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		<title>Our Thanks to Nancy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Nancy, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for everything you have done to help us. You have made us feel welcome and you have helped us feel that we are not alone. I thank you for that. I also thank you for investing in a career that provides so much hope [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=egg411.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16729210&amp;post=371&amp;subd=egg411&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sperm Health Concerns? Omega-3s are Vital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fatty acid found in fish is critical to turning dysfunctional round-headed sperm into strong swimmers with cone-shaped heads packed with egg-opening proteins, a new study finds. Docosahexnoic acid, also called DHA, is an important omega-3 fatty acid involved in eye and brain development; recent studies in mice have implicated it in male fertility as well. &#8220;DHA [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=egg411.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16729210&amp;post=366&amp;subd=egg411&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Twin Births in the U.S., Like Never Before By NICHOLAS BAKALAR</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More twins are being born in the United States than ever before. Enlarge This Image &#160; From 1980 to 2009, according to a recent report by the National Center for Health Statistics, the rate of twin births rose 76 percent. Now about one in 30 babies born in the United States is a twin. Two-thirds [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=egg411.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16729210&amp;post=359&amp;subd=egg411&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FAQs on Gestational Surrogates at the The Center for Egg Options</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What expenses will be paid by the intended parents? The intended parents will pay any and all reasonable and necessary expenses that you incur in connection with your surrogacy program, including, but not limited to, all uninsured medical expenses and co-pays, your legal fees for evaluating and negotiating the surrogacy agreement, any and all necessary [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=egg411.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16729210&amp;post=356&amp;subd=egg411&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Study finds no better odds using 3 embryos in IVF By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study of fertility treatment found that women who get three or more embryos have no better odds of having a baby than those who get just two embryos. They also have a greater chance of risky multiple births. &#8220;Women who have gone through infertility treatment want the best chance of having a baby, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=egg411.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16729210&amp;post=362&amp;subd=egg411&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Karen, You Define and Reinforce Compassion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Karen, It is people like you who define and reinforce compassion, wholehearted generosity and faith in the world today. A mere thank you comes up incredibly short in expressing how we feel about what you are doing for us. It’s never easy facing such a life-altering decision, however, after years of frustration, disappointment and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=egg411.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16729210&amp;post=352&amp;subd=egg411&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the Recipients of Donated Eggs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women who are the recipients of donated eggs must be infertile women, in stable relationships and in good health with one or more of the following challenges: They may be menopausal and thereby have no eggs of their own with which to attempt pregnancy They may be close to menopause, as indicated by blood tests [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=egg411.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16729210&amp;post=344&amp;subd=egg411&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year from all of us at Center for Egg Options!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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