Journey to Motherhood: through the beautiful gift of gestational surrogacy

by Kirsten McLennan “Would you like to hold him?” These were the words we had been aching to hear for years. On July 5th at 11:49A.M., our beautiful son Spencer John Wilson was born. It had been a long journey. And like most things worth fighting for, it had been a hard one. Ryan and I married in 2011 and... read more »

Sisters Through Motherhood: from a Gestational Carriers eyes

by Leigha Harris A 2 a.m. Skype call, followed by a comment to my husband, "This is going to be hard, but I know we are meant to do it". I could feel this would take us on a journey like no other we had been through together. At the time I had no idea how right I was. You... read more »

Fertility Acronyms to Help You on Your Journey to Parenthood

When it comes to your fertility journey, it is both unique to your personal situation while also being relatable to those who are on a similar journey. At the Utah Fertility Center, the goal of our experienced and compassionate team is to make your experience as comfortable and informative as possible. Our fertility experts strive to communicate with you to... read more »

How Breast Cancer Awareness Can Help Your Fertility

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and is a good time to talk a little bit about how breast cancer can impact your fertility. For American women, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer, next to skin cancer. According to breastcancer.org, in the U.S. this year alone, it is estimated that 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer are... read more »

Have You Considered Using an Egg Donor to Conceive?

As a woman, when a doctor tells you that your eggs are of a poor quality to conceive or that you have no eggs to fertilize, you can still achieve your maternal dreams with the help of an egg donor. Using an egg donor to achieve fertilization is more common than ever before. This might have to do with the... read more »

Guest Blog: Father’s Day

I'm Tyler Parcell, and I'm the dad of almost 2-year-old boy/girl twins named Harris and Goldie. Coming up on my second Father's Day, I wanted to share my thoughts on the past two years since the babies were born and I became a dad. When a baby is born, a dad is born. I have wanted to become a father... read more »