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	<title>Conception Connections</title>
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	<description>Continuing conversations on alternative paths to building families.</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mother Knows Best…</title>
		<link>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/mother-knows-best%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arr1</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Egg Donation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Tina
A few years ago, four of my friends and one relative were all having trouble getting pregnant. I was having a conversation with my mother about it when she blurted out, “You should do something to help.” And she showed me an ad on egg donation in the Chicago Tribune.
I had once looked into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hard Choices Surrogates and Parents Must Make</title>
		<link>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/the-hard-choices-surrogates-and-parents-must-make/</link>
		<comments>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/the-hard-choices-surrogates-and-parents-must-make/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Tina
Being a surrogate was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. But it put me in the position of having to make some difficult decisions – like facing the possibility of becoming pregnant with multiples and facing the issue of selective reduction.
Last year, the Washington Post, in an article titled “Too Much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Celebs and Miraculous Conceptions</title>
		<link>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/on-celebs-and-miraculous-conceptions/</link>
		<comments>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/on-celebs-and-miraculous-conceptions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robin von Halle
A lot of people have been paying attention to the steep rise in first-time pregnancies among some of our more mature celebrities.
A recent post on Knifestyles of the Rich and Famous, points to the amazing incidence of “multiples” among older celebs like J-Lo (38) and Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon (41), and singletons among others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking Up as a Six-Time Egg Donor</title>
		<link>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/speaking-up-as-a-six-time-egg-donor/</link>
		<comments>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/speaking-up-as-a-six-time-egg-donor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arr1</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Egg Donation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ARR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ASRM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[donor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Erika
Some women are afraid to donate their eggs more than once.  Not me. Guidelines by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) suggest a limit of six donation cycles. That’s how many times I’ve done it. I found the process very simple, and since my last donation in 2007, I haven’t yet experienced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gestational Surrogacy&#8230;Coming Soon to a Movie Theater and TV Near You</title>
		<link>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/gestational-surrogacycoming-soon-to-a-movie-theater-and-tv-near-you/</link>
		<comments>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/gestational-surrogacycoming-soon-to-a-movie-theater-and-tv-near-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arr1</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gestational Surrogacy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[surrogacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Mary Ellen McLaughlin
Maybe I’m alone, but I’ve never thought of gestational surrogacy as being particularly funny. Still, the folks in Hollywood seem to think so. This spring, both a sitcom on FOX and a movie starring Tina Fey have characters who use a surrogate to have a baby.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m delighted that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After the Decision is Made</title>
		<link>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/after-the-decision-is-made/</link>
		<comments>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/after-the-decision-is-made/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arr1</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Egg Donation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Jennifer
When I blogged several weeks ago, I talked about the reasons I decided to donate my eggs. Now, I’d like to share more about the medical aspect of my donation experience.
ARR matched me within a few weeks of submitting my application. I soon met with my recipient couple’s doctor and took a fertility test [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do-It-Yourself Surrogacies – Step Carefully</title>
		<link>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/do-it-yourself-surrogacies-%e2%80%93-step-carefully/</link>
		<comments>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/do-it-yourself-surrogacies-%e2%80%93-step-carefully/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gestational Surrogacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Robin von Halle
There’s a reason to go with a reputable agency that specializes in matching egg donors and gestational surrogates to those who are unable to bear children through traditional means. Services go beyond vetting candidates to make sure they’re on the up and up and emotionally equipped for the job. We also bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Completing a Family</title>
		<link>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/completing-a-family/</link>
		<comments>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/completing-a-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arr1</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Egg Donation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Submitted by Teresa
As I write this entry, I am working with ARR on my third donation. When Mary Ellen contacted me to see if I would be willing to donate again to the parents who received my egg a couple years ago, I jumped at the chance to give their child a blood sibling. I’m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Donor Profile - One Size Does Not Fit All</title>
		<link>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/one-donor-profile-one-size-does-not-fit-all/</link>
		<comments>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/one-donor-profile-one-size-does-not-fit-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arr1</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Egg Donation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/one-donor-profile-one-size-does-not-fit-all/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mary Ellen McLaughlin
You don&#8217;t have to be a leggy blonde with blue eyes, with an SAT score in the stratosphere and Ivy League credentials to qualify as an egg donor. In fact, most of the donors we work with are characterized by the size of their hearts and the aspiration to help a couple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking a Stand on Ethical Compensation</title>
		<link>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/taking-a-stand-on-ethical-compensation/</link>
		<comments>http://conceptionconnections.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/taking-a-stand-on-ethical-compensation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arr1</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Egg Donation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gestational Surrogacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Robin von Halle
Are you a 5&#8242;9&#8221; or taller Caucasian female, who is between 18 and 30 years of age, very attractive, college educated and athletic with no genetic medical issues? If so, an ad in the Stanford University Daily promises to pay you $100,000 for an egg donation.
Frankly, I&#8217;d find such advertising amusing if [...]]]></description>
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