IVF is a central part of gestational surrogacy, but “doing IVF” can refer to different steps. Creating embryos and transferring an embryo to a Surrogate are related stages with different participants and planning needs. Frank’s short video introduces that distinction.
This overview explains the roles in plain language. Your fertility clinic is responsible for your medical plan, eligibility decisions, and treatment instructions.
Embryo creation comes first
IVF involves fertilizing eggs with sperm in a laboratory. In a gestational surrogacy journey, the eggs and sperm may come from the Intended Parents or donors, depending on the family’s circumstances. The gestational Surrogate does not provide the egg.
The clinic explains the steps involved in creating and evaluating embryos, including any recommended testing and storage arrangements. Ask what is already complete in your case and what still needs to happen before matching or transfer planning.
Embryo transfer is a separate stage
After the required reviews and clearances, the fertility clinic transfers an embryo into the Surrogate’s uterus. The clinic provides the medical preparation and instructions. Golden coordinates the journey and helps connect the practical arrangements.
An embryo transfer does not guarantee a pregnancy. Ask the clinic to explain expectations for your circumstances, how follow-up is organized, and which questions should be directed to the clinical team.
Understand Golden’s readiness requirements
You can begin speaking with Golden before you have chosen a clinic or created embryos. Before match presentation, Golden requires at least one PGT-tested embryo that the fertility clinic considers suitable for transfer. Golden strongly recommends three suitable tested embryos, while its program follows a single-embryo-transfer framework.
Review the current Intended Parent requirements for the complete explanation. Embryo testing and embryo quantity do not promise a medical outcome. Your clinic determines suitability and advises you on treatment.
Bring focused questions to your clinic
- Which embryo-creation steps are complete, and which remain?
- What testing or review is proposed, and what can it tell us?
- What does the clinic require before evaluating a prospective Surrogate?
- How will screening, local monitoring, and transfer appointments be coordinated?
- Which fees, medications, storage costs, and repeat expenses should we include in our budget?
Connect the medical plan with the rest of the journey
Medical, legal, and financial preparation need to fit together. Share relevant clinic requirements with Golden and review the legal-clearance handoff before treating a transfer date as final. Our guide to choosing an IVF clinic for surrogacy can help if you are still selecting a provider.
For definitions of the terms you encounter, keep the surrogacy glossary nearby. A clear explanation of the next step is more useful than memorizing every acronym at once.
