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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
A Day in the Life of a Gestational Carrier/Intake Coordinator and Case Manager LGBTQJanelle DoddFebruary 20, 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, surrogate requirements, surrogate criteria, surrogate eligibility, first surrogacy journey, second surrogacy journey, third surrogacy journey, multiple surrogacy journeys
Why do people choose to be a surrogate multiple times? SurrogatesJanelle DoddFebruary 6, 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, surrogate requirements, surrogate criteria, surrogate eligibility, first surrogacy journey, second surrogacy journey, third surrogacy journey, multiple surrogacy journeys
How Quickly Will I become Pregnant After I Apply Dear Mindful SurrogateGuest UserApril 18, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, process, steps, requirements, legal, background check, psych eval, ID, insurance, matching, pregnancy, carrier, gestational carrier
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How many IP profiles do I get to see before I choose who I want to be a surrogate for? Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 26, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, decision, profile, intense parents, parent, pregnancy, child, baby, pregnant, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, expert, questions
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Should 'Social Surrogacy' Be Permitted? Above the lawJanelle DoddNovember 17, 2022brightfuturefamilies, Bright Futures Families, bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, fertility, agency, surrogacy agency, attorney, attorneys, LGBTQ+, lgbtq, LGBTQ, lgbt, social surrogacy, choice, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogates, Gestational Surrogate, gestational, gestation, gestational surrogate, Gestational Carrier, Gestational carrier, gestational carrier, Gestational Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, SEEDS, Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, donation, egg, sperm, embryo, eggs, embryos, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, SEEDS Standards Committee, Creative Family Connections, Diane Hinson, intended parent, Intended parents, agency screening, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinologists, fertility doctor, fertility doctors, pregnancy, reproductive freedom, reproductive choice, Ashley Old, surrogate choice, embryo transfer, Utah, California, Washington, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, State statute, State statutes, state statute, state statutes
Who is ASRM, and what are their guidelines? Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 17, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, travel, agreement, contract, lawyer, attorney, court, judge, represent, protect
Why is travel limited for the Gestational carrier in the Gestational Carrier Aggrement? Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 15, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, travel, agreement, contract, lawyer, attorney, court, judge, represent, protect