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The primary distinction between traditional and gestational surrogacy lies in the genetic relationship between the surrogate and the child. Traditional surrogacy involves a genetic connection, while gestational surrogacy does not. Legal and emotional considerations also differ between the two methods. The choice between traditional and gestational surrogacy depends on the preferences and circumstances of the intended parents and the surrogate.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on an individual's weight and height. In the context of surrogacy, BMI is often considered important for several reasons:
Yes, having had a previous cesarean section (c-section) does not automatically disqualify someone from being a surrogate. Many surrogacy agencies and fertility clinics are open to working with women who have had a previous c-section, and it is not uncommon for women with this experience to become successful surrogates.
However, there are some factors to consider:
It's important to note that surrogacy requirements can vary, and decisions are often made on a case-by-case basis. If you are interested in becoming a surrogate and have had a previous c-section, the best course of action is to consult with a surrogacy agency or fertility clinic. They can provide detailed information about their eligibility criteria, conduct a thorough medical evaluation, and guide you through the process.
Generally, if you have had your tubes tied or removed (tubal ligation or salpingectomy), it means that you are no longer able to conceive naturally, as these procedures are intended as permanent forms of contraception. In the context of traditional surrogacy, where the surrogate contributes her own eggs, having your tubes tied or removed would typically make you unable to carry a pregnancy biologically related to you.
However, in gestational surrogacy, where the surrogate's own eggs are not used, the absence of fallopian tubes does not necessarily preclude a woman from becoming a gestational surrogate. In gestational surrogacy, an embryo created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) using the intended parents' or donor's eggs and sperm is implanted into the surrogate's uterus.
It's important to note that eligibility criteria for surrogacy can vary among surrogacy agencies and fertility clinics. If you are considering becoming a gestational surrogate and have had your tubes tied or removed, you should consult with a surrogacy agency or fertility clinic to discuss your specific situation. The medical team will evaluate your overall health, medical history, and the specifics of the tubal ligation or removal to determine if you are a suitable candidate for gestational surrogacy.
Communication with the surrogacy professionals involved is crucial, as they can provide guidance on the specific requirements and steps involved in the surrogacy process based on your individual circumstances.
The eligibility criteria for becoming a surrogate can vary among surrogacy agencies and fertility clinics. While being a single parent may not automatically disqualify you from becoming a surrogate, it can be a factor that some agencies or clinics consider during the screening process.
Here are some considerations:
If you are a single parent interested in becoming a surrogate, the best course of action is to contact surrogacy agencies or fertility clinics directly. They can provide detailed information about their specific eligibility criteria, guide you through the screening process, and assess whether you meet the requirements for becoming a surrogate in their program.
Open communication and transparency about your personal circumstances will be crucial during the initial consultation and screening process. Each surrogacy arrangement is unique, and agencies may consider various factors when evaluating potential surrogates.
The eligibility criteria for becoming a surrogate can vary among surrogacy agencies and fertility clinics, and policies may differ based on their specific requirements. Some agencies may have certain preferences or requirements related to a surrogate's own reproductive history, while others may not consider it a determining factor. We however do not currently work with surrogates with no children of their own.
Unfortunately, Surrogacy is not legal outside of the United States or Canada. We cannot work with surrogates outside of the US or Michigan, Nebraska, And Luisiana.
If you are the gestational surrogate, the baby will not have your DNA. In gestational surrogacy, the surrogate carries an embryo that is created using the eggs and sperm of the intended parents or donors, and not her own genetic material.
Short answer is No. If in the case you do have to pay something out of pocket, if its surrogacy related you will be reimbursed.
As a gestational carrier (GC), whether or not you have to pay anything out of pocket can depend on the specific terms of the surrogacy agreement and the policies of the surrogacy agency or intended parents you are working with. Here are some general considerations:
It's crucial to have a clear and comprehensive surrogacy agreement in place that outlines all aspects of compensation and expenses. Before entering into a surrogacy arrangement, gestational carriers and intended parents should work closely with legal professionals and surrogacy agencies to ensure that all financial aspects are well-defined and agreed upon.
It's also important to note that surrogacy laws and regulations can vary by jurisdiction, so it's advisable to work with professionals who are knowledgeable about the legal requirements in the relevant location.
The time frame for when a woman can become a surrogate after a previous cesarean section (C-section) delivery can vary and is often influenced by individual health factors and medical considerations. Generally, medical professionals and surrogacy agencies may have guidelines regarding the time that should pass between a C-section delivery and subsequent attempts at pregnancy, including surrogacy. Typically, it can be 12 months to 18 months after a C-section depending on agency and clinics requirements.
The time frame for when a woman can become a surrogate after a vaginal delivery can vary based on individual health factors and medical considerations. Generally, medical professionals and surrogacy agencies may have guidelines regarding the time that should pass between a vaginal delivery and subsequent attempts at pregnancy, including surrogacy. Typically, it can be 6 months to 12 months after a Vaginal delivery depending on agency and clinics requirements.
The compensation for gestational surrogacy can vary widely and depends on various factors, including the location, the surrogacy agency or arrangement, and the specific terms negotiated between the surrogate and the intended parents. Here at Surrogate Prime you have the ability to choose your compensation.
The surrogacy process can vary in duration, and several factors contribute to the overall timeline. The process typically involves several key stages, and the length of each stage can depend on individual circumstances, legal requirements, medical factors, and the efficiency of the surrogacy agency or fertility clinic involved. On average it can take 6-12 months before transferr.
The extent of travel required for a surrogate can vary based on several factors, including the location of the intended parents, the surrogacy agency or fertility clinic's policies, and the specific terms negotiated in the surrogacy agreement. Usually, surrogates will only travel for Embryo Transfer but there are other situations where a GC can travel for medical screening. Monitoring appointments can be done at a local IVF clinic.
The involvement of a gestational carrier's partner or spouse in the surrogacy process can depend on various factors, including the preferences of the gestational carrier, the surrogacy agency or fertility clinic's policies, and the legal requirements in the jurisdiction where the surrogacy takes place.
Here are some considerations:
It's crucial to communicate openly with the surrogacy agency, fertility clinic, and legal professionals involved in the process to understand their specific requirements and expectations regarding the partner's involvement. Every surrogacy arrangement is unique, and the level of involvement may vary based on individual circumstances and legal considerations. If you are considering becoming a gestational carrier and have questions about the involvement of your partner, it's advisable to consult with professionals experienced in surrogacy to get accurate and personalized information based on your specific situation.
The ability to engage in physical exercise or work out as a gestational carrier (GC) can depend on various factors, including the individual's overall health, the specific details of the surrogacy arrangement, and the guidance of medical professionals overseeing the pregnancy. Short answer is that if you and your healthcare provider decide you are in good health yes you can work out.
Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June, 2023
Surrogate Prime, LLC (“we”, “us” and “our”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to all websites, mobile applications, social media pages, and other technologies we own and/or operate, including in connection with our third-party partners (collectively, the “Sites”) and to the services we provide (the “Services”). The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to provide you with information concerning how we collect, use, maintain, and share your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
All personal information is collected by or on behalf of the controller:
Surrogate Prime LLC
3903 Bellaire Blvd, Suite E, Houston TX 77025, United States
Information We Collect and Process
We may collect one or more of the following categories of personal information about our visitors to our Sites and individuals who use or may use our Services in the future. We collect this personal information when these individuals (i) visit or interact with our Sites; (ii) request additional information about our Services, including through our chat features, forms and applications on the Sites; (iii) register for our Services or contact us; (iv) visit one of our facilities; or (v) otherwise interact with us.
Category of Personal
Information Collected
Types of Personal Information
Source of Personal Information
Business Purpose for Collection of Personal
Information
Identifiers
Name, Alias, Postal Address, Unique Personal Identifiers, Online Identifiers, IP Address, Email Address, Account Name, SSN, Driver’s License Number, Passport Number, Signature, Physical Characteristics or Description, Telephone Number, Education, Employment, Employment History, Bank Account Number, Credit Card Number, Debit Card Number, Financial Information, Medical Information, Medical History, Family Medical History, Mental Health History, Family Mental Health, Criminal and Civil Background Checks, Employment and Education Verification. Health Insurance Information.
Directly from the users of our Services members of their household over 18 or potential users, Cookies.
Identification, Providing Services, Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Protected Characteristics
Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Age, Disability, Genetic Information, Pregnancy Status, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Familial Status, Disability.
Directly from the users of our Services or potential users.
Identification, Providing Services, Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Sensitive Personal Information
Social Security Number, Driver’s License Number, State Identification Card, Passport Number, Racial or Ethnic Origin, Religious or Philosophical Beliefs, Genetic Data.
Directly from the users of our Services or potential users.
Identification, Providing Services, Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Internet, computer, or other similar network activity
Browsing History, Search History, Information Regarding Interactions with a Website.
Cookies, Pixels and other Tracking Devices.
Identification, Providing Services, Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Geolocation Data
Location or Movements
Cookies and other Tracking Devices
Identification, Providing Services, Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Professional or work-related information
Current or past job history or performance, conduct, performance evaluations.
Directly from the users of our Services or potential users.
Identification, Providing Services, Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Inferences Drawn from Other Personal Information
Profiles about you reflecting your preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
Directly from the users of our Services or potential users.
Directly from the users of our Services or potential users.
Identification, Providing Services, Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Other Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our Sites, our servers automatically collect limited information about your computer when you visit our Sites, including via third party pixels and “cookies”. A “cookie” is a small text file that is recorded either temporarily or persistently on your hard drive that a website can use in order to recognize visitors and collect certain information to facilitate their ongoing access to and use of the website. This information may include the type of browser software you use, the operating system you are running, the IP address assigned to your computer or Internet connection, and the IP address of the website, if any, that referred you to our Sites. We use this information to understand how visitors navigate through our Sites, to enhance your experience while using our Sites, and to make the materials we post as valuable to visitors as possible.
Legal Bases for Processing: To the extent we rely on our legitimate interests as a legal basis for processing of your personal information, we have considered the balance between our own interests (among other things, the lawful and efficient operation of our Services) and your interests and we believe that (a) you would reasonably expect us to carry out the kind of processing referenced above and (b) such processing will not cause you any harm and/or will not seriously impact your rights and freedoms with regard to data privacy. You have the right to withdraw any consent given to us for the processing of your personal information. At times, we may also collect your personal information where we have your consent to do so or as otherwise necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, and in order to take steps (at your request) to enter into such contract. We may also collect your personal information as necessary for us to comply with our legal obligations, including to protect your vital interests or those of another.
Use of Personal Information
We process your personal information as necessary for us:
· To provide our Services;
· To fulfill our legitimate interests, including to manage our business operations and optimize our media spend and service experience;
· To take steps to prevent, detect or investigate crime, fraud, misconduct or any unlawful action or omission;
· To comply with policies and procedures under applicable regulations, guidelines or notices as well as our own policies and procedures;
· To inform you of our Services and relevant news; and
· For other purposes with notice to you and with your consent where necessary.
Disclosures of Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information. However, in order for us to provide our Services, we may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:
· Service Providers, including those who work to enhance our Sites or Services, support our practice management software systems or other customer service-related Services, conduct due diligence, and protect the security of our systems and networks;
· Other Business Partners, including to provide our Services to you or to host events;
· Your medical providers, including those clinics and doctors who are involved in your care;
· Legal/Regulatory Authorities, including to respond to a subpoena or court order, judicial process, or regulatory inquiry; to defend against fraud, lawsuits, claims or other liabilities; and to prevent physical harm or financial loss in connection with any suspected or actual illegal activity.
Cross-Border Transfers
We may transfer your personal information to a jurisdiction other than the one from which we have collected your personal information, including to countries that may not have the same level of protections as the country where you are located. By using our Services and our Sites, you agree to the transfer of your personal information to other jurisdictions.
Retention of Personal Information
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements, unless otherwise permitted or required by law.
Security of Personal Information
The security of all personal information provided to us is important and we take reasonable steps designed to protect your personal information. We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information that we receive against accidental, unlawful, or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use. If you have created an account with us, you are responsible for keeping confidential any usernames and passwords you use to access our Services. Do not to share this password with anyone else and not to use this password for other services or products. If you have reason to believe that your personal information is no longer secure, please immediately contact us as set forth below in the “Contact Us” section.
Your Choices & Rights
Depending upon where you reside, certain choices and rights may be available to you under applicable data protection laws. If you have questions about what rights may apply to you, please contact us.
For California Residents:
Do Not Track: Our websites and apps are not designed to respond to "do not track" requests from browsers.
“Shine the Light” and “Eraser” Laws: Residents of the State of California may request a list of all third parties to which we have disclosed certain information during the preceding year for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)/California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA): The CCPA, as amended by the CPRA, provides California residents and/or their authorized agents with specific rights regarding the collection and storage of their personal information.
Your Right to Know: California residents have the right to request that we disclose the following information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past twelve (12) months. We may ask you to provide certain information to identify yourself so that we may compare it with our records in order to verify your request. Upon verification, we will disclose to you:
1. The categories of personal information we have collected about you.
2. The categories of sources for the personal information we have collected about you.
3. The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
4. Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling your personal information.
5. The categories of third parties to whom we have sold or shared your personal information, if any, and the categories of personal information that we have shared with each third-party recipient.
Your Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing of Personal Information: Under the CCPA, as amended by the CPRA, California residents have the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information and/or the sharing of personal information with third parties for the purposes of cross-contextual behavioral advertising or profiling by submitting a request. Please note that we do not sell personal information, including the personal information of any individuals under the age of 16, nor do we share any personal information for the purposes of cross-contextual behavioral advertising.
Your Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: California residents have the right to request that we limit our use of any sensitive personal information to those uses, which are necessary to perform the Services or for other business purposes under the CCPA, as amended by the CPRA.
Your Right to Delete: California residents have the right to request that we delete any of the personal information collected from you and retained by us, subject to certain exceptions. We may ask you to provide certain information to identify yourself so that we may compare it with our records in order to verify your request. Once your request is verified and we have determined that we are required to delete the requested personal information in accordance with the CCPA, as amended by the CPRA, we will delete, and direct our third-party service provides to delete, your personal information from their records. Your request to delete personal information that we have collected may be denied if we conclude it is necessary for us to retain such personal information under one or more of the exceptions listed in the CCPA, as amended by the CPRA.
Your Right to Correct: Under the CCPA, as amended by the CPRA, California residents have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal information we maintain about you, taking into account the nature of the personal information and the purposes for which we are processing such personal information. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct such inaccurate personal information about you.
Non-Discrimination: You will not receive any discriminatory treatment by us for the exercise of your privacy rights conferred by the CCPA, as amended by the CPRA.
For Individuals Located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK) or Switzerland:
You have a number of rights under applicable data protection laws in relation to your personal information. Under certain circumstances, you have the right to:
· Have access to your personal information by submitting a request to us;
· Have your personal information deleted;
· Have your personal information corrected if it if wrong;
· Have the processing of your personal information restricted;
· Object to further processing of your personal information, including to object to marketing from us;
· Make a data portability request;
· Withdraw any consent you have provided to us;
· Restrict any automatic processing of your personal information; and
· Complain to the appropriate Supervisory Authority.
Verifying Your Request: Only you, or a person that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a request related to your personal information. In the case of access and deletion, your request must be verifiable before we can fulfill such request. Verifying your request will require you to provide sufficient information for us to reasonably verify that you are the person about whom we collected personal information or a person authorized to act on your behalf. We will only use the personal information that you have provided in a verifiable request in order to verify your request. We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority. Please note that we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act on a request if such request is excessive, repetitive or manifestly unfounded.
Third-Party Links
We may provide links to other sites or resources provided by third parties. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party links on the Sites, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of those sites.
Children
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 through our Sites. If you are under 13, please do not give us any personal information. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide us personal information. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us, and we will endeavor to delete that personal information from our databases.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date stated at the top of this Privacy Policy. We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. By accessing and using the Sites after we notify you of such changes to this Privacy Policy, you are deemed to have accepted such changes. Please refer back to this Privacy Policy on a regular basis.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at 1-888-212-1588or info@surrogateprime.com
If you are located in the United Kingdom or European Economic Area (“EEA”) and believe we have not adequately resolved any issues, you may contact the Supervisory Authority concerned.
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