NAFG's View on Egg Donor Compensation
We believe that egg donors should be compensated well for their time and effort.
ASRM deletes their compensation cap from egg donor guidelines
Class action Lawsuit settled
Foreign Couples in Limbo After India Restricts Surrogacy Services (Wall Street Journal, Nov 17)
In pursuit of cheaper medical costs and lower paid surrogates, foreign patients in the midst of the process wonder what will happen to their embryos and pregnant surrogates now that new restrictions are in place.
Letter to the Times on the Uterine Transplant Article
Dr. Avner Hershlag also takes issue with Dr. Andreas G. Tzakis’s remarks on surrogacy
Uterus Transplants in the News: Ethical Issues
Uterus Transplants May Soon Help Some Infertile Women in the U.S. Become Pregnant (New York Times, November 12, 2015):
"Egg Donors Want Room to Name Their Price"
by Tamar Lewin, New York Times, Saturday October 17, 2015
Sanford Benardo Speaking at the International Bar Association meeting in Vienna
Sanford is speaking at the International Bar Association's annual meeting in Vienna on October 8. Panel presentation entitled "Having a Family: A Human Right" and it is presented by Health and Life Sciences Section and LGBT Section.
Frozen vs Fresh Donor Eggs: JAMA article published study
"Outcomes of Fresh and Cryopreserved Oocyte Donation" reports that out of 11,148 IVF cycles using donor eggs in 2013, 2,227 (20%) used frozen eggs. The live birth rate after embryo transfer was 9% lower with frozen eggs.
NAFG Has a New Web Site Design
NAFG has updated our site again.
New York Times: A Surrogacy Agency That Delivered Heartache by Tamar Lewin
Although the need to cut costs is understandable, it is very risky to undertake a surrogacy arrangement without the standards and oversight of US regulations.