw prram
that cmbis PCR HIV Sm Tsti a Sprm Washi t scr a prpar sm spcims rm HIV-ict m r sa IVF prcurs,
a as such has alray hlp may HIV psitiv ay m hav chilr saly. Th pal is als c-spsr by gMHC, th wrls lst prvir
HIV/AIdS prvti, car a avcacy, a is urwritt by Circl Surracy, wh is pru t hav alray hlp vr tw z HIV+
cupls a sil bcm parts.
PAnelist include:
A A. Kiesslig, PhD
Br Rsarch Fuati
Ra Kiesslig
Th Br Rsarch Fuati
Dr. Michael Dole
CT Frtility
Seth Rose
gMHC
Bria Roseberg
Bria is a ay part thruh surracy wh has b livi with HIV r 25 yars . Al with his husba thy hav apt chil a twis
thruh surracy. Th tw ar als th c-urs guys With Kis, a Caaia raizati ay athrs.
Kristi Johso
A mthr tw rm Illiis wh is carryi twis r a HIV+ ay cupl.
Speakig to or childre abot srrogac ad ga paretig: 6:00 - 7:30 PM Ault Center, oor L1
Ji a pal psychlists, a Cambri Uivrsity rsarchr, parts lr surracy chilr (a pssibly a chil thruh surracy as wll),
r a uprct wrkshp abut spaki t ur kis abut thir amily riis. Har abut rct rsarch ur amilis a hw ur chilr
ar ari. Lar abut a apprpriat trmily, ali with ractis a cmmts rm thr chilr, tachrs, amily a strars. W
will als iscuss th ccpt th vlvi birth stry, cisis rari th rl th carrir a r i th chilrs livs, tc. Th
pal is r i cprati with th Ctr Family Rsarch th Uivrsity Cambri, Family Q a th LgBTQ dpartmt at th JCC i
Mahatta. Parts, prspctiv parts, psychlists, scial wrkrs, stut, rsarchrs a thr prssials ar all wlcm!
PAnelist include:
Je Parsos, PhD
Chair Psychly at Hutr Cll, a ui bar mmbr M Havi Babis a th athr a 7-yar-l by thruh traitialsurracy.
Dr. Lc Blake
A rsarchr rm Th Cambri Uivrsitys Ctr r Family Rsarch. Th Ctr a its irctr, Prssr Susa glmbk, hav a
itratial rputati r thir piri rsarch ucvtial amilis iclui ths ha by ay athrs r crat thruh
surracy.
Tara Lombardo, M.A., MHC-LP
Th assciat irctr a sta thrapist at th Istitut r Huma Itity, Prram dirctr th IHIs Family Q prram, a a lsbia mthr.
Ro Poole-Daa
Th xcutiv irctr a a ui bar mmbr M Havi Babis, a a athr almst 13 yars l twis thruh statial
surracy.
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BReAKoUT SeSSIonS
Time Classroom 1 L2 Tee Ceter L2 Adlt Ceter L1 Classrom 2 L1
3:00pmStphai Sctt
Krist Has
Michal dyl, Md
Jams Spr, M.S.Stv H. Syr, esq. Mark P. Lirs, Md
3:20 pmStphai Sctt
Krist Has
Michal dyl, Md
Jams Spr, M.S.Stv H. Syr, esq. daw Marmrsti
3:40 pm
Victria T. Frrara, esq Sai dashma, MdMichal dyl, Md
Jams Spr, M.S.dia His, esq.
4:00 pm
Victria T. Frrara, esq. Sai dashma, Md Mlissa Brisma, esq. Ruy Rupak
4:20 pm
db Lvy, MA, LPC Jh Hsla, M.d. Sai dashma, Md Juy Wiss, RnC
4:40 pmdb Lvy, MA, LPC Jh Hsla, M.d. Sara Litsir Lippar
Zara griswl
Staci Swirski
MArk your cAlendArs:
our mthly Plaig Srrogac Parethood wrkshps rsum octbr 23r at th LgBT Ctr,a will ru vry urth Wsay ach mth (xclui dcmbr a Auust).
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CoLLABoRATIng oRgAnIZATIonS
THE LGBTQ DEPARTMEnT AT THE JCC In MAnHATTAn:
Crati a sa, iclusiv spac r LgBTQ issus a ppl is a sstial part what Th JCC i Mahatta
s. Th LgBTQ prram iclus a bl scial a cultural prrams si spcially r th s ur
cstituts. W cmbi mthly rups tarti Qur Yuth, Yshiva Alum, ths ski a spiritual ccti, a
m vr 40 with spcial vts clbrati gay Pri, Jwish & Scular hliays. W hav b xpai ur LgBTQ
prrammi t iclu sils prrams, walki turs, writi classs, li cachi wrkshps, pal iscussis
rlvat issus a mi-by classs. our prrams ar apprpriat r th l, yu, partr, sil, chil-raisi,
rliius a scular. our cmmuity has trac rquirmt.
www.jccmahatta.org/lgbtq
THE SPECIAL PROGRAM OF ASSISTED REPRODuCTIOn(SPARA PROGRAM OF THE BEDFORD STEM CELL RESEARCH FOunDATIOn)
SPARth Spcial Prram Assist Rpructi is a wrl rw prram that cmbis PCR HIV Sm Tsti a Sprm
Washi t scr a prpar sm spcims rm HIV-ict m r sa IVF prcurs, has hlp may HIV psitiv ay m hav
chilr saly. It is bas rsarch is that apprximatly tw-thirs sm spcims pruc by halthy, HIV ict m hav
a utctabl amut HIV. Sprm rm such spcims ar sar r us i assist rpructi tha wash sprm rm utst
spcims, r rm spcims that tst psitiv r virus.
Th prram is ru by th Br Stm Cll Rsarch Fuati (www.brrsarch.r), a t r prt 501c(3) raizati, whichcucts rsarch t cur currtly icurabl isass, iclui HIV.
www.semetestig.org
CAMBRIDGE unIVERSITyS CEnTRE FOR FAMILy RESEARCH
Th Ctr r Family Rsarch is a multiiscipliary rsarch istitut withi th dpartmt Psychly at th Uivrsity Cambri. Ithas a itratial rputati r its rsarch amilis, a ur itrsts cvr parts, chilr a amily rlatiships. Th irctr th
Ctr is Prssr Susa glmbk. Susa has pir rsarch lsbia mthr amilis, ay athr amilis, sil mthrs by chic
a amilis crat by assist rpructiv tchlis iclui i vitr rtilisati (IVF), r ismiati, ati a surracy.
Hr rsarch has t ly chall cmmly hl assumptis abut ths amilis but als has ctst wily hl thris chil
vlpmt by mstrati that structural aspcts th amily, such as th umbr, r, sxual ritati, a tic rlatss
parts, is lss imprtat r chilrs psychlical wll-bi tha th quality amily rlatiships.
www.cr.cam.ac.k
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PAneL & BReAKoUT SeSSIon SPeAKeRS
A A. Kiesslig, PhD
dr. A Kissli ircts th rsarch at thBefor Stem Cell Research Founaton (BSCRFwww.brrsarch.
r). A wrl-rw xprt i HIV/AIdS a stm cll bily, dr. Kissli has publish mr tha 100 scitic
paprs a th rst txtbk huma mbryic stm clls. I 1996, th t cuct bimical rsarch iaras t u by th ral vrmt l t th icrprati th Br Stm Cll Rsarch Fuati (th,
Th Assist Rpructi Fuati). Sic th, th Fuatis Spcial Prram Assist Rpructi (SPAR)
has b hlpi cupls act by HIV isas hav sa, halthy babis. dr. Kisslis itrst shit twar stm
cll rsarch i 2000, wh hr xprtis i huma bily l hr t vlp th cutrys rst huma r
prram r stm cll rsarch. dr. Kisslis rsarch at th Fuati is w cus th vlpmt Partht Stm Clls (stm
clls riv rm urtiliz huma s), a rivi patit spcic stm clls r m.
Lc Blake, PhD
dr. Lucy Blak is a Rsarch Assciat at th Centre for Faml Research, Unverst of Cambre. Lucys
ucatial backru is i psychly, cmplti hr urrauat r at th Uivrsity Bath. As part hrr sh spt a yar aii rsarch xpric i vlpmtal psychly at Harvar Mical Schl. Sh th
wt t a mastrs a Phd i scial a vlpmtal psychly at th Uivrsity Cambri. Hr rsarch
xplrs amily rlatiships a psychlical wll-bi i irt kis amilis, cusi i particular ths
crat usi assist rpructiv tchlis. Sh is particularly itrst i xplri amily rlatiships rm th
prspctiv th chil, a i xamii hw chilr ursta a l abut thir amilis.
Michael Dole, M.D.
dr. dyl dyl is th ur a mical irctr CT Fertlt Assocates, which h start i 1991 atr cmplti
his avac llwship i Rpructiv ecrily at Yal Uivrsity. Prir t that h rciv his urrauat
r rm Brw Uivrsity; his mical r rm th Uivrsity Caliria, Sa Fracisc; a his rsicy atth Hspital th Uivrsity Psylvaia. ovr 4,500 babis hav b br t parts wh hav b succssully
trat by dr. dyl, iclui vr 500 r LgBT amilis wh csisttly prais him as a hihly skill xprt wh
balacs rat tchical xprtis with a hihly cari, has- a fxibl apprach. dr. dyl has authr umrus
articls, rsarch paprs a bk chaptrs, h is a rqut spakr at mical mtis a crcs, a act
as th rsit xprt prmit cmmuity a prssial prtals iclui Frtility Authrity, Family equality Cucil, Pru Parti,
Surrmms oli, a th Ctr Familis. I 2009 th utstai rsults hi Frz dr e Bak wr atur t a itratial
auic at th eSHRe crc i Amstram.
Said T. Daeshmad, MD, FACOG
dr. Sai dashma, th Practic dirctr at The Fertlt Center of Las Veas is sub-spcialty Bar Crti iRpructiv ecrily a Irtility. H cmplt his rsicy a llwship traii at UCLA Mical Ctr.
Atr jii Th Frtility Ctr Las Vas i 1999, dr. dashma was itral i stablishi th ris rst
rzi prram. H cllabrat with his practic partr, dr. Bruc Shapir, t vlp IVF prtcls t imprv
pracy rats, iclui PTeC (pst thaw xt cultur), th mst succssul IVF rims currtly
availabl.
Thir rubraki is wr publish i th itratially rspct mical jural, Frtility a Strility, a
dr. dashma has als srv as a rviwr r th sam publicati. Aitially, dr. dashma a dr. Shapirs vlumius rsarch
has b prst at bth atial a itratial crcs. IVFrprts.r has als rciz th Frtility Ctr Las Vas r thir
stllar pracy rats.
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Stephaie Scott
Stphai Sctt, th excutiv Prram dirctr at Smple Surroac, vrss th iitial scri all It
Parts, Surrats, a e drs wh apply with ur prram. As a prvius Surrat, Stphais xpric with
acis spas bth sis th prcss. Sh bris t th Acy xpric a ull urstai th itricacis
th matchi a scri prcss. Stphai ircts th matchi btw ur Surrats, e drs, a It
Parts bas thir spcic s a sirs. I aiti t th accptac a matchi w applicats,
Stphai als vrss th mical a psychlical scri r ur prram.
Stphai Sctt a Simpl Surracy hav b atur i 20/20 a nihtli, nwswk Maazi, Th LA Tims,Th Frt Wrth Star Tlram, CBC natial nws Rai, USA Tay, dallas Chil Maazi a Th Hartr Curat, am may thrs.
As a marri mthr 3 a a xpric Surrat, my passi i li is hlpi cmplt amilis thruh surracy a ati.
I l rtuat t b a part th livs th ppl i ur prram.
Victoria T. Ferrara, Esq.
Victria T. Frrara, esq., Lal dirctr Worlwe Surroac Specalsts a maai partr th multi-lawyr
Law Firm Victria T. Frrara, PC, has b practici law i th ara assist rpructiv tchly r vr 20
yars. Vickis clits cm rm aru th wrl as sh has rprst it parts rm Suth Amrica, Asia
a eurp as wll as may clits i th U.S.A. Thruh hr hali th lamark cas Ratpl v. Ramy,
Vicki was istrumtal i chai th law i th Stat Ccticut t crat a w way t bcm lal parts
thruh surracy. Vicki is a llw th Amrica Acamy Assist Rpructi Tchly Attrys a sh
has writt a prst at U.S. a itratial crcs surracy law. Hr acy, Wrlwi Surracy, is
a succssul surracy matchi acy with cs i Ccticut a nw Yrk.
Joh Hesla, M.D.
Jh S. Hsla, Md, ji Oreon Reprouctve Mecne (rmrly Prtla Ctr r Rpructiv Mici) i
May 1999. H is a bar-crti rpructiv crilist wh spcializs i th tratmt a car patits
with cri a irtility issus. Prir t jii this practic dr. Hsla was th irctr i vitr rtilizati a
ha th rpructiv surry prram at th Jhs Hpkis Hspital. I 1993, dr. Hsla u a crat th ivitr rtilizati prram at emry Uivrsity i Atlata. Mr rctly, h was th c-irctr th succssul i vitr
rtilizati prram at th Clra Ctr r Rpructiv Mici. dr. Hsla has a mical r rm th or
Halth Scics Uivrsity Schl Mici, a a bachlr r rm Harvar Uivrsity whr h rauat
maa cum lau. Aitially, dr. Hsla cmplt a bsttrics a ycly rsicy at Uivrsity Caliria at Ls Als a
llwship i rpructiv crily a irtility rm Jhs Hpkis Uivrsity a is atially rciz r his car a tratmt
irtility thruh his ivativ mths assisti cupls achiv pracy.
Deb Lev, MA, LPC
db Lvy, MA, LPC ircts th surrat prram with ConceveAbltes. As a part via statial surracy,
a rmr IVF patit, lics cuslr a marria a amily cuslr, sh was rcruit t wrk as a rtilitycuslr with a lar rtility ctr i Clra r i yars, cusli may iiviuals a cupls i rtility
ptis, a valuati wm that wish t b rs a statial surrats. Th tw xprics th
l hr t vlp th surracy prram CcivAbilitis thruh th ys a it part a mtal
halth prssial. db has publish rsarch a spk wily rtility ptis a spcically statial
surracy. db has srv varius cmmitts with th Mtal Halth Prssials grup th Amrica Scity
r Rpructiv Mici, a ucat may mtal halth prssials psychlical valuatis rs a statial surrats.
Prir t wrki with CcivAbilitis, db acilitat supprt rups at th dvr gLBT Ctr, a wrk with th Miaplis Ais
Prjct. dbs passi is hlpi thrs buil amilis thruh thir party rpructi.
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Steve H. Sder, Esq.
Stv Syr is th ui a pricipal partr Steven H. Sner & Assocates, Attornes At Law a th
Itratial Assist Rpructi Ctr (IARC) i Mista. Mr. Syr att law schl at th Uivrsity
Mista, rauati cum lau i 1982. Mr. Syr succssully litiat th rst a ly ctst Mista
surracy cas t at i 2006 i which h w sl custy th chil r a sil ay athr. H is a mmbr
th Amrica Bar Assciati (ABA), Chair th Rpructiv & gtic Tchly Cmmitt th Family Law
Scti th ABA, ABA liais t th natial Caliti r th vrsiht Assist Rpructiv Tchly, Chair
th Mista Stat Bar Assciati Family Law Scti, a a Fllw th Amrica Bar Fuati. Mr. Syr
als srvs th atial lal avisry cmmitt ReSoLVe: Th natial Frtility Assciati, is chair th lal avisry rup r th
Amrica Frtility Assciati (r ucati, supprt, a avcacy bhal irtil prss), a is a mmbr th Amric
Gad Lav, F.A.C.O.G.
dr. Lavy stablish New Enlan Fertlt i 1990, as th rst hspital bas assist rpructiv prram
i th stat Ccticut. dr. Lavy is bar crti i Rpructiv ecrily a obsttrics a gycly.
dr. Lavy rciv his mical r rm Haassah Mical Schl llw by a rsarch llwship i bichmistry.
dr. Lavy cmplt his rsicy at Yal Uivrsity Schl Mici a cmplt a avac llwship i th
divisi Rpructiv Mici. dr. Lavy is a mmbr th gay a Lsbia Mical Assciati, Amrica Scity Rpructiv Mici, Scity Rpructiv ecrilists, Scity Rpructiv Surs, a Amrica
Cll obsttrics a gycly. dr. Lavy als wrks xtsivly with ay cupls a is ly a vry w
rpructiv physicias wh has xpric with itratial surracy. dr. Lavy was atur i th awar-wii cumtary gl
Baby. H is als th spakrs bar r Frri Pharmacuticals, Sr a Mrck. dr. Lavy las a tam hihly trai cliicias a
scitists t prvi cmprhsiv, cmpassiat a prsal srvic.
Daw Marmorstei
daw Marmrsti, a 4-tims surrat mthr hrsl, u Los Aneles Surroac Center (LASC) wh sh
rciz that sh cul t b a surrat mthr t vry, a that thr is a r a acy which r
mr rasabl s. LASC is a ull-srvic acy icat t prvii a uparalll calibr prsalizsrvic a th utmst rspct t rcipit part a surrat mthr alik. As part hr rts t crat th
mst psitiv surracy jury r all partis ivlv, iclui th surrat mthr a baby, sh rctly crat
a maatry wllss prram r all th acys surrat mthrs. Sh als implmt strictr uilis
prtaii t th pracy histry slct surrat mthrs. daw blivs that ths masurs prvi aitial
assuracs a halthy baby a surrat mthr. daw rctly ba hsti a wkly rai sris currtly airi bltalkrai.cm
call Th ABCs Surracy. Th prram is vt t ucati th public abut all aspcts th surracy prcss. daw als bls
rularly abut surracy.
Dr. Mark P. Leodires, M.D.
dr. Mark P. Lirs, Mical dirctr Reprouctve Mecne Assocates of Connectcut (RMACT) agayPartsTB.cm, is bar-crti i bth obsttrics a gycly a Rpructiv ecrily a
Irtility. Fr tw cscutiv yars, dr. Lirs has b slct thruh a pr-rviw prcss r Bst dctrs i
Amrica, which rprsts th tp v prct physicias acrss th cutry.
dr. Lirs rciv his urrauat r i bichmistry a histry rm Clby Cll i Watrvill, Mai. H
ar his mical r rm th Uivrsity Vrmt Cll Mici i Burlit, Vrmt. H cmplt his
rsicy i obsttrics a gycly at Mai Mical Ctr i Prtla, Mai, which was llw by a llwship
i Rpructiv ecrily a Irtility at th natial Istituts Halth i Bthsa, Maryla. Atr cmplti his traii, h
ulll his military bliati by srvi as th ART dirctr r th larst a mst succssul prram i th military halth car systm at
Waltr R Army Mical Ctr.
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Diae Hiso, Esq.
dia His, a cum lau rauat Harvar Law Schl, u Creatve Faml Connectons th pricipl
that vry ca buil a amily, atr starti hr w amily as a sil mthr. Sh has btai lamark rulis
r sam-sx clits i Maryla, hlp p th rs IVF cliics i th mtrplita dC ara t ay as, a
prpar th rst rat ay-rily surracy lislati i Maryla. Sh is w wrki with HRC a Family equality
t cha dCs surracy law. Sh srvs as HRCs pr-b cusl r surracy issus, has tauht surracy
classs as part th dC Raibw Familis Mayb Baby sris r 8 yars, a ivs a wrkshp surracy at
biaual LgBT dC Raibw Family Crc. Mr tha hal CFCs clits ar LgBT amilis.
dia is wll kw as th lal xprt wh aswrs qustis rm bth it parts a surrats th Surrmmsli lal
rum, a skillully uis clits rm aru th wrl as thy buil amilis thruh cllabrativ rpructi.
Rd Rpak
Ruy Rupak is th Ceo a c-ur s. His backru i mici, isurac, custmr srvic, a itratial
busiss has hlp him buil PlatHspital.cm it th rst a larst Mical Turism cmpay i th wrl. Prir
t PlatHspital.cm, h has pruc atur lms, vi ams, a tak a stwar cmpay public br th
a thirty.
Ruy was th rst t s a Amrica patit r surracy t Iia a th rst t s a ay cupl rm th US a
Australia t Iia r surracy as wll as vlp Paama as a markt r surracy. H has prsally ac w
rc ppsiti t ay surracy iclui thrats physical harm but Ruys wi tl himxplicitlyt lt
th crazis wi. T upst th crazis urthr, Ruy hlp pir ay surracy r a HIV+ athr succssully. Ruy a Plathspital.cm
hav b atur i vr 300 mia stris iclui Wall Strt Jural, Cnn a is vry activ i prmti ay surracy causs aru
th wrl.
Jd Weiss, RnC
Juy Wiss, RnC, has b a urs r th past 34 yars hr li. Sh has vt th past 16 yars practic as a
Rpructiv ecrily urs t cari r amilis whil thir jury twars parth. I 2005 sh u
A Jewsh Blessn, LLC as a rsps t th rwi umbr rqusts rm Jwish amilis r hr hlp i iquali Jwish e drs. Th, with th ram xti th sam lvl cmpassiat car t all amilis i
, Juy a hr l tim ri a cllau, Ly Schiis, Rn c-u A Jury T Blssis, LLC.
Juys wrk is hr labr lv a sh has vt hr tir carr t urstai th uiqu s vry
iiviual a amily a t hlpi thm achiv thir rams. Sh is ply ratul t hav ha th pprtuity t
tuch s may livs i such a xtrariary way. Sh csirs it a hr t b part yur jury t blssis.
Melissa Brisma, Esq.
Mlissa B. Brisma, esq. owr Reprouctve Possbltes, LLC (Surrat Acy), Mlissa B. Brisma, esq., LLC
(Rpructiv Law Firm) a Surrat Fu Maamt, LLC (escrw accut maamt cmpay).
our thr cmpais wrk ha i ha, a iiviually as t hlp it parts thruhut th wrl
raliz thir ram buili thir amily. Th acy lcats statial carrirs a maas statial carrir
arramts xclusivly. our traiti suprir kwl a custmr srvic has allw us t succssully
cmplt may surrat jurys, rsulti i th birth almst tw hur babis ach yar. W r a prsal
tuch that ca ly cm rm yars xpric a th supprt a xcllt tam. Mlissa Brisma is a part
thr chilr all via surracy. Mlissas xcllt rputati is bas hr cmpassi a mpathy r all it parts, sam sx
a htrsxual alik. Mlissa lal xprtis is put t us as sh is csir a tru pir i this l as sh avcats r chas
i th law i this l.
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Sadra Litsiger Lippard
Sara Litsir Lippar is prsit a ur Faml Forwar Surroac (FFS), a butiqu surracy acy
haquartr i Bthsa, Md. Sara is th mthr twi 3 yar ls thruh surracy, a urstas
th prcss rm bth a prsal a a prssial prspctiv. FFS prvis has-, prsaliz supprt r
bth It Parts a gstatial Surrats. At FFS Sara hals It Part rlatis, a vrss
th straty us i rcruiti suprir gstatial Surrats thruh a umbr ivativ mths iclui
stratically lvrai scial mia. Sh als hals rlatiships with attrys, IVF cliics, scial wrkrs, a
psychlists. Sara has spk at Raibw Familis dC Family day, Washit dC Jwish Cmmuity Ctr
dCJCC gay Lsbia outrach a eamt gLoe prrams, a has ctribut t LgBT a Irtility rlat wbsits. Family Frwar
Surracy is a pru supprtr th llwi raizatis: Th dC Ctr, Family equality Cucil, Huma Rihts Campai, M Havi
Babis, a ReSoLVe th natial Irtility Assciati.
Zara Griswold
Zara griswl is C-Fur Faml Source Consultants, a dirctr Family Surc Csultats gstatial
Surracy prram. Zara has a Bachlr Arts i elish rm eastr Michia Uivrsity a a Mastr Scic rm
nrthr Illiis Uivrsity. Zaras twis wr br via gstatial Surracy a e dati i 2003, a i 2006, hr
bk, Surracy Was th Way: Twty It Mthrs Tll Thir Stris, was publish. As prvius It Parts
thmslvs, Zara a C-owr Family Surc Csultats, Staci Swirski, ar spcially awar th jys achalls thir party rpructi as a amily buili altrativ. Thy a th Family Surc Csultats tam ar
ply passiat abut hlpi ppl buil thir amily with th hlp a Surrat, e dr, r bth.
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SPonSoRS dIReCToRY
ABOuT CT FERTILITy:
Fu by dr. Michal dyl, sic 1991 CT Frtility has crat vr 5,000 babis r ay a straiht parts rm aru th
wrl. As vic by th hih ratis, ppularity a succss rats rprt th M Havi Babis wbsit, CT Frtility is
clarly th lai chic am ay m r surracy a ati. Bas i Briprt, CT, a with cs i Mahatta,
th cliic achivs xcptial rsults by criati vry aspct th mical prcss, all ur r, iclui th i
a pr-scri hihly quali a immiatly availabl lcal rs a surrats.
CT Frtility prsalizs th parti jury by ri a wi ra tratmt a ati ptis, iclui uiqu
aturs such as -aymus rs, a uarat umbr r s acrss all prrams, ulimit IVF packas, prrssiv
iscuts r rz mbry trasrs, autmatic accss t back-up rz s wh , a a w rz & hl pti.
www.CTFertilit.com
ABOuT THE FERTILITy CEnTER OF LAS VEGAS
Fu by dr. Bruc Shapir i 1988, Th Frtility Ctr Las Vas was th rst rtility cliic i suthr nvaa. I 1999, dr. Sai
dashma ji Th Frtility Ctr Las Vas a was itral i starti th citys rst rzi prram. Tthr, th ctrs
cllabrat rsarch t vlp IVF prtcls t imprv pracy rats, iclui Pst Thaw ext Cultur (PTeC), th mst
ctiv tratmts availabl t at. Th Frtility Ctr Las Vas has acilitat th births thusas halthy chilr by prvii
sm th mst avac rtility tratmts availabl. dr. Shapir a dr. dashma ar sub-spcialty bar crti i rpructiv
crily a irtility, mai thy hav cmplt th hihst r traii availabl r rtility spcialists. Tthr with thir
icat sta, th ctrs wrk tirlssly ach ay t mak parth pssibl.
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ABOuT SIMPLE SuRROGACy
Simpl Surracy was u i 2002 t assist cupls a iiviuals i achivi a amily thruh assist rpructi. W wr u
simpl pricipl: t prvi ur clits with th hihst staar car at a arabl pric. W ar th larst surracy a
ati acis i th U.S., a ar hihly rar i th surracy cmmuity r ur xprtis, supprt a prssialism. Simpl
Surracy has wrk with may Itratial Clits thir jury t bcmi parts, usi ur prsal attti t tail, prmpt
rsps a matchi tims, a arabl prics. our cuslrs, criatrs a wrs ar all xpric i assist rpructi, as
rmr surrats, It Parts r e drs. It is ur plasur t r ur clits that isirs xprt kwl at siicatly ruc
csts that abl may ppl t bcm Parts thruh Surracy.
www.simplesrrogac.com/
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ABOuT WORLDWIDE SuRROGACy SPECIALISTS
Wrlwi Surracy Spcialists (WSS) is icat t assist cupls a iiviuals with th sir t achiv a amily thruh thir party
assist rpructi by prvii atttiv, iiviualiz rprstati at a arabl pric. WSS is a cari a hihly cmptt tam
prssials l by Lal dirctr Victria T. Frrara, esq. W ar hr t sav It Parts tim, auish a my, a t b a
surc supprt r all partis s thy ca cus th jys crati a amily. Wrlwi is a mmbr Rslv (Th natial Irtility
Assciati), th Amrica Frtility Assciati, a th prstiius Amrica Acamy Assist Rpructiv Lawyrs. Plas visit ur
wbsit t lar mr abut ur icat tam prssials r lik us Facbk t t upats a th latst ws abut th surracy
jury.
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ABOuT OREGOn REPRODuCTIVE MEDICInE
Bcaus thi is mr imprtat tha yur w amily(tm) w ursta that ur wrk ca hav a pru ct th livs a rams
ur patits. S or Rpructiv Micis missi is t prvi th bst quality a mst cari rpructiv halthcar pssibl
t all.. At oRM ur patits ar ur tp pririty. But what maks ur raizati spcial is what rsts bath ur missi. W rally car
abut ach ur patits a thir ram. Whil oRM is rciz lcally r ur prsaliz car, th practic is w kw wrlwi r
xtrariary liv birth succss rats. I act, oRM csisttly has am th hihst succss rats i th U.S. lai patits t cm t
ur cs t ly rm all vr th nrthwst, but rm all vr th ati a aru th lb
www.oregoreprodctivemedicie.com/
ABOuT COnCEIVEABILITIES:
CcivAbilitis urstas th uiqu prcss ivlv i thir party rpructi r ay cupls a iiviuals. Sic 1996, ur ull
srvic acy has prvi a prmir lvl srvic t ui it parts thruh th may cmplxitis - lal, acial a mtial
- that ca aris wrki with a r a statial carrir. W maximiz th pprtuity r succss by rcruiti th hihst qualitycaiats thruh ur xcptial valuati prcss. With a xpric sta a cs lcat i tw majr mtrplita markts with
surracy-rily laws, w ar apt at acilitati matchs i cliics thruhut th US. Cmbi with ur stability a prssialism, w
uarat srvic, car a rspct umatch aywhr ls i th iustry.
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ABOuT THE InTERnATIOnAL ASSISTED REPRODuCTIOn CEnTERPP
At IARC, w hav xtsiv kwl a xpric i th l surracy a vum ati. our acys prcurs ar bas
vr 1,000 surrat a vum r births t it parts all typs aru th lb. W ar pru t r ull-srvic supprt with
all lal, mical, acial, mtial, a ucatial aspcts this prcss whil always rmaii ccr abut th wll-bi ach
clit, rtility hlpr, a ubr chil. Yu may cut thruh ucati, trasparcy, a prsaliz attti. This is t a siz
ts all prcss, a w hlp it parts t mak cisis that ar bst r thir s. W kw this is a mtial stp, but it is als
that is ll with xcitmt a hp. W hp t hav th hr spaki with yu as yu ci yur path rwar.
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ABOuT OPEn ARMS COnSuLTAnTS:
op Arms Csultats is a ull srvic ati a surracy acy hlpi t mak miracls sic i 2003. op Arms Csultats
has hlp hurs it parts rm all vr th wrl; Chia, Irla, Spai, Frac, ela, Sw, dmark, grmay a
Artia just t am w. Urstai what it taks t mak a surracy jury a succssul , thy hlp cupls rm th mmt
thy slct a surrat mthr util th ay thy tak hm a baby, a t skip a mmt i btw. op Arms Csultats, Ic., rs
it parts a hihly cmptt tam cmpris ivrs backrus a vari xprtis. Tthr, thy prst all th skills
t succssully aviat th cmplx wrl assist rpructi with utmst car a cmpassi. Wh all yu wat is a baby,
thy ar thr with op Arms.
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ABOuT nEW EnGLAnD FERTILITy
dr. ga Lavy u nw ela Frtility i 1991, with th al prvii stat--th-art rtility tratmt t cupls a iiviuals
ski hlp ccivi.
nw ela Frtility was th rst -hspital-bas utpatit i vitr rtilizati (IVF) ctr i th stat Ccticut, as wll as th rst
irtility tratmt ctr i Ccticut t hav a baby br rm a cryprsrv . nw ela Frtility was als a pir i prvii
ivativ rtility thrapis such as itracytplasmic sprm ijcti (ICSI), pr-implatati tic iasis (Pgd), a rzi, a is
rciz as th larst r/statial surracy prrams i Fairl Cuty, Ccticut.
www.eertilit.com
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ABOuT LOS AnGELES SuRROGACy CEnTER:
Ls Als Surracy Ctr is a ull-srvic acy icat t prvii a utstai surracy jury r rcipit part a
surrat mthr alik, ri th hihst calibr prsaliz srvic t bth qually. our acy is ittially siicatly lss
tha what thr acis char, a w t v char a sparat acy r ati, which al savs ur rcipit parts
thusas aitial llars. Fu by a 4-tim surrat mthr, w rciz a halthy surrat has th bst s livri a
halthy baby, a ur acy has stablish a maatry wllss prram r ach ur surrat mthrs. Furthrmr, ur strit
rquirmts r accpti a surrat mthr vastly xc th iustry staar, spcially with rar t hr histry prvius C-Scti
livris. Yur halthy baby is ur ultimat al!
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ABOuT RMA CT
At Rpructiv Mici Assciats Ccticut (RMACT), patit car bis with a partrship btw patits a a awar-wii
tam Bar Crti rpructiv crilists. RMACT has cs i nrwalk, dabury, Stamr a Trumbull, CT, a aliat nw
Yrk rtility cliics srvi Putam a dutchss cutis.
Fr mr tha 10 yars, RMACTs Thir Party Rpructiv Prram has iclu dr e, dr Sprm a Surracy prrams. I
2012, RMACT xpa this t mr-ully srvic th LgBT cmmuity thruh gayPartsTB (www.aypartstb.cm), a irmatial
rsurc a lik t ay parti srvics. As part RMACT, gayPartsTB prvis a stablish prssial twrk a prv
mical xprtis. our icat tam iclus Ara Bravrma, Ph.d. a Mical dirctr dr. Mark P. Lirs, wh marri his partr
i 2011 a is a athr t a s thruh surracy.
www.rmact.com
ABOuT CREATIVE FAMILy COnnECTIOnS:
Crativ Family Cctis LLC (CFC) is a butiqu law rm i th Washit dC ara cusi xclusivly Rpructiv Rihts a
Rpructi Law. W assist prspctiv parts with amily buili thruh cllabrativ rpructi via statial surracy a amt
a mbry ati. W prrm all cssary lal wrk, match parts t statial surrats, a supprt vry thruhut th
prcss. W tak car th tails s that yu ca jy th jury!
CFC s ui pricipl was that vry ca buil a amily a w rmai passiat i this bli. W hav btai lamark rulis
r ur LgBT parts, wh cmpris hal ur clits. W wrk with HRC a Family equality Cucil lislativ a plicy issus acti
th LgBT cmmuity. Prspctiv parts cm rm aru th wrl t btai ur cmpassiat supprt a crativ lal xprtis.
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ABOuT PLAnETHOSPITAL
PlatHspital.cm llc is th wrls rst a larst Mical Turism cmpay. Th cmpay start quit by accit i Sptmbr 2002
wh Fur Ruy Rupak a his wi, Valri, travl t Thaila. Valri bcam ill a was hspitaliz uri th trip. It was th that
thy iscvr th pttial mical turism a thus PlatHspital was br. Th cmpay hlps ppl th bst surs aru
th wrl saly a arably rm k surris, csmtic surry, t cmplx prcurs such as kiy trasplats a curs
surracy. I act PlatHspital was th rst i Iia surracy wh i 2006, PlatHspital st th rst Amrica patit a th rst
Australia patit t Iia r surracy. This was llw by th rst ay surracy clit t cm t Iia i lat 2006 a th rst ay
surracy clit i Paama i 2008. Th cmpay ac trmus prssurs rm ati-ay rups, iclui thrats t stp th practic
assisti m havi babis yt thy wt t pir ay surracy r a HIV+ athr succssully. PlatHspital has b atur i
vr 300 mia stris iclui Wall Strt Jural, Cnn a is vry activ i prmti ay surracy causs aru th wrl.
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ABOuT A JEWISH BLESSInG / A JOuRnEy TO BLESSInGS
A Jwish Blssi, LLC a A Jury t Blssis, LLC wr u with th ram prvii cmpassiat car all amilis i
assistac i i thir spcial e dr. With a cllctiv 63+ yars ursi practic, Juy Wiss, RnC a Ly Schiis,
Rn hav ha th p hr hlpi may amilis wrlwi. As urss a stauch patit avcats thir passi is ucati a
mpwrmt thruh kwl. exquisitly awar th vrla that amilis t xpric whil mauvri thruh th walth
irmati availabl, Juy a Ly hav vt thir practic t ly t i xtrariary rs but als t ri r ucati a
supprt srvics t all amilis. I aiti, urstai th hu acial bur t rcipit amilis thy hav ha th jy xti
charity assistac t may amilis i .
www.ajewishblessig.com
ABOuT nORTHWEST SuRROGACy CEnTER
nrthwst Surracy Ctr, LLC was u by attrys arly 20 yars a a has bcm th lai surracy acy i th Pacic
nrthwst. W hav shrt wait tims r matchi amilis with cari a rspsibl or surrats. W wrk ly with hihly quali,accpti mical prssials at sm th mst succssul cliics i th ati. A w prvi uparalll supprt vry stp th
way, rm th applicati prcss t th birth a by.
our acy is cmmitt t wrki with ivrs amilis, iclui LgBT cupls a sil parts aru th wrl. All ur wrk taks
plac i or a stat kw r its prrssiv viws, halthy livi, a bautiul atural surruis. I yur lki r a xtrariary
xpric as wll as a xtrariary utcm, nrthwst Surracy Ctr, LLC ca hlp yu crat th amily yur rams.
www.wsrrogacceter.com
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ABOuT FERTILITy MIRACLES
Frtility Miracls, atially a itratially rciz as istiuish lar i th l thir party rpructi, urstas a
rcizs th imprtat a ssitiv stps i th amazi jury rtility. each mmbr th Frtility Miracls slct sta is
prssially trai r xpric i th mical l. With a cmbiati vr 30 yars xpric, Frtility Miracls stas ut am
its ctmpraris as th mit Surracy a e dr Acy prvii srvics t htrsxual, LgBT, sil m a wm wh ar
ski t ulll thir rams havi a amily.
With a ivrsi sta sm whm ar lcat i eurp, Frtility Miracls prvis cutti srvics r ur it parts uri
a rtility jury. Whthr starti r xpai yur amily, w wlcm yu it ur amily, a thak yu r th pprtuity t b part
yur jury.
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ABOuT REPRODuCTIVE POSSIBILITIES:
Rpructiv Pssibilitis, LLC maas statial carrir arramts, rm matchi t livry. our suprir kwl a custmr
srvic has allw us t hlp parts with th birth almst tw hur babis ach yar. W r a prsal tuch that ca ly cm
rm yars xpric a th supprt a xcllt tam.
Mlissa Brisma rst start hlpi cupls bcm parts babis i 1996. Hr xcllt rputati is bas hr cmpassi a
mpathy r ach it part.
Attry Brisma has b istrumtal i crati th law i may stats rari ami tic parts th riial birth crticats thir chilr livr via surracy. Hr xpric has allw hr t crat a surrat acy prpar t succssully hlp parts buil
thir amilis. Mlissa shars hr xpric a kwl with ctrs, thir sta a it parts aru th wrl.
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ABOuT CIRCLE SuRROGACy
Circl Surracy is th atis lst, ay w, ull srvic surrat-parti acy srvi clits wrlwi. Fu by Jh Wltma,
Circl Surracy has b ivlv i th birth mr tha 650 babis. Sic 1995, Circl has hlp cupls a sils rm 50 cutris
a 6 ctits bcm parts. Its icat sta prssials is ma up lawyrs, scial wrkrs, parts thruh surracy, a
rmr surrats a rs. Circl Surracy prvis a chic spcializ cliics at lcatis thruhut th Uit Stats, as wll
as a lar slcti rs, carully scr surrats a a varity fxibl prrams a acial ptis. Circl rs r
cmprhsiv csultatis t prspctiv parts via ph, Skyp, at ur Bst c r th may lcatis w visit aru th wrl. Yu
ca ur travl schul by visiti ur wbsit.
www.circlesrrogac.coM
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ABOuT FAMILy FORWARD SuRROGACy
Family Frwar Surracy is a Washit dC-ara bas butiqu surracy acy cus prvii prsal, cmpassiat supprt
t It Parts a gstatial Surrats. Mr tha hal ur clits ar ay m, a w participat i Raibw Familis dC Family
day, th Family equality Cucils Family Wk a th dC-bas Mayb Baby ucatial sris. our ur is a mthr twis thruh
statial surracy a ur surrat cas maar is a tw-tim statial surrat, s w truly ursta th jury. our staars
ar hih w match It Parts ly with Surrats whm w wul trust t carry ur w chilr. FFS wrks har t mak th riht
match a rmais activ a a with th It Parts a Surrats thruhut th surracy jury. nus Parls Fraais.
S Habla espal
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ABOuT SHALTIEL & BLuMEnREICH LAW
Shaltil & Blumrich Law is icat t th practic rpructiv law a apti law i th Stats nw Yrk, nw Jrsy a
Psylvaia. our rm is pru t b a activ mmbr th LgBT cmmuity a urstas th ssitiv lal issus that LgBT cupls
ac wh chsi t rw thir amilis thruh surracy a ati. our Attrys rat a tiat a varity rpructiv law
ctracts ccri Assist Rpructiv Tchly. This iclus surracy a statial carrir armts, a r, sprm
r, a mbry r ctracts. W als wrk clsly with surracy acis, iclui Surrat Stps, LLC, t assists i matchi
it parts, iclui itratial a sam-sx cupls, with th riht surrat a r t buil a rw thir amily.
Ctact us r a r csultati at (607) 273-3332 r schul yur r csultati at i@ysablaw.cm.
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ABOuT SARA M. CLAy, P.C.
Sara M. Clay, P.C. cuss amily buili all yamics. I particular, sam sx cupls tryi t buil thir amily hav a varity bstacls t vrcm utsi th mial aspcts. gria has lislati rstricti amt ati r surracy, a xisti cas
law t prhibit such istacs, thus maki it appali t all amilis.
Sara has b succssul i stablishi parta, prir t th birth th chil, i sam sx cupls, ctivly ivi th It Parts
thir partal rihts, iclui maki mical cisis bhal th chil t b br a thratr. equally imprtat, th birth crticat
th chil will hav th ams bth athrs list as th ly parts, a sc part apti is rquir, which is particularly
bcial i a stat such as nw Yrk whr surracy is t rciz.
www.srrogaclaw.com
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ABOuT MEyERS & OHARA LLP
Myrs & oHara LLP is a Caliria bas law rm spcializi i thir party rpructi a amily rmati, iclui surracy,
ati, sprm ati a mbry ati. Th rm wrks clsly with clits wrlwi, whthr It Parts, Surrats r
drs, t sur all lal aspcts rpructiv arramts hav b arss prir t th start ay iv mical cycl a th
l-await livry a chil, iclui th alizati partal rihts, scrw, a travl cumts. Lri Myrs a Mila oHara
wrk as a tam prvii tail lal avic, a hav 20 yars xpric wrki xclusivly i rpructiv law.
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ABOuT FAMILy SOuRCE COnSuLTAnTS
Family Surc Csultats is a ull srvic gstatial Surracy a e dati acy lcat i Illiis, a stat that is am th
mst lally rily r thir party rpructi i th Uit Stats. W wrk with cupls a iiviuals aru th wrl, all thic
backrus, rliis, a sxual prrcs. W striv t hlp ay wh truly wats t bcm a part achiv thir amily buili al,
a it is ur missi t mak th xpric as psitiv a succssul as pssibl r all partis ivlv. W rciz that th prcss
crati a amily via Surracy a e dati ca b vrwhlmi, a ur acy is hr t ui yu rm ach sta t th xt. It is
a hr r us t assist yu thruh this mst imprtat jury a litim!
www.FamilSorceSrrogac.com
ABOuT IVF nEW JERSEy
IVF nw Jrsy has am th hihst r succss rats i th USA, 71.2%, which is apprximatly 20% hihr tha th atial
avra. Cmpar thir succss rats at www.sart.r. Thy hav lcatis i nw Yrk City, Shrt Hills, Smrst, Hamilt, Frhl a
Flmit, nJ.
Why IVF nw Jrsy? Thy hav thir w ully scr r pl; Wait tim is vry shrt; thy ca usually match i 2 mths, smtims yur rst visit; Thy ar fxibl a will wrk with acis r rz baks; IVFnJ rs shar r cycls which hlps mak tratmt
mr arabl. Thy als r a umbr iscut prrams; Thy hav a icat r sta a vry patit is assi thir w
r criatr; Prcurs a iastic tsti ar prrm -sit i thir w stat--th-art acility; IVFnJ has wrk with th
LgBT Cmmuity sic 1991.
www.ivj.com
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ABOuT nEW yORK FERTILITy SERVICES
nw Yrk Frtility Srvics is a butiqu practic lcat i th hart mitw Mahatta with lai- rtility tratmts a a
stat--th-art, i-hus IVF labratry. Harvar trai Rpructiv ecrilist dr. Jl Batz bris 30 yars xpric t ach
patit. dr. Ilaa Rsslr has a spcial itrst i thir party rpructi r sam sx cupls. Sh rcizs that ach iiviual has a
uiqu situati a strivs t prvi a cmprhsiv a iiviualiz apprach t tratmt. nYFS cars ply that vry is ar
th chac t try rtility tratmts t achiv thir al havi a baby s w start a itral rat prram r ths patits withut
isurac. nYFS is pru t supprt th MHB gay Parti Assistac Prram with at srvics. Whatvr yur rtility s may
b, w ar hr r yu.
www.eworkertilitservices.com
ABOuT FORT WORTH FERTILITy CEnTER:
Frt Wrth Frtility is th mst succssul thir-party rpructiv prram (r s a surracy) i th USA a has b abl
t assist umrus patits bth atially a itratially with thir rams. Its mical irctr a ur dr. Rbrt Kauma a
his sta hav b rspsibl r thusas pracis thruh rpructiv tchiqus, iclui wll vr 1600 surrat cycls a
2500 Pgd cycls. dr. Kauma a his sta hav rciv umrus awars r thir patit car. Thy hav a vry has- apprach a
a walth xpric a kwl that hlps prvi hih staars rpructiv car i a warm a prssial virmt r ach
a vry thir patits. o th bts tratmt at Frt Wrth Frtility is als that th cst rpructiv tchlis at ur
Ctr ts t b lss tha may thr aras th cutry.
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ABOuT EMD SEROnO, InC.
eMd Sr, Ic., a subsiiary Mrck KgaA, darmstat, grmay, is a lar i th US bipharmacutical ara, itrati cutti-
scic with uparalll patit supprt systms t imprv ppls livs. Th cmpay has str markt psitis i urrativisass, crily a i rpructiv halth. I aiti, eMd Sr is rwi its xprtis a prsc i th ara cly, with
mr tha 15 prjcts currtly i vlpmt. With a clar cus th patit a a larship prsc i th bipharmacutical iustry,
eMd Srs US tprit ctius t rw.
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ABOuT FERTILITy SOuRCE COMPAnIES:
Frtility SoURCe Cmpais (Th dr SoURCe, Th Surracy SoURCe, a Prspctiv Familis) is a atial r a surracy
prram, with a lcal prsc i mst mtr aras acrss th ati. W ar ristr with th FdA a ar cmpliat with all rulatis
a staars st rth by th Amrica Scity r Rpructiv Mici. W hav b i busiss sic 2003 a hav srv vr 2,000
satis It Parts sic icpti. our cmpay is w by a rup prmit a succssul rtility physicias a busiss
ppl with xtsiv xpric i th rtility l. W strly bliv that vry srvs th pprtuity t bcm a part, whthr
thy ar marri, i a mstic rlatiship, sil, htrsxual, ay, lsbia, trasr, lcal, r itratial. our cmmitmt is t
prvi th mst cmpassiat a skill car t cupls ski thir-party assist rpructi srvics.
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ABOuT InSTITuTE FOR REPRODuCTIVE MEDICInE AnD SCIEnCEPP
At th Istitut r Rpructiv Mici a Scic, Assist Rpructiv Tchly (ART) is mr tha just cl scic, a patits ar
s as much mr tha umbrs-riv rsults. W bri cas xpric i thir party rpructi (usi r s a sprm as
wll as statial carrirs) t vry cupl csiri havi a baby. W csir all aspcts th prcss t hlp ur patits aviat this
jury t a succssul : mical, psychlical, scial issus, lal cmplxitis, acial ccrs, listics, tc. W this with rspct,
mpathy, a cmpassi, s that yu hav th supprt yu t mak th cisis that ar riht r yu a yur utur amily. W hav
a cutti labratry t livr th bst i pracy rats i a virmt whr yu will b trat lik a prs a t a statistic.
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FRoM THe SURROgACyAdViSOR PeeR RATIngS dIReCToRY
Overallscore
nmbero reviews
Averagejorecost ($)
Averagejorelegth
(moths)
Web site
IARC 9.56 16 93,000 23 www.ertilithelp.com
Fertilit Miracles 9.53 19 123,000 17 www.ertilitmiracles.com
nW Srrogac 9.53 18 92,000 17 www.wsrrogacceter.com
Creative Famil Coectios 9.47 32 135,000 20 www.creativeamilcoectios.com
Famil Sorce Cosltats 9.46 13 89,000 18 www.amilsorcesrrogac.com
Simple Srrogac 9.43 24 85,000 17 www.simplesrrogac.com
Tammz 9.32 25 76,000 16 www.tammz.com
Extraordiar Coceptios 9.14 7 126,000 14 www.extracoceptios.com
Worldwide Srrogac Specialists 9.00 12 115,000 18 www.assistedreprodctiolaw.com
The Srrogac Sorce 8.75 8 110,000 16 www.thesrrogacsorce.com
Srrogate Alteratives (SAI) 8.42 12 128,000 25 www.srrogatealteratives.com
Circle Srrogac 8.08 76 125,000 19 www.circlesrrogac.com
Ceter or Srrogate Paretig (CSP) 8.00 5 108,000 18 www.creatigamilies.com
Growig Geeratios 7.79 14 168,000 21 www.growiggeeratios.com
Reprodctive Possibilitis 7.50 10 126,000 19 www.reprodctivepossibilities.com
Overallscore
nmbero reviews
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Averageccles perjore
Web site
IVF nJ 9.80 5 25% 1.8 www.ivj.com
Virgiia Ceter or Reprodctive Medicie 9.64 22 65% 1.6 www.vcrmed.com
Calioria Fertilit Parters 9.43 7 20% 3.8 www.calioriaertilitparters.com
La Jolla IVF 9.41 17 77% 1.4 www.lajollaiv.com
CT Fertilit 9.39 75 80% 1.3 www.ctertilit.com
Sa Diego Fertilit Ceter (SDFC) 9.33 3 100% 1 www.sdertilit.com
Srrogac Cetre Idia 9.33 3 33% 1.7 www.srrogaccetreidia.com
Fertilit & Srgical Associates o CA 9.20 5 60% 2.4 www.ertilitassociates.com
Fertilit Ceter o IL (FCI) 9.14 7 50% 2.5 ciolie.com
Orego Health & Sciece u. (OHSu) 9.00 4 75% 1.5 www.ohs.ed
RMA CT 8.76 3 33% 1.7 www.rmact.com
Orego Reprodctive 8.75 12 92% 1.1 www.oregoreprodctivemedicie.com
RMA nJ 8.75 4 50% 1.5 www.rmaj.com
Dr. Pai - Idia 8.67 6 33% 4.8
HRC Fertilt 8.22 9 75% 1.5 www.havigbabies.com
Pacifc Fertilit Ceter (PFCLA) 8.20 20 47% 1.9 www.pcla.com.
Cardoe Reprodctive 7.25 4 25% 2.3 www.cardoerepromed.com
new Eglad Fertilit (nEF) 5.86 7 57% 2.1 www.eertilit.com
Markham (Caada) 5.86 7 43% 2.4 www.markhamertilit.com
Frm www.menhavnbabes.or/ratns, as October 1, 2013
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ABoUT Men HAVIng BABIeS
www.mehavigbabies.org
Me Havig Babies, Ic. is a prt raizati that spu rm a prram that ha ra at th nYC LgBT Ctr sic
2005. It start as a pr supprt twrk r bilical ay athrs a athrs-t-b, ri mthly wrkshps a aaual smiar. ovr tim it vlp labrat li rsurcs, th rups maili list xpa t abut 1000 m rm
aru th wrl, a it was ask t raiz smiars, xhibits a wrkshps i thr lcatis such as Barcla, Paris,
Tl Aviv a Ls Als.
our missi iclus:
Theprovisionofeducationalandpracticalinformationtoassistgayprospectiveparentsachievebiologicalparenting.
Promotingtheaffordabilityofsurrogacyrelatedservicesforgaymenthroughnancialassistanceandtheencouragementoftransparencyandcustomerfeedback.
Promotingsurrogacypracticesthatminimizetherisksandmaximizethepotentialshortandlong-termbenetstoallinvolved.
Raisingawarenessaboutthepotentialbenetsandmeaningfulrelationshipssurrogacyarrangementscanbringabout.
By th smiars a wrkshps, Me Havig Babies rus svral prrams t prmt its ucatial, avcacy aarability missi, iclui:
Ga Paretig Assistace Program (GPAP)
Men Havn Babes crat th ga Parentn Assstance Proram (gPAP) as part ur missi t
prmt th arability surracy srvics r ay m. Th prram will assist ay m wh lack th
acial rsurcs r th cstly prcss with irct acial rats, accss t r r iscut srvicsa micatis, a hlp with iiviual crwui rts. S ar th us cam mstly rm vt
spsrship s pai by supprti prvirs, a sm rm irct atis by parts a allis. A lar umbr cliics a acis
alray ar t prvi iscuts t liibl applicats, a svral als cmmitt t prvi r srvics thruh ur prram t th mst
y s, valu at svral hur thusa llars.
SrrogacAdvisor
I a rt t prmt trasparcy a arability, i arly 2012 Men Havn Babes itruc survys that
prvi back prram s a ratis acis a cliics. Th tail back w rciv
rm hurs cupls is rprt at th SurroacAvsor w crat, which iclus satisacti lvls,
ctivss masurs, a ral cst urs. This irctry alray hlp may sav thusas llars by
itiyi arabl ctiv prvirs. Plas csult th irctry i yu ar still shppi aru, a i yu havt s alray, plassubmit a survy yursl as wll!
Livig The new normal
As part ur avcacy a cmmuity-buili missi, a i liht th primtim nBC shw abut ay
surracy as, Men Havn Babes lauch a w Facbk pa call Lvn The New Normal. It alray
has hurs ay as a surrats, a may phts! W us it as a cmmuity spac whr w ca
iscuss a clbrat ur ral li xprics. Whil w still hav ur cls Facbk rup r supprt a
privat iscussis, this p pa will allw us t cvrs with surrats, amily, a thr allis. Bas survy back w als