Becoming a Surrogate or Egg Donor:

The Fertility Treatment You will Undergo as a Surrogate
 

Yes, there will be shots.  Let’s just get that out of the way at the start.  In order to prepare your body to accept and nurture the implanted embryos, you must undergo a series of daily injections prior to the implantation.  To put an even finer point on it, your body will not accept and nurture the embryos if you do not strictly follow the medication regimen. Your 100% compliance with doctor’s orders is an imperative.

I think you’ll agree that this is a very small sacrifice in light of bringing new life into the world, but it is an important element to be aware of.  You will need to discuss this with those in your support system.  It may be that you’ll decide to give yourself the injections, or you may find it easier to just close your eyes and let someone else “do the deed.”  In that instance, your husband, or your mother, or your best friend—whomever you choose to help with this process—will want to be educated before the first shot is administered.

The staff at Connecticut Fertility Associates (or whichever fertility clinic you work with), in tandem with Circle Surrogacy, will provide you with all of the information you need about the injections and the other medication required for the fertility stage of your surrogacy.  Along the way, they will be constantly available to make sure all of your questions are answered.  Your medication and necessary supplies will be sent to you through the mail, along with a phone number to call if you start to run low on anything.  

This prospect may seem daunting, but Circle Surrogacy will work hard to ensure that all of these different elements come together smoothly for you.  It will all pay off the first time you see that new little person on the Ultrasound screen!   

About Circle Surrogacy

Since 1995, Circle Surrogacy has helped bring to the world over 225 babies, with unmatched success rates of close to 100% in clients becoming parents through egg donor surrogacy. Its dedicated staff of professionals is made up of lawyers, social workers, parents through surrogacy, surrogates and past clients. Circle Surrogacy provides a choice of specialized clinics at locations throughout the country, a large selection of egg donors, swift matching with carefully screened surrogates, and a variety of flexible programs and financial options to suit its clients’ unique family choices.

John Weltman, owner, founder is a Yale graduate and a nationally recognized expert in the field of reproductive law, including surrogacy and gay parenting.

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