New Surrogacy "Top 10 Things to Know About Being a Surrogate Mom or Parent" Resource Published

March 23, 2011 - PRLog -- Surrogacy and surrogate mothers are becoming a fast growing industry in the United States as fertility rates continue to decline in men and women and with all the changes in the medical industry.

According to the CDC Centers for Disease Control and Preservation the growth statistics in surrogacy and fertility include.

- Number of women ages 15-44 with impaired fecundity (impaired ability to have children): 7.3 million

- percent of women ages 15-44 with impaired fecundity: 11.8%

- Number of married women ages 15-44 that are infertile (unable to get pregnant for a least 12 consecutive months): 2.1 million

- Percent of married women ages 15-44 that are infertile: 7.4%

- Number of women ages 15-44 who have ever used fertility services 7.3 million.

- 480 fertility clinics in the US

- 1,700 reproductive endocrinologists

- Women 35 + years only have a 6% chance conceiving

As surrogacy continues to grow and parents and couples begin looking to surrogacy as an option for starting a family so to does the amount of resources and information on the Internet to help them. One San Diego fertility doctor and specialist, Dr. Lori Arnold has just published some information that outlines how the surrogacy process works and includes everything from procedures and options all the way down to costs and the process involved to get started.

By definition surrogacy is an arrangement whereby a woman agrees to undergo pregnancy and delivery for another Intended Parent (IP). Surrogacy is a complex process that involves medical, mental health and legal professionals to ensure the procedure is successful for both intended parents and surrogate and each case is evaluated differently for each group of patients.

For more information on surrogacy and how it works visit the
San Diego Fertility.org website link at
http://sandiegofertilitydoctor.org/2011/03/surrocacy-top-...

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CACRM is directed by Dr. Lori Arnold, one of Southern California’s most recognized fertility specialists and one of few doctors in the San Diego area that is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

Having led a successful fertility practice for the past 20 years, Dr. Arnold has helped hundreds of families meet their reproductive goals. She gives all her patients individualized care and performs all her own consults, ultrasounds and all fertility procedures (unlike several centers where the procedures are performed by someone other than the doctor).

In addition to her focus on individualized care, Dr. Arnold has specialized in the state-of-the-art technologies since 1992 and is currently involved in research regarding stem cells and egg freezing. She takes a special interest in building healthy families with high technology such as Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD).

http://www.sandiegofertilitydoctor.org