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What is the author's perspective on the surrogacy journey?

The author celebrates the surrogacy journey as a profound and altruistic gift, viewing it as more than a financial transaction. Motivations, driven by empathy and compassion, surpass monetary incentives. According to the author, becoming a gestational surrogate reflects the extraordinary nature of women willing to intimately assist those struggling with conception, often strangers.

Stress Tools — Breathwork, CBT‑I, and Mindfulness

Stress Tools — Breathwork, CBT‑I, and Mindfulness

Key Takeaways Stress directly impacts hormone regulation, sleep, menstrual cycles, and fertility outcomes. Breathwork rapidly reduces cortisol and calms the...
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What Counts as Recurrent Implantation Failure (RIF)?

What Counts as Recurrent Implantation Failure (RIF)?

This guide explains what recurrent implantation failure (RIF) means within the Uterine & Implantation (RIF/RPL) pathway. It focuses on choices...
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LGBTQ+ Specific Stressors — Resources That Help

LGBTQ+ Specific Stressors — Resources That Help

Key Takeaways LGBTQ+ intended parents face stressors that differ from heterosexual couples, including stigma, complex legal processes, and uneven clinic...
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Embryo Mosaicism — Decision‑Making Framework

Embryo Mosaicism — Decision‑Making Framework

Mosaicism means an embryo has a mix of normal (euploid) and abnormal (aneuploid) cells. It is not fully normal, not...
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Financial Planning for Multi‑Cycle Journeys

Financial Planning for Multi‑Cycle Journeys

Key Takeaways Fertility success often requires multiple cycles, especially after age 35. Financial planning reduces emotional and financial pressure during...
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Sleep Hygiene — Routines That Stick

Sleep Hygiene — Routines That Stick

Key Takeaways Sleep directly affects hormones, egg quality, sperm quality, metabolism, and mood. Simple routines—not perfection—drive long-term results. Consistency matters...
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Intended Parent Requirements — Married, Single, LGBTQ+

Intended Parent Requirements — Married, Single, LGBTQ+

Intended Parent (IP) requirements—marital status, sexual orientation, and family structure—vary across the United States. Because surrogacy is regulated state by...
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Parental Karyotyping — When It’s Useful

Parental Karyotyping — When It’s Useful

Parental karyotyping is a blood test that maps each parent’s chromosomes to check for structural rearrangements such as balanced translocations,...
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Male Fertility Nutrition — Antioxidants and Lifestyle

Male Fertility Nutrition — Antioxidants and Lifestyle

Key Takeaways Sperm health is highly responsive to nutrition, antioxidants, and lifestyle habits. Oxidative stress is one of the top...
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Miscarriage Risk and Planning — Honest Numbers

Miscarriage Risk and Planning — Honest Numbers

Key Takeaways Miscarriage is primarily linked to chromosomal abnormalities — especially after age 35. Miscarriage risk rises sharply after 40...
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Expanded Carrier Screening — Interpreting Results

Expanded Carrier Screening — Interpreting Results

Expanded carrier screening tests your DNA for hundreds of inherited conditions — usually recessive or X-linked disorders — that you...
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Gestational Carrier Contracts — Key Clauses to Include

Gestational Carrier Contracts — Key Clauses to Include

A Gestational Carrier Contract (GCC)—sometimes called a Gestational Surrogacy Agreement—is the legally binding document between the intended parents, gestational carrier...
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Single and Solo Parents by Choice — Support Structures

Single and Solo Parents by Choice — Support Structures

Key Takeaways Single and solo parents by choice represent one of the fastest-growing groups in modern surrogacy. Emotional, legal, and...
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Glossary — Terms You’ll Hear During Egg Donation

Glossary — Terms You’ll Hear During Egg Donation

Introduction This article explains glossary — terms you’ll hear during egg donation within the Egg Donation 101 pathway. You’ll see...
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Endometriosis Nutrition — Inflammation‑Aware Choices

Endometriosis Nutrition — Inflammation‑Aware Choices

Key Takeaways Endometriosis is strongly influenced by chronic inflammation, estrogen dominance, and immune dysregulation. Nutrition can significantly reduce inflammation and...
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