Paving the way for decades
For over 25 years, we have built a history of emboldening the courageous. Those who want to create their family destiny. We are just getting started.
1994
Nazca Fontes’s professional background in fertility clinic laboratories leads her to become a protégé of the industry’s premier practitioners. Dissatisfied with the current state of donor recruitment, she decides there has to be a better way.
1996
Reproductive Options of Illinois (ROI) is born and is one of the very first egg donor agencies of its time.
2000
ROI undergoes a brand refresh and becomes The Life Gifts
2001
Quality control is improved by hiring licensed professionals, including an in-house fertility specialist to vet all egg donor candidates and ensure they meet the requirements.
2004
The Life Gifts expands west by opening a Denver office.
2007
The Life Gifts makes national news headlines for explosive growth.
2008
The Life Gifts develops a first-of-its-kind gestational surrogacy offering, complete with the most detailed surrogate screening to date. Introduces proprietary Matching Matters® process that connects surrogate mothers with intended parents.
2011
The Life Gifts makes its primetime debut on Giuliana and Bill as the surrogacy agency that helped them become parents.
2016
The Life Gifts expands with New York City and Dallas office openings.
2017
Expansion continues with offices opening in Houston, San Jose and Irvine, and surrogacy agencies in California.
2019
The Life Gifts continues to ascend as the nation’s premiere agency for surrogacy solutions with the largest footprint in the field.
Looking to the future
The Life Gifts is committed to leading with innovation and steady improvement. As we enter our third decade in business, we strive to continue providing a best-in-class assisted reproductive technology and overall experience to the families we serve.
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The Life Gifts Founder and CEO Featured in Profile Magazine
January 21st, 2019
The Life Gifts’ Founder and CEO, Nazca Fontes, was recently interviewed in an exciting Profile Magazine piece. “A New Perception of the Modern Family” takes a closer look at the way families are evolving – with The Life Gifts at the helm.
9 Must-Know Facts About Surrogacy
August 14th, 2018
If you’re considering surrogacy, you’ve likely put in hours of research – and that information is incredibly important as you prepare for your experience. There are, however, several key facts about surrogacy and facts about surrogate mothers themselves that should not be overlooked. In fact, these interesting facts about surrogacy will put you well on your way to being an expert in your own right!