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Fertility Treatment and Celebrities

While struggling to conceive can be emotionally trying, it is not an uncommon occurrence. Infertility affects roughly 10 to 15 percent of reproductive-aged couples, and Los Angeles celebrities are no exception.

Over the last few years, more and more celebrities have spoken out about their infertility issues. Some used fertility drugs, others used IVF, and still others turned to surrogacy—all fertility treatments that are offered by Los Angeles fertility doctors throughout the area.

Celebs and Fertility Treatment

Lady Gaga Wants a Baby Gaga

a blog by Infertile Naomi, March 25, 2012

WANTED: Italian sperm donor who prefers women who dress in outrageous outfits, including raw meat evening gowns, latex t-shirts and a headpiece shaped like a lobster.

Singer Lady Gaga once wore a dress made out of bacon. The pop queen once sported an outfit made from bubbles and later caused a fashion stir with her unique Kermit the Frog dress. But now expect to see some Italian flair added to her unusual wardrobe … maybe in the next nine months or so.

In a recent article, the singer stated that she wants to conceive an Italian baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Although her boyfriend — Vampire Diaries star Taylor Kinney — is not Italian, the star would like to conceive the baby using Italian donor sperm. “I want a baby from an Italian — possibly Sicilian — donor,” the singer said in a statement. She went on to say that she hopes to be a mom by the end of the year.

Funding Cut Threatens Program that Encourages Adoption of Frozen Embryos

Reporter Herald, Mar 10, 2012

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is planning to end funding next year for the Embryo Adoption Awareness Campaign. The nonprofit Nightlight Christian Adoptions has offices in California, and South Carolina and provides domestic and international adoption services. hrough its Snowflakes Frozen Embryo Adoption and Donation Program, it also arranges adoptions of embryos. Since 2002, the center has received a number of federal grants through the Embryo Adoption Awareness Campaign, which was instituted during the administration of President George W. Bush.

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Making A Baby Is Like Making A Soufflé

a blog by Lori Butler, December 5, 2011

Many of my early childhood memories are of preparing family meals in the kitchen.

I remember the excitement of donning an apron and opening the big spiral-bound cookbook with my mother. Anticipation and an atmosphere of togetherness filled the air as we followed the directions and measured the ingredients.

One of my mother’s favorite expressions was “a watched pot never boils.” I could not, however, fully comprehend the meaning of this mantra until I craved a “bun in my own oven."

Charleston Fertility Doctor Sees Nature of Practice Change over the Years

The Post and Courier, April 28, 2011

Dr. Grant Patton of the Southeastern Fertility Center in Mount Pleasant arrived in the Lowcountry during the 1970s recession. Charleston was very welcoming, Patton said, but infertility treatment wasn't a common practice. He was able to launch his infertility program from a small Charleston office in 1984. Morgan Meece was the state's and Patton's first baby born from in vitro fertilization.

The Cost of Fertility Treatment Tourism

BBC, April 24, 2011

It is described as one of the fastest growing areas of medical "tourism" although that is a word none of those undertaking this journey like to use. Growing numbers choose to take the overseas route to pregnancy, driven by a desperate desire to have a child of their own.

CSI Miami's Emily Procter on Her Fertility Struggles

Parade, Mar 4, 2011

In Parade on Sunday

In Sunday's PARADE, CSI: Miami star Emily Procter,42, talks about growing up adopted, her fertility struggles and hard-won pregnancy — and how both have shaped her love of family. She also admits that, while “I love my job...work had somehow gotten in the way of having children.” Proctor and music producer partner Paul Bryan did IUI (intrauterine insemination) and two rounds of IVF (in vitro fertilization), and nothing worked. They also considered adoption. In the end, they got pregnant naturally, and Procter gave birth to daughter Pippa on December 8.

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What's going on in Hollywood

a blog by Infertile Naomi, November 10, 2010

According to In Touch Magazine, Katie Holmes is on birth control (gasp!). The “Is she pregnant? Is she not pregnant?’ wife of Tom Cruise is reportedly taking birth control instead of trying for their second baby.

Dear In Touch Magazine: We don’t really care, and it would be nice if you left this poor woman alone.

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Recession May Have Pushed U.S. Birth Rate to New Low

AP, Aug 27, 2010

Birth rate drops for second year in a row

The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.

Births fell 2.7 percent last year even as the population grew, numbers released Friday by the National Center for Health Statistics show.

"It's a good-sized decline for one year. Every month is showing a decline from the year before," said Stephanie Ventura, the demographer who oversaw the report.

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San Diego Attorneys Offer Legal Assistance in Building Families

Donor? Surrogacy? Use an experienced attorney

Over the last several years, a new field of law has developed in order to keep up with the changes in assisted reproductive technology. Called Family Building Law, or Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law, this legal field employs attorneys who represent the rights of those using assisted reproductive technology.