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What if the embryo transfer isn't successful? Do IPs usually try a few times with the same surrogate?
What if the embryo transfer isn't successful? Do IPs usually try a few times with the same surrogate?
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How do surrogates get pregnant?
How do surrogates get pregnant?
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What is your best advice for the matching process? Is it more the intended parents' choice, the surrogate's, or both?
What is your best advice for the matching process? Is it more the intended parents' choice, the surrogate's, or both?
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Managing a Relationship with IPs in Another State
Managing a Relationship with IPs in Another State
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Do intended parents pick a surrogate or does the surrogate pick the intended parents?
Do intended parents pick a surrogate or does the surrogate pick the intended parents?
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Someone offered to be your surrogate. How do you tell them no?
Someone offered to be your surrogate. How do you tell them no?
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How do I explain surrogacy to friends and family?
How do I explain surrogacy to friends and family?
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Can I go on a cruise as a surrogate with ports in Zika areas if I don't get off the ship?
Can I go on a cruise as a surrogate with ports in Zika areas if I don't get off the ship?
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Maintaining a Good Relationship With Intended Parents While Serving as a Gestational Carrier
Maintaining a Good Relationship With Intended Parents While Serving as a Gestational Carrier
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Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How It Applies to Surrogates and Intended Parents
Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How It Applies to Surrogates and Intended Parents

Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How it applies to surrogates and IPs

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How to support a surrogate pregnancy
How to support a surrogate pregnancy

How to support a GC pregnancy 

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Should I get my intended parents a gift for the holidays?
Should I get my intended parents a gift for the holidays?
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