This past weekend, Conceptual Options put on one of our yearly parties for our wonderful Surrogates. This party took place at the Old Spaghetti Factory in San Marcos on Saturday, and it was a huge success! At the party, we had lunch with the Surrogates and were really able to get to know each of these incredible women. Plus, there were lots… Read More »Conceptual Options’ Surrogate Summer Purse Party
Photo courtesy of @twogaypapas Instagram. Congratulations are in order for Gordon Lake & Manuel Santos (whose 15 month old daughter was kept in Thailand) because they are now able to take their daughter home! This case began in January of 2015 when the couple’s surrogate refused to sign documents to allow the couple to take their daughter from Thailand because she did… Read More »Couple Wins Custody in Thai Surrogacy Case
Every year Conceptual Options has numerous events to celebrate all of our incredible and wonderful Surrogates. And this year is no different! So on May 21st we will be having our Summer Purse Party at the Old Spaghetti Factory in San Marcos with lots of raffles and prizes…and if you haven’t guessed by the name some of those prizes will be awesome… Read More »Surrogate Summer Purse Party!
Photo Courtesy of Lucy Liu’s Twitter. After welcoming her son Rockwell into the world via surrogacy last year Lucy Liu has become vocal about her desire to have children and what led her to using a surrogate to carry her son. She stated that she’d always wanted to have children, but because of her hectic schedule and life in general it just… Read More »Lucy Liu Speaks About the Importance of Family
Olivia Munn is now one of the handful of celebrity women (like Whitney Cummings and Maria Menounos) who is speaking out about https://celebritybabies.people.com/2016/04/13/olivia-munn-reveals-she-froze-her-eggs/ freezing her eggs. The 35 year-old actress shares the sentiment that she knows that she wants to have children, but doesn’t know when that will happen so she decided to freeze her eggs and take control of her fertility.… Read More »Olivia Munn Takes Control of Her Fertility
In the United States 1 in 8 couples have difficulty conceiving. This statistic would probably surprise the average person because infertility is not talked about. It is kept hidden. However, that needs to change. More people need to start asking questions about their fertility and be a part of the conversation about what causes infertility. So this week…be proactive. Join the conversation.… Read More »National Infertility Awareness Week
Guest Author | Katleen Brown In light of all the advancements attributed to the 21st century, it is quite a wonder that the social stigma of mental health issues still lingers around stubbornly. Despite all the clinical trials and research studies conducted, many people still avoid these issues as though they are deadly viruses. One such mental disability is depression. It is… Read More »Depression Screening Linked to Pregnancy
Image Credit: David Chiu Facebook Conceptual Options wants to acknowledge that Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) has stepped up and authored a bill that would assist same-sex couples using surrogacy to have their own children, as well as protect their rights outside of the State of California. After the birth of his own child, Chiu, wanted to make certain that the state… Read More »New Surrogacy Law Introduced in California Legislator from New Dad, Assemblyman David Chiu
If you’re reading this blog post, you are probably smack in the middle of your search for your perfect Egg Donation agency. You’re most likely also thinking, “Only 5 questions? Why only 5?” And you are right! The more questions that you have for an agency, the better! However, you need to make sure that out of all of the questions that… Read More »Top 5 Questions Egg Donors Should Ask When Choosing an Egg Donation Agency
If you’re reading this blog post, you are probably in the middle of your search for your perfect agency. You’re most likely also thinking “Umm…only 5 questions? How am I going to learn anything from only 5 questions?” And you are right! The more questions that you have for an agency, the better! However, you need to make sure that out of… Read More »Top 5 Questions Surrogates Should Ask When Choosing a Surrogacy Agency
