Tamar Braxton Quotes

My motivation is my desire to help people. If people want to have children and cannot in the normal way, and I can do something about it, then I will do so.

People who are infertile will be able to have their own genetic children. So may same sex couples, since it may well be possible to make eggs from a man's skin cells or sperm from a woman's.

My wife and I had been trying a while to have a baby. We tried a bunch of things - so we had a surrogate.

To get pregnant, I have resorted to artificial insemination. I want to openly talk about it because this is an opportunity to show my gratitude to all those anonymous donors who help many women to meet, like me, the dream of their life.

I used to think about how I was conceived quite a lot when I was about 10 or 11, but I don't think about it at all now that so many other babies have been born in the same way.

A lot of people have been asking me questions about IVF and surrogacy, and I'm glad that I can be a mouthpiece to that.

It's to surprise people about something that is extremely well known. I mean human reproduction, the human body, nature and so on. To surprise them with a new technique.

I think because we could do it biologically and have our own child we decided to try this.

We're not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and Michael Jacksons of the world, but rather assisting infertile couples that deserve the right to have a biological child to have one.

I would rather do surrogacy before adopting. If I can't do it, I'd rather find someone who would do it for me.

I went through about seven years of trying. And through artificial insemination. And through medication. And all of which was unsuccessful.

We are at a major epoch in human history, which is that we don't need sex to recreate the race. You can have babies without sex. This is the first time in human history that has been true, and it means, for example, we could do some extraordinary things.

I think in vitro is a miracle and it has given me my precious little baby boy.

There's a lot of technology out there to help people have children in different ways, and later in life, for better or worse.

I hope every woman out there who wants to be a mother and is suffering with infertility, will explore all the options and know that if you choose the science route, it is okay.

For people who have fertility issues - and certainly gay men have fertility issues - there's several options for having a child and surrogacy was one of them.

For a couple that wants to have a child, there's the option of IVF, but then have a look at adoption as well.

I would love to do a 'Vicky Donor' kind of movie.

How many of those forty-something celebrities, staring out from the covers of magazines with their beautiful babies, have conceived naturally, or without assistance? Not as many as you might think I would wager - yet for so many women they act as fertility beacons, a symbol of hope in a landscape of diminishing fertility.

Those that don't know that I've gone through so many IVF treatments, and I've gone through six cycles to get this child, that's on its way via surrogate, biological child - and it's been great.

God bless IVF because it's never too late to conceive any more. However, having said that, I have to point out that going through IVF is a gruelling procedure; maybe that's why only a woman can go through it!

If you can't get pregnant for whatever reason, it's great to know that there are options available for people that want to have a family.

I've always been intrigued with the variety of answers this generation will give their children who ask, "Where did I come from, Mommy?" They will range from "Number 176 vial in Buffalo, New York," to "You were defrosted."

People with fertility problems are not alone. It is a very very common problem for couples today. I've seen statistics that are just staggering.

We are really looking at all of our options. I mean, listen, whether it's IVF or whatever it is, we want to have a baby and we will have a baby.