Learn The Surrogate Process

Pre-screening

1. Timeline: 2-4 weeks
2. Fill Out Application
3. Pre-screening Coordinator Consultation
4. Evaluation and Background Checks
5. You’ll work closely on each of these steps with your Alcea team – an experienced surrogate – until you are matched with intended parents, and into a successful pregnancy!

1. Timeline: 1-3 weeks
2. Medical Records Review
3. Maternal Fetal Medicine consult
4. Psychological evaluation
5. Pre-match meeting
6. It is through this in-depth screening process that we are able to find a perfect match for surrogates and intended families. Once your mental health, medical record, and insurance review are approved and complete, it is time to find your perfect intended parents.

1. Timeline: 3-6 weeks
2. IVF clinic pre-approval
3. Profile exchange with intended parents
4. Video call with intended parents
5. It’s a match!
6. When profiles align, we coordinate a video call and advocate for both parties until a decision to match is mutually made. Once you are ‘officially’ matched, we will coordinate the next ‘phase’ of screening and you and your IPs can get to know one and other in whatever way you both see fit.

1. Timeline: 1-2 months
2. IVF clinic medical screening
3. Finalizing legal contracts
4. Your medical screening will be scheduled at an IVF clinic selected by your intended parents. If it is not local to you, please plan for an overnight stay. During the screening, you can expect to be evaluated by the IVF doctor in order for your medical protocol to be established. The clinic may also require an additional psychological evaluation.

1. Timeline: 3-4 weeks
2. Begin medications & injections
3. Attend local monitoring appointments
4. Embryo transfer! (3-5 day trip)

5. During this phase, you’ll begin your medications, and attend local monitoring appointments, which will be at a clinic near you for your convenience. You will travel to your intended parents’ IVF clinic for the embryo transfer. This trip typically lasts 3-5 days.

   Your Alcea team will pamper you with a fun transfer box, and support you throughout the entire process.

1. Timeline: 9 months
2. Pregnancy tests at a local clinic
3. Routine appointments
4. Genetic testing & anatomy scan
5. Participate in pre-birth order process to establish parentage
6. Delivery day!

7. After the embryo transfer, you’ll return to your local monitoring clinic for blood tests.

   Once positive beta tests are established, you’ll undergo an ultrasound at around six to seven weeks for confirmation of heartbeat(s). This is a very exciting event because it means you are officially pregnant!

   You can expect to be released to your personal OBGYN around week 10-12 of your pregnancy. Before you know it, the delivery day will be here. Your Alcea surrogacy experience will be supportive, empowering, and we know you will be satisfied with your decision to choose Alcea.