What is the Surrogate Screening Process?
Screening will often take place at the fertility clinic that your IPs have chosen. Some clinics are willing to send requisitions to your doctor so that you can perform screening measures locally. If you have a partner, some clinics will also require that they are screened through blood tests as well. There are two portions to the screening process:
Psychological Screening
This portion of the screening is performed by a Psychologist or Social Worker who specializes in working with gestational carriers and intended families. The screening ensures that you fully understand the emotional ramifications of surrogacy. Some fertility clinics require the surrogate’s partner to complete this screening as well. A personality assessment may be administered at that time and the Psychologist or Social Worker will provide a written report and a recommendation regarding your ability to perform the duties of a surrogate. Most fertility clinics will allow you to schedule this screening via telephone or Skype. Once the report is complete, it will be sent to your nurse and they will notify us of your results.
Medical Screening
This portion of the screening is performed to ensure that you are physically capable of undergoing the surrogacy process. You will be tested for sexually transmitted diseases, other various transmissible diseases, drugs, and will be required to provide vaginal cultures. The tests include an internal ultrasound, blood draws and a physical with the fertility doctor. Some clinics require your partner to do a medical screening as well, but they only require a blood draw from them.
Meeting with the Fertility Doctor
Once all your screening is completed you will then meet/skype with the fertility doctor. They will explain how the IVF process works and what to expect. They will inform you about transfer, embryos, drugs, emotions etc. Please take this time to ask them any questions you may have about the medical side aspects of fertility treatments.
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