Many parents worry that Surrogacy will be a difficult and complicated process. This may be due to fears or concerns raised as a result of their own experience in attempting to conceive. You may also have concerns about the legal issues regarding surrogacy which vary from state to state. These concerns are completely understandable and at centers like the GSM Center for Reproductive Choice, we are sensitive to those concerns and experienced in resolving seemingly complex issues.
From your very first contact, your GSM Surrogacy Coordinator has the experience and training to walk you through any fears or concerns you may have about the surrogacy process. Guided by the right information, getting started on your own surrogacy journey can be a matter of just a few simple steps:
Speak with a GSM Surrogacy Coordinator to create your own Intended Parent Plan (IPP), based on your specific needs and goals as well as the qualities that you would like to see in your surrogate.
If you are satisfied with your IPP, you may at this point enter into contract with the GSM Center for Reproductive Choice. This is typically a matter of mailing or faxing in a basic agreement of services along with a small a small deposit to secure those services.
Your GSM Surrogacy Coordinator is now free to begin the process of creating your personal surrogacy experience. Guided by your IPP, your GSM Surrogacy Coordinator will sort through hundreds of candidates to create a list of qualified surrogate profiles to satisfy your personal goals as well as the legal requirements for you situation.
You may choose one or all of the candidates to interview and your GSM Surrogacy Coordinator will arrange for a conference call with each of the candidates at your convenience.
At this point, you may select your surrogate from the group of candidates or you may request that your GSM Coordinator continue the search based on the same or possibly new criteria.
After selecting the surrogate that is right for you do you make arrangements for final medical and psychological clearances as well as putting together the contractual agreement between you and your surrogate.
Once the contract is signed and a copy is delivered to your IVF clinic, a date will be set for the embryo transfer and your surrogate will start medications. If you will be supplying your own fresh eggs for this transfer you will also start medications at this point.
After the transfer, there will be follow up blood work and ultrasounds to determine if the transfer was successful.
Congratulations! Hopefully you will now be expecting parents. If not, then your Coordinator will work with you, your surrogate, and your clinic to set up the next transfer date.
