A Complete Guide to the Surrogate Medical Process  

The surrogacy medical process is crucial to a successful pregnancy and takes careful coordination with the help of a professional. Here you’ll find a complete guide for the six steps of the medical surrogacy process.  

• The surrogacy screening helps you emotionally prepare for the surrogacy medical process.  
• You can have peace of mind during the medical surrogacy process knowing you’re working with an experienced professional and fertility clinic.  
• You’ll get support and personal attention throughout the entire surrogacy medical process.  

This guide will break down the six important steps of the surrogacy medical process and surrogacy treatment. Still, you can always get more information from a professional by completing this online contact form.  

As you continue reading, you’ll find important information on the entire medical surrogacy process and how you get complete services, support and personal attention when working with an experienced agency.  

However, it’s important to note that this guide is not intended to serve as medical advice, nor are we medical professionals. Speaking with a surrogacy professional and fertility specialist is the best way to get specific information and medical advice related to pregnancy and surrogacy.  

So, how do you start the surrogacy medical process?  

1. The Medical Screening  

Before starting the medical surrogacy process, you will complete a medical screening to ensure you are physically ready for pregnancy and gestational surrogacy.  

Most reputable agencies follow the screening standards set forth by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).   

Your medical screening will include:  

• Medical history background  
• A physical exam, including a pap smear  
• Bloodwork and an infectious disease screening  
• Determining the shape and size of your uterus and confirming there is no obstruction in your fallopian tubes through a hysteroscopy.  
• A saline sonogram to let your doctor identify fibroids or any other uterus concerns which could interfere with pregnancy  

Remember, a professional is ready to provide you with additional information on the medical screening process when you fill out this form.  

2. Preparing for Embryo Transfer  

With the help of your medical professional, you will begin preparing your body for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy treatment.   

Under the fertility clinic’s direction, you will begin taking medications to control your cycle in preparation for the embryo transfer process. Your reproductive endocrinologist will monitor hormone levels during your cycle to determine if you are responding to the medication.  

Bloodwork and ultrasounds will also take place to check the lining in your uterus.  

Once your body is prepared to move forward, you can proceed to the transfer process.  

If the intended parents are using frozen embryos, the transfer will take place five days after your mid-cycle.  

If fresh embryos are used, the fertility clinic will need to sync your cycle with that of the intended mother or donor. Birth control and Lupron injections may be necessary to shut down your hormone production and give your doctor more control over your cycle.  

You and the egg donor or intended mother will take fertility medications at the same time. Once the eggs become healthy and viable, they are retrieved to create embryos for the IVF surrogacy procedure.  

The fertility clinic will determine which embryos are the healthiest and decide the best time for the transfer.  

3. Embryo Transfer  

At this point in the surrogacy medical process, your endocrinologist has determined you and the intended parents’ embryos are ready for transfer.   

The IVF surrogacy procedure is relatively quick and painless, and you’ll begin taking progesterone to maintain hormone levels to help promote successful implantation and stable pregnancy.  

Progesterone is administered orally or through intramuscular injections. You will also take estrogen replacements and will continue these treatments until the twelfth week of pregnancy.  

You and the intended parents will have agreed on the number of embryos to get transferred by the endocrinologist five days after your mid-cycle. A thin, flexible catheter is inserted into your cervix, and a syringe is used to place the embryos directly in your uterus.  

Typically, a few days of rest after the transfer procedure is recommended to increase the chances of successful implantation.  

Want more information on the embryo transfer procedure in the surrogacy medical process? Fill out this form to connect to a professional today.  

4. Confirming the Pregnancy  

After the embryo transfer, you will return to the intended parent’s fertility clinic nine days later for an HCG screening to test for your pregnancy.  

The HCG screening measures hormone levels to look for a count over 50, which indicates a positive stable pregnancy. A count of more than 200 could indicate multiple pregnancies.   

After a couple of days, you will undergo another HCG test to ensure your pregnancy hormones increase.   

It’s possible that the embryo transfer doesn’t result in a positive pregnancy test result, and it may take another transfer process.   

When creating and signing your legal contract, your surrogacy treatment and the number of embryo transfers you’ll receive are determined and agreed upon between you and the intended parents.   

5. Six Week Ultrasound  

At six weeks, you’ll have an ultrasound. Once the heartbeat is heard, you can begin receiving your surrogacy compensation and prenatal care from your regular OB-GYN.  

Based on your agreement with the intended parents, you may receive another ultrasound at 12 weeks.  

6. Prenatal Care, Labor and Delivery  

During the surrogacy medical process, you’ll work closely with your professionals to ensure you’re receiving the right prenatal care.    

Depending on where you live, your appointments may also include the intended parents. However, this is a detail that is decided between the two of you when creating your legal contract.  

Your medical treatment is planned and outlined based on your goals and preferences before committing to surrogacy with the help of your professional.   

Knowing what to expect from your surrogacy treatment during the medical surrogacy process is one of the many benefits you receive from working with experienced professionals.  

You can always get more information on the surrogacy medical process by speaking to a surrogacy professional. When you complete this online form, you’ll get connected to a trusted source on everything surrogacy.  

As you have read, there are several crucial details and steps to the surrogacy medical process.

For you to have the safest and healthiest pregnancy and surrogacy journey, find the best surrogacy agencies that can provide you with complete services and support, particularly during the surrogacy medical process.