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  • Planet Parent IVF Special (Season 6, Episode 22)
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Planet Parent

IVF Special (Season 6, Episode 22)
TV Episode | Documentary
At any given hour in Canada, thousands of couples turn to fertility specialists like Dr. Michael Virro hoping he or she can do for them what Mother Nature could not. Give them a baby. On this special we meet Charmaine and Jim, who are on ...See moreAt any given hour in Canada, thousands of couples turn to fertility specialists like Dr. Michael Virro hoping he or she can do for them what Mother Nature could not. Give them a baby. On this special we meet Charmaine and Jim, who are on their 7th attempt at in vitro fertilization. Cathi, who's donating one of her eggs to her infertile sister, Kelly; Kevin, a single gay man who hired a surrogate to carry a donated egg fertilized with his sperm; and Olivia, who's mother sought an anonymous sperm donor 22 years ago. Each of these characters offers a unique perspective on the changing face of the early steps to becoming parents. We follow the roller coaster ride with Charmaine and Jim and Cathi and Kelly as they cross their fingers hoping contemporary science can help in their quest. Kevin, now the father of one-year-old Taylor, runs into a bureaucratic nightmare as he tries to contend with getting a birth certificate for a daughter who, officially, has no mother. And we hear from Olivia about her quest to find the man who's genetic material comprises half her makeup. Written by Joe Woodward See less
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Director
Roxana Spicer
Producer
Roxana Spicer (producer)
Composer
Geoff Bennett
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Status
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Updated Sep 1, 2004
Release date
Sep 1, 2004 (Canada)

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Planet Parent (2001)
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