With the rise of increasingly sophisticated technology – such as facial recognition and DNA testing (23&Me, Ancestry, etc.), these innovations have almost eliminated the possibility of anonymous egg donation. If you think about it, if anyone in a donor’s family or extended family does a test and registers on one of these DNA testing sites, chances are good that a donor-conceived child can find them or a member of their extended family.  Intended Parents need…

Journey Counseling   Ongoing or journey counseling is the situation where a counselor starts from day 1, i.e. from before a pregnancy occurs, throughout the entire pregnancy and for a period after the pregnancy.  The counselor frequently offers services to the intended parents and the surrogate.  Essentially her job is to support all parties via counseling in order to keep the case on track. By predicting potential conflicts and offering pro-active solutions, options can be discussed before the situation turns into an actual conflict…