Medical Clearance

Yesterday I met with the fertility doctor in Chicago.  The appointment was easy.  They drew lots of blood, I met with the doctor, and they went over the medication schedule.  Sean had his blood drawn today locally.

I was excited to find out that this doctor doesn't do intramuscular injections.  That is great news!  No shots in the hiney!  I will have to do injections a couple of weeks before the embryo transfer but that will be done using little needles like a diabetic would use.

It looks like we will be scheduling the transfer for end of July.

In the meantime, we have a meeting with our attorney next week as we work on finalizing the agreement which will include all the details regarding payments and decisions that will be made throughout the pregnancy.

I've been preapproved

This week I received my new insurance card.  The IP's had to purchase a policy that will cover all of my medical needs throughout the pregnancy because my current insurance will not cover me as a surrogate since a third party is paying for my medical expenses. 

I have been preapproved by the fertility doctor which means my medical records look good.  That also means I will be heading to Chicago at the end of the month to meet the doctor and they will assess whether or not they will give me the official green light to move forward as a surrogate.

I'm hoping for a transfer date in July so hopefully everything goes well at the end of the month and we can get an official date scheduled.


Some facts from the CDC from 2006-2010:

• Number of women ages 15-44 with impaired fecundity (impaired ability to get pregnant or carry a baby to term): 6.7 million
• Percent of women ages 15-44 with impaired fecundity: 10.9%
• Number of married women ages 15-44 that are infertile (unable to get pregnant after at least 12 consecutive months of unprotected sex with husband): 1.5 million
• Percent of married women ages 15-44 that are infertile: 6.0%
• Number of women ages 15-44 who have ever used infertility services: 7.4 million