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10 Steps To Screening A Surrogate

Step1: Questionnaire & Personal Profile   Screening a surrogate is one of the most important steps to take on your journey to parenthood. You intend to entrust this person with the gestation of...

IVF Terminology

In vitro fertilization is sometimes a foreign language.  Aneuploid embryos, Gonadotrophin-Releasing antagonists, oocytes, and intracytoplasmic sperm injects can hardly be considered everyday words! ...

Navigating Family Gatherings

Fertility treatments can be stressful and emotionally draining for couples trying to conceive. Failed ovulation cycles, failure to fertilize, repeated IVF cycles, and miscarriage can cause severe...

Nuchal Cords

A nuchal cord is a medical condition where the umbilical cord becomes wrapped around the baby’s neck during pregnancy or labor.  The term ‘nuchal’ originates from the Latin word...

Ongoing Counseling Or As Needed Counseling

There are essentially two types of counseling available on a surrogacy journey.  One is ongoing counseling, and the other is ‘As Needed’ Counseling.  Both have been used for thousands of...

Reproductive Estate Planning

Estate planning involves making plans for managing and distributing a person’s assets in the event of their death or incapacity.  In the context of assisted reproduction technology (ART), estate...

Screening An Egg Donor

From the time of starting the egg donation process to the aspiration of the eggs will typically take 3-4 months.  Of course, with complications, this time frame can be extended.  It is highly doubtful...

Surrogacy Done Ethically

In this article, we seek to explore the arguments for and against surrogacy.  In the interest of objectivity, we will consider all positive and negative angles.  It can be an emotive subject for...

Australia

Surrogacy in Australia is legal but tightly regulated, with state and territorial laws varying significantly.  The laws have been designed to protect the rights and interests of all parties involved...