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    How Do I Start My Surrogacy Journey?

    Created by: Kristen Hanson, Simple Surrogacy
    Length: 1:45
    fertility-clinic

    What Questions Should I Ask When Selecting a Physician & Fertility Center?

    Created by: Dr. Allison Rodgers, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 3:30
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    What Qualities Should I Look For In A Surrogate?

    Created by: Ashley Myers, Same Love Surrogacy
    Length: 2:00
    fertility-clinic

    What Is An IVF Lab?

    Created by: Dr. Guy Ringler, California Fertility Partners
    Length: 2:37
    fertility-clinic

    How Do Fertility Clinics and Surrogacy Agencies Work Together?

    Created by: Dr. Juan Alvarez, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 1:12
    fertility-clinic

    How Does IVF Work If I'm HIV Positive?

    Created by: Dr. Mark Leondires, Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut
    Length: 1:50
    surrogacy-agency

    What Does a Surrogacy Agency Do?

    Created by: Victoria T. Ferrera, Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists
    Length: 2:03
    egg-donor

    How Do I Choose An Egg Donor?

    Created by: Dr. Guy Ringler, California Fertility Partners
    Length: 1:42
    fertility-clinic

    Why Does Physician & Lab Experience Matter During IVF?

    Created by: Dr. Allison Rodgers, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 3:30
    egg-donor

    Should I Use A Known Egg Donor?

    Created by: Rachel Campbell, Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation
    Length: 3:35
    surrogacy-agency

    Who Is Your Main Point of Contact During a Surrogacy Journey?

    Created by: Danny Cook-Wong
    Length: 1:00
    egg-donor

    Is Egg Retrieval Harmful?

    Created by: Dr. Daniel Skora, Fertility Specialists of Texas
    Length: 1:41
    fertility-clinic

    What Is Involved With IVF?

    Created by: Dr. Mark Leondires, Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut
    Length: 2:30
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    How Do Fertility Centers Work With Gestational Carriers?

    Created by: Dr. Juan Alvarez
    Length: 2:40
    fertility-clinic

    How to Choose an IVF Lab?

    Created by: Dr. Allison K. Rodgers, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 2:15
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    What Causes A Surrogate Rematch & What Does It Entail?

    Created by: Jay Cook-Wong, Same Love Surrogacy
    Length: 1:18
    fertility-clinic

    What Does IVF Entail?

    Created by: Dr. Jerald S. Goldstein, Fertility Specialists of Texas
    Length: 2:10
    legal

    What Is A Reproductive Lawyer?

    Created by: Dean Hutchinson, Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation
    Length: 2:06
    surrogacy-agency

    Can Single Men Do Surrogacy?

    Created by: Kristen Hanson, Simple Surrogacy
    Length: 1:17
    fertility-clinic

    How Long Does IVF Take?

    Created by: Dr. Allison K. Rodgers, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 2:06
    egg-donor

    What Happens Once You Receive Eggs From Your Egg Donor?

    Created by: Dr. Jennifer E. Hirshfeld-Cytron, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 1:36
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    What Questions Should You Ask Your Future Surrogate?

    Created by: Ashley Myers, Same Love Surrogacy
    Length: 1:00
    fertility-clinic

    What's Involved in a Semen Analysis?

    Created by: Dr. Jerald S. Goldstein, Fertility Specialists of Texas
    Length: 2:37
    egg-donor

    How Are Egg Donors Screened?

    Created by: Dr. Guy Ringler, California Fertility Partners
    Length: 2:00
    fertility-clinic

    How Do Fertility Clinics Work With Egg Donor Agencies?

    Created by: Dr. Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron
    Length: 2:46
    fertility-clinic

    How To Choose Whose Sperm To Use During IVF?

    Created by: Dr. Mark Leondires, Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut
    Length: 2:02
    legal

    Where Is Surrogacy Legal In The United States?

    Created by: Victoria T. Ferrera, Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists
    Length: 1:30
    international

    How to Find a Fertility Doctor & Clinic as an International Patient?

    Created by: Dr. Allison K. Rodgers
    Length: 3:20
    egg-donor

    How Do I Find An Egg Donor?

    Created by: Kristen Hanson, Simple Surrogacy
    Length: 3:06
    fertility-clinic

    What If I Use Two Sperm Sources?

    Created by: Dr. Mark Leondires, Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut
    Length: 3:15
    fertility-clinic

    What is Ovarian Reserve Testing?

    Created by: Dr. Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 1:00
    surrogacy-agency

    Does Egg Donor & Surrogate Location Matter?

    Created by: Kristen Hanson, Simple Surrogacy
    Length: 3:55
    fertility-clinic

    Why Can't We "Mix Sperm Together" as a Gay Couple?

    Created by: Dr. Juan Alvarez, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 1:17
    fertility-clinic

    How Does The Embryo Develop In The IVF Lab?

    Created by: Dr. Mark Leondires, Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut
    Length: 2:30
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    Why Do Women Decide To Become Surrogates?

    Created by: Kristen Hanson, Simple Surrogacy
    Length: 2:32
    egg-donor

    Where Should I Source My Egg Donor From?

    Created by: Dr. Allison K. Rodgers, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 2:36
    fertility-clinic

    Can I Choose the Sex of my Baby During IVF?

    Created by: Dr. Juan Alvarez, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 1:30
    egg-donor

    Should I Stay In Contact With My Egg Donor Post Birth?

    Created by: Victoria T. Ferrara, Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists
    Length: 1:35
    international

    What Is The Surrogacy Process for International Parents In The U.S?

    Created by: Victoria T. Ferrera, Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists
    Length: 1:05
    fertility-clinic

    IVF While HIV Positive With An Undetectable Viral Load?

    Created by: Dr. Mark Leondires, Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut
    Length: 2:05
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    When Does a Surrogate Transfer to Her OBGYN?

    Created by: Dr. Jennifer E. Hirshfeld-Cytron, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 1:13
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    What Should I Know About a Surrogate's Prior Pregnancies?

    Created by: Victoria T. Ferrera, Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists
    Length: 1:45
    cost

    What Is Included In A Surrogacy Agency's Fees?

    Created by: Scott Buckley, Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation
    Length: 2:06
    fertility-clinic

    What If Both Partners Want To Be Biological Dads?

    Created by: Dr. Allison K. Rodgers, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 1:16
    fertility-clinic

    What If My Sperm Count Is Low?

    Created by: Dr. Guy Ringler, California Fertility Partners
    Length: 2:00
    cost

    Financial Planning to Afford Surrogacy

    Created by: Scott Buckley, Circle Surrogacy
    Length: 2:03
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    What Is Obstetrical Care For A Gestational Carrier?

    Created by: Dr. Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 1:12
    fertility-clinic

    What Are The Success Rates For Gay Men Pursuing Surrogacy

    Created by: Dr. Juan Alvarez, Fertility Centers of Illinois
    Length: 1:30
    fertility-clinic

    What Is Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing

    Created by: Dr. Jerald S. Goldstein, Fertility Specialists of Texas
    Length: 2:11
    fertility-clinic

    What Is Embryo Cryopreservation?

    Created by: Dr. Guy Ringler, California Fertility Partners
    Length: 2:13
    fertility-clinic

    Is IVF Safe?

    Created by: Dr. Daniel Skora, Fertility Specialists of Texas
    Length: 3:43
    egg-donor

    What Does It Mean to be a Proven Egg Donor?

    Created by: Dr. Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron
    Length: 1:00
    egg-donor

    Why Become An Egg Donor?

    Created by: Dr. Daniel Skora, Fertility Specialists of Texas
    Length: 1:05
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    Should I Stay In Contact With A Surrogate Post Birth?

    Created by: Victoria T. Ferrera, Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists
    Length: 1:18
    egg-donor

    What Happens After Matching With An Egg Donor?

    Created by: Dr. Daniel Skora, Fertility Specialists of Texas
    Length: 1:23
    egg-donor

    What Is Ovarian Stimulation & Egg Retrieval?

    Created by: Dr. Daniel Skora, Fertility Specialists of Texas
    Length: 2:05
    egg-donor

    What Are The Requirements To Become An Egg Donor?

    Created by: Dr. Daniel Skora, Fertility Specialists of Texas
    Length: 2:05
    fertility-clinic

    What Happens After Egg Retrieval?

    Created by: Dr. Daniel Skora, Fertility Specialists of Texas
    Length: 1:50
    egg-donor

    What are the Stages of Egg Donor Screening?

    Created by: Rachel Campbell, Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation
    Length: 3:24
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    How Are Surrogates Screened?

    Created by: Solveig Gramann, Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation
    Length: 2:06
    testing-screening

    What Is A Semen Analysis?

    Created by: Dr. Guy Ringler, California Fertility Partners
    Length: 1:51
    surrogacy-agency

    A Surrogacy Journey Partnership: The Dads, the Surrogacy Agency, and the IVF Clinic

    Created by: GWK
    Length: 1 hour
    egg-donor

    What's the Legal Process Like When Using an Egg Donor?

    Created by: Robyn Perchik, Managing Partner
    Length: 5 mins
    legal

    Which States Allow Gay Men to Legally Use Traditional Surrogacy?

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 minutes
    resources

    What Is Surrogacy? A Guide for Gay Men

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    resources

    How Long Does a Surrogacy Journey Take?

    Created by: Kristin Marsoli
    Length: 5 mins
    resources

    Surrogacy Glossary: Terms Every Gay Dad Needs to Know

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    resources

    Surrogacy Questions Asked by Gay Men, Answered by an Expert

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    international

    Gay Surrogacy in the U.S. for International Dads

    Created by: Circle Surrogacy
    Length: 5 mins
    surrogacy-agency

    5 Questions Gay Men Should Ask A Surrogacy Agency

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 minutes
    surrogacy-agency

    What Professionals Will I Work With on a Surrogacy Journey?

    Created by: Kristin Marsoli
    Length: 10 mins
    testing-screening

    Surrogacy Counseling for Gay Men: What to Expect

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    resources

    Gay Surrogacy: Paths to Fatherhood for Gay Men

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    resources

    Top 5 Questions About Covid-19's Impact On Surrogacy

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 40 mins
    cost

    Gay Men’s Guide to Crowdfunding for Surrogacy or Adoption

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    resources

    5 Questions Gay Men Should Ask Themselves Before Starting Surrogacy

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    resources

    3 Ways Surrogacy Is Nothing like You See in the Movies

    Created by: Kristin Marsoli
    Length: 5 mins
    cost

    Gay Dads Ask: Can We Make Surrogacy Cheaper?

    Created by: Yanir Dekel
    Length: 50 mins
    testing-screening

    Is My Sperm Count Okay?

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    testing-screening

    3 Tips for Gay Men When Choosing an Egg Donor

    Created by: Kristin Marsoli
    Length: 5 mins
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    5 Things I Learned Serving as a Surrogate for a Gay Couple

    Created by: Kristin Marsoli
    Length: 5 mins
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    A Friend Offered to Carry a Baby for My Boyfriend and Me. What Next?

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    testing-screening

    3 Screenings Required of Gay Men Who Use a Surrogate

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    The Most Important Woman a Gay Man Will Ever Date

    Created by: Kristin Marsoli
    Length: 5 mins
    hiv

    Sperm Washing: What Every HIV-Positive Gay Man Should Know

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    cost

    These Public Servants Afforded Surrogacy with the Help of a Financial Assistance Program for Gay Men

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 10 mins
    surrogate-gestational-carrier

    Meeting Your Surrogate for the First Time? Essential Questions Gay Men Should Ask

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    hiv

    One Surrogate's Experience Carrying Twins for Gay and HIV+ Intended Parents

    Created by: GWK Staff
    Length: 5 mins
    hiv

    Positively Dads

    Created by: E.J. Graff
    Length: 15 mins
    egg-donor

    What Happens After You Choose Your Egg Donor?

    Created by: Robyn Perchik, Beverly Hill Egg Donation
    Length:
    egg-donor

    Top Considerations When Choosing an Egg Donor

    Created by: Robyn Perchik, Managing Partner
    Length: 5 mins

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