SharonLaMothe : MyBlogHer Profile

Sharon LaMothe has been in the Infertility Industry since 1998 when she signed her first Gestational Surrogacy contract. She subsequently gave birth to twin girls and in 2000 was invited to join a FL law firm recruiting and managing surrogacy arrangements. After leaving the legal arena in 2003, Sharon then co-owned and operated Surrogacy Consultants of Florida, LLC, the first successful independent surrogacy agency in Florida. She is also one of many Co-Founders of the Egg Donor and Surrogacy Professional Association (EDSPA). Sharon is also member of the OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum and serves on the Parents Via Egg Donation Advisory Board and serves on the PregnancyCorner.com Editorial Review Board as well as being a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. In January 2005 Sharon once again became a Gestational Carrier and gave birth to girl/boy twins for a same sex New York couple using an Egg Donor(giving birth at age 41!). Sharon LaMothe is currently the owner of Infertility Answers, Inc. http://infertilityanswers.org/, the Creator of Surrogacy 101 (the blogs), http://infertilityanswers.typepad.com/surrogacy_101 and http://surrogacy101.blogspot.com. She is also the Owner of LaMothe Services, LLC http://lamotheservices.com, an Assisted Reproductive Technology business solutions service. She has had the pleasure of educating Intended Parents through support group appearances and speaking to many professional organizations such as RESOLVE, American Fertility Association, SMART ART, & Fertile Dreams to name a few. Sharon's educational background includes a Social Service major which encompassed classes in Crisis Identification and Intervention, Interviewing and Counseling, Communication in Groups and Organizations. Sharon is married, a mother of two and resides in Seattle, WA.