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A Glossary of Terms for a Surrogacy Journey SurrogatesJanelle DoddMay 28, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, podcast, surrogacy podcast, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want to Put a Baby in You podcast, Ellen Trachman, Jennifer White, Jenn White, cohost, cohosts, Venus Rising, Venus Rising podcast, donor conceived, IVF, in vitro fertilization, IUI, intrauterine insemination, egg retrieval, Stop. Sit. Surrogate., Stop. Sit. Surrogate. podcast, The Fertility Podcast, Fertility Cafe, fertility podcast, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinologists, embryo donation, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donor, egg donor, sperm donor, All About Fertility Podcast, fertility journey, artificial insemination, iTunes, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Patreon, podcast host, podcast hosts, birth control pills, birth control, oral contraceptive, beta test, pregnancy test, hcg, hcg level, donor egg, donor eggs, embryo transfer, estradiol, frozen embryo transfer, frozen embryo, FET, intended father, intended mother, miscarriage, OB, obstetrician, progesterone, pre-birth order, PBO, pregnant, pregnancy, PIO, progesterone in oil, subchorionic hemorrhage, subcutaneous injection, IVF medication, ultrasound, vaginal birth after c-section, VBAC
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Why do people choose to be a surrogate multiple times? SurrogatesJanelle DoddFebruary 6, 2024BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, brightfuturesfamilies, Bright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, surrogate requirements, surrogate criteria, surrogate eligibility, first surrogacy journey, second surrogacy journey, third surrogacy journey, multiple surrogacy journeys
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What Can Intended Parents Do to Prepare Themselves to Become Parents Via Surrogacy? SurrogatesJanelle DoddSeptember 19, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, surrogate, IP, IPs, IP support, intended parent support, IP preparation, intended parent preparation, Intended Parents Support, surrogacy resources, resources for intended parents, surrogacy education
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