Insurance Abroad — What You Can and Can’t Buy
This article explains insurance abroad — what you can and can’t buy within the International Surrogacy & Cross-Border Care pathway. It focuses on the decisions that meaningfully change outcomes, budgets, and timelines—so you can move forward with confidence. What It Is Insurance Abroad — What You Can and Can’t Buy, in plain English: Where it […]
Grief After Loss — Compassionate Practices
Key Takeaways Grief after a pregnancy loss, failed cycle, or unexpected setback in surrogacy is real, valid, and deeply personal. Compassionate practices—grounded in psychology and lived experience—support emotional regulation and long-term resilience. Processing grief requires safe spaces, structured support, and practical coping tools. Loss points in surrogacy impact both emotional well-being and decision-making; understanding this […]
Embassy & Passport Steps for Newborns
This article explains the embassy and passport steps for newborns within the International Surrogacy & Cross-Border Care pathway. It focuses on the choices that truly affect outcomes, budgets, and timelines—so you can move forward with confidence. What It Is Embassy & Passport Steps for Newborns in plain English: where this stage fits in the overall […]
IUI Over 40 — Odds and Better Paths
Key Takeaways IUI success over 40 is typically under 5% per cycle, even with medications. Egg quality — not uterine environment — is the main limiting factor. IUI may still be reasonable for unexplained infertility, mild male factor, or if budget is very limited. Most patients over 40 save time and money by moving directly […]
PGT‑SR for Translocations
PGT-SR (Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Structural Rearrangements) identifies embryos with the correct chromosomal structure when one or both parents carry a translocation or inversion. In simple terms: It checks whether an embryo inherited a balanced, normal, or unbalanced chromosome arrangement. It helps avoid embryos unlikely to implant or likely to lead to miscarriage or genetic […]
Lab KPIs that Matter — Fertilization, Blast, Euploidy
This article explains lab KPIs that matter — fertilization, blast, euploidy within the Clinic Selection & Success Rates pathway. It focuses on choices that actually change outcomes, budgets, and timelines—so you can move forward with confidence. What It Is Lab KPIs that Matter — Fertilization, Blast, Euploidy, in plain English: where they fit, what they […]
DuoStim — Banking Eggs Quickly
This guide explains DuoStim — a way to collect eggs quickly within the IVF process. It focuses on the choices that truly affect your results, costs, and timing, so you can make decisions with confidence instead of guesswork. What It Is DuoStim is short for Double Stimulation.It means you do two egg-stimulation cycles back-to-back within […]
When to Move to Donor or Embryo Donation
Key Takeaways Donor eggs and embryo donation provide significantly higher success rates, especially for low AMH, recurrent IVF failure, or age-related infertility. Age and ovarian reserve are the strongest predictors of when donor pathways become more effective than continued own-egg IVF. Emotional readiness is as important as medical indicators—patients should understand timelines, budgets, and long-term […]
DuoStim and Back‑to‑Back Cycles — When It’s Worth It
Key Takeaways DuoStim involves two stimulations and two retrievals in one menstrual cycle—one in the follicular phase and one in the luteal phase. Back-to-back cycles refer to starting a new stimulation soon after the previous retrieval—no long break between cycles. Both methods aim to increase the number of eggs/embryos collected in a shorter time, especially […]
Visa and Travel Logistics — Practical Checklists
This article explains visa and travel logistics — practical checklists within the International Surrogacy & Cross-Border Care pathway. It focuses on the choices that actually change outcomes, budgets, and timelines—so you can move forward with confidence. What It Is Visa and Travel Logistics — Practical Checklists in plain English: how to plan, sequence, and document […]
