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Stephanie, a returning egg donor agreed to be filmed as she came in to donate her eggs at CT Fertility. She was followed through the preparation steps, the actual procedure performed by Dr. Michael Doyle, and her recovery. This is a terrific opportunity to see what egg donations is like, and view the fascinating egg retrieval process via microscope on screen.

Dr. Doyle along with other experts, gay parents, surrogates and an egg donors addresses ethical questions often raised regarding surrogacy and gay parenting. Among the moral issues discussed are the medical and psychological risks associated, and how they can be minimized; the motivations of the surrogates and are they being exploited; relationships between the parties during and after the journey; attitudes in the American society versus cultures where surrogacy is more controversial (such as France); how are children affected when they are raised without the presence of a female parent (as is the case when gay men have children with the help of a surrogate).

Melissa, a CT Fertilty egg donor who's donated her eggs for numerous couples and a single man, talks about her experience donating her eggs and shares her feelings about being able to assist people fulfill their parenthood dreams - New York / October 2, 2011