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Is The Surrogacy Broker Really The Bad Guy? Above the LawJanelle DoddApril 25, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, donate embryo, embryo donation, egg donor, gamete donor, sperm donor, embryo donor, egg donation, gamete donation, sperm donation, attorney, Michigan, Michigan surrogacy law, Michigan Family Protection Act, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, surrogacy broker, surrogacy agency, surrogacy agencies, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogacy legislation, surrogacy in Michigan, Virginia HB110, West Virginia Bill SB 575, surrogacy broker prohibition, Colleen Quinn, Bright Futures Families, Amanda Kinnard-Fuchsgruber, Jennifer White, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, surrogacy journey, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, independent surrogacy journey, illegal surrogacy, decriminalization
What is the difference between gestational surrogacy and traditional surrogacy? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddApril 23, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questios about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices, questions about surrogacy, steps of surrogacy, changes during surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, traditional surrogacy, traditional surrogate, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
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What is a surrogacy agency's role vs. the role(s) of other parties involved in a surrogacy journey? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddApril 16, 2024surrogacy agency, surrogacy perks, ethical surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parents, surrogacy 101, surrogacy education, surrogacy support, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogate screening, surrogacy safety, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Statistics in Surrogacy Intended ParentsJanelle DoddApril 16, 2024Bright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, becoming a surrogate, become a gestational surrogate, becoming a gestational surrogate, become a gestational carrier, becoming a gestational carrier, surrogacy agency, ivf, in vitro fertilization, fertility, fertility clinic, infertility, ip, ips, gc, gcs, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, assisted reproductive technology, ART, surrogacy statistics, statistic, statistics
What is the surrogacy agency fee for, and what am I paying for? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteApril 11, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy agency fee, surrogate compensation, surrogacy expenses, escrow for surrogacy, affording surrogacy
How do you choose who the case manager is during a surrogacy journey? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteApril 9, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
How many people do we work with during this process at the surrogacy agency? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddApril 4, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Can I become a surrogate if I take allergy medications? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddApril 2, 2024surrogacy qualifications, surrogacy 101, do I qualify as a surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate, ethical surrogacy, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, medical screening in surrogacy, surrogacy medications, surrogacy process, surrogacy basics, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
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Do surrogates and intended parents stay in contact after the birth? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddMarch 28, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preference, relationship with intended parents, relationship with surrogate, relationship with gestational carrier, surrogacy agreement, stay in touch, do surrogates and intended parents stay in touch, postpartum, after surrogacy journey, after surrogate pregnancy, after the surrogate birth
What is the difference between a regular surrogacy agency and concierge? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddMarch 21, 2024waiting is hard, surrogacy matching list, surrogacy matching time, surrogacy 101, surrogacy qualifications, surrogate screening, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, how long does surrogacy take, intended parents, surrogacy agency, surrogacy matching program, surrogacy safety, ethical surrogacy, concierge
Can I become a surrogate if I have genital herpes? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddMarch 19, 2024surrogacy qualifications, surrogacy 101, do I qualify as a surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate, ethical surrogacy, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, medical screening in surrogacy, surrogacy medications, surrogacy process, surrogacy basics
What does my case manager do? Industry NewsJanelle DoddMarch 19, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, case manager, case management, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, day in the life, surrogacy journey, schedule, third party, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult
What if we need re-matched? How does that work? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteMarch 14, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questios about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices
Do surrogates get to choose the parents they help? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteMarch 12, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questios about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices
Can I become a surrogate if I've had my tubes tied? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteMarch 7, 2024surrogacy qualifications, surrogacy 101, do I qualify as a surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate, ethical surrogacy, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, medical screening in surrogacy, surrogacy medications, surrogacy process, surrogacy basics
What if I want more kids after I'm a surrogate? SurrogatesJanelle DoddMarch 5, 2024surrogacy qualifications, surrogacy 101, do I qualify as a surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate, ethical surrogacy, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, medical screening in surrogacy, surrogacy medications, surrogacy process, surrogacy basics, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogate's family, surrogate's own kids, what if I want more kids, what if I want to have more kids after being a surrogate, can I become a surrogate if, time between pregnancy, postpartum, one year postpartum, recovering after pregnancy
Can I be a surrogate if I was diagnosed with postpartum depression and needed to take antidepressants after the birth of my last baby? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteMarch 5, 2024postpartum, postpartum depression, medication in surrogacy, surrogacy 101, surrogacy qualifications, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate safety, surrogacy restrictions, surrogacy agency, ethical surrogacy, surrogate screening, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics