If you’re ready to grow your family and you’re considering surrogacy, it’s important to understand what is surrogacy and how it can help you have a baby. This overview provides insight into what you should consider and what to expect when thinking about surrogacy. Gestational surrogacy is the process by which a gestational carrier (or […]
Category: Infertility
Surrogacy Overview: Thinking About Surrogacy?
Infertility, IVF, and Using Donor Eggs
When you’re trying to get pregnant and start your family, and it’s taking longer than you had hoped, you can feel frustrated, disappointed and angry. Why does pregnancy come so easily to others? How many more Instagram posts of baby announcements do you need to see? If you’re having challenges conceiving naturally, you may have […]
What Surrogacy & Egg Donation Program Do I Need? 5 Questions to Ask
The wonderful thing about surrogacy and egg donation is that the process helps grow so many different types of families. And because every family is different, Circle Surrogacy offers a variety of family-building programs to assist as many people as possible on their journey to parenthood. Surrogacy and egg donation are options for all types […]
Infertility During the Holidays
Oh, the holidays. A time to get together with family and friends, celebrate all that you’re thankful for, and reflect on the year that has passed and the one coming up. And for those planning a family, how exciting is it to be able to announce to everyone that there is one more thing to […]
Becoming a Parent Through Surrogacy After Cancer
There are many reasons that people choose surrogacy to grow their families. For those who are unable to have children on their own, gestational surrogacy helps them grow their families. This includes same-sex couples who are unable to conceive naturally, couples who struggle with infertility, singles who do not have a partner to conceive with naturally, and […]
IVF Process: How Does It Break Down?
The IVF process is very complex and can be overwhelming as you start to learn more about it. To help provide information about infertility, what it means to be infertile, and what to do if you think you may be infertile, Circle Surrogacy partnered with Dr. Vicken Sepilian, infertility specialist and reproductive endocrinologist, at Pacific Fertility Center […]
Coronavirus Presents Challenges to Fertility Clinics – Dr. Guy Ringler
By Dr. Guy Ringler. Dr. Guy Ringler wrote this blog post for California Fertility Partners and has agreed to share the information with Circle Surrogacy. COVID-19 and Fertility As we near the end of our second month dealing with coronavirus, I have heard many comments from friends and patients about the increased importance of family […]
Infertility 101 with PFCLA
Infertility affects 1 in 8 couples trying to get pregnant. Sometimes infertility can be attributed to women, sometimes to men, and sometimes it’s unexplained. To help provide information about infertility, what it means to be infertile, and what to do if you think you may be infertile, Circle Surrogacy partnered with Dr. Vicken Sepilian, Infertility […]
Surrogacy Acronyms & Terms: 20 Definitions to Know
Although rewarding, the surrogacy process and its associated vocabulary can be new and confusing at times. Not to worry! This blog defines and explains some of the common terms you’ll come across during your journey as simple as “what is surrogacy?” Carrier/Surrogate/Surrogate Mother: We use these terms interchangeably. However, a general surrogate definition is a […]
SJP’s Inspiration for Couples Struggling with Infertility
“[We] tried and tried and tried and tried and tried to get pregnant, but it just was not to be, the conventional way—I would give birth as often as I could, if I could. I cherished all the milestones, the good and the bad,” Sarah Jessica Parker said about struggling with infertility as a couple. […]