Surrogacy Made Simple

#20 From Picture Perfect To The ICU - One Surrogate's Story (part 2)


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If you’re considering becoming a surrogate, understanding the potential risks and complications is crucial.


What questions do you need to ask the fertility clinic or your agency about your risks?


Listen as Alex shares her eye-opening journey through surrogacy, including life-threatening complications. 


But at the end of the day, she still champions surrogacy and wholeheartedly recommends it to others.


Surrogacy should be about the joy of helping a family grow, but we can’t ignore the possible risks. By going in with your eyes wide open, you can be prepared, informed, and have backup plans in place.


In this episode, you'll hear:


Alex's severe hemorrhage experience and emergency surgery.


  • Why it’s essential to ask the hard questions before committing to surrogacy.
  • What no one told Alex about medical emergencies in surrogacy—and what you need to know.
  • Let’s make your surrogacy journey as safe and rewarding as possible.

  • Listen now. 



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