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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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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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What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?
What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

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Do LGBTQ intended parents have a longer wait time to match?
Do LGBTQ intended parents have a longer wait time to match?
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How to use your agency as your advocate
How to use your agency as your advocate

How can your agency advocate for you?

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What does the Texas abortion law mean for Texas surrogates and intended parents?
What does the Texas abortion law mean for Texas surrogates and intended parents?
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What Intended Parents Need to Know About Insurance for Surrogacy
What Intended Parents Need to Know About Insurance for Surrogacy
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