Two Mothers Who Delivered One Set of Twins Make Appearance on ABC's Good Morning America

Two Mothers Who Delivered One Set of Twins Make Appearance on ABC's Good Morning America

CARY, N.C., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Kathy and Ray Payne shared their amazing story with the world as they recounted their challenging journey to become parents. On Thursday, July 20th, the Paynes and their newborn twins, Connor and Cameron, sat beside their surrogate during an interview with Bill Ritter on Good Morning America. This unique relationship is the result of years of heartache the Paynes went through trying to have a baby.

After 10 failed artificial inseminations and 7 unsuccessful in vitro fertilization cycles at fertility clinics in the Northeast, the Paynes moved to Carrboro, North Carolina for a fresh start. A friend suggested the couple see Dr. Sameh Toma at the North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine (NCCRM). After studying Kathy and Ray's history, Dr. Toma recommended using a surrogate. Embryos conceived from their own eggs and sperm would be transferred into another woman who would carry the baby to term. "I also asked the Paynes to have a pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) done to select the best embryos without genetic defects. This is specifically helpful to couples who have had multiple failed in vitro cycles and those whose pregnancies ended early due to genetic reasons," explained Dr. Toma. A surrogacy support group on the web led the Paynes to Angel Willis and they decided to move forward. When the time drew closer for Dr. Toma to extract Kathy's eggs, he encouraged the Paynes to let him try in vitro fertilization on her one more time.

Last October, Dr. Toma transferred two embryos into Kathy and two embryos into Angel. Shortly after, tests confirmed both women were pregnant with one child each. Their unusual story came to a fairytale ending this June when Kathy gave birth to Connor and Angel delivered Cameron two weeks later.

The North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine (NCCRM), The Talbert Fertility Institute, was founded in 1992 to provide advanced reproductive services to couples in a state of the art facility with board certified physicians. NCCRM is one of the most established, full service clinics in the Southeast and has one of the highest pregnancy rates in the country.

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link. Sameh K. Toma, M.D. http://profnet.prnewswire.com/ud_public.jsp?userid=10029738

Source: North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine

CONTACT: Sharon Delaney McCloud for North Carolina Center for
Reproductive Medicine, +1-919-810-5085, or smccloud@nc.rr.com

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