The Fertility Cafe – Season 1 Episodes

Sometimes it takes more than two to make a baby… Find out about the alternative ways to build a family when the old fashioned way isn’t working or doesn’t apply.

So you want to be a surrogate, huh? Or are you considering using a gestational surrogate to start your family? Make sure you understand what it takes and how the surrogacy journey unfolds from start to finish.

Why does fertility remain a taboo topic in the African American community? One of Atlanta’s top Reproductive Endocrinologists, Dr. Monica Best, shares her perspective

You’ve got the sperm, but not the egg. Find out how you go about finding an egg donor and how the egg donation process works

What happens to the extra embryos created during IVF? Learn how the embryo donation process works and how you can donate (or receive) these precious “snowflake” babies.

When you are spending or receiving tens of thousands of dollars, you need to make sure your money is taken care of. CPA Sonia Stewart is an expert in the financial side of third-party reproduction and answers all your burning questions about taxes, escrow, funding, and more.

In 2004, Dr. Hammond’s own mother, who was 55 years old at the time, served as a gestational carrier for Camille and her husband, Jason, carrying and giving birth to three healthy babies. Listen as Camille discussed her own journey with infertility, and how the strength and perseverance she developed to overcome the diagnosis turned her into a powerful advocate and voice for the growing number of people diagnosed with infertility.

What inspires a woman to donate her eggs six times and serve as a gestational surrogate three times? Listen as Eloise Drane shares the details of every step of the journey, from her first donation (though not her eggs!) to actualizing her dream of starting the first surrogacy and egg donation agency in the South.

One of the most important decisions you’ll make in the surrogacy process is choosing the woman who will carry your baby. Learn the questions to ask, topics to discuss ahead of time, and the pitfalls to avoid.

Deciding to undergo IVF with donor eggs is a major step on your fertility journey. How can you find an egg donor that’s perfect for you and your future family?