What is a gestational surrogate? Is it different than a gestational carrier?
The terms gestational surrogate and gestational carrier are interchangeable and refer to a woman who carries a child that is conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and is not biologically related to her. The child may be conceived using the egg of the intended parent or an egg donor, and the sperm of the intended parent or sperm donor.
What is a “traditional” surrogate?
A traditional surrogate is one who carries a child using her own egg and is the genetic and biological mother of the child. With traditional surrogacy, pregnancy is often achieved using artificial insemination, though in vitro fertilization (IVF), intrauterine insemination (IUI) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) may be used, depending on the circumstances.
What types of Surrogacy arrangements does Family Source handle?
Family Source Consultants facilitates and manages gestational surrogacy arrangements only. As experts in third-party reproduction, we have facilitated hundreds of successful gestational surrogacy arrangements since opening in 2007.
We take great pride in providing the communication, guidance, and support that our Intended Parents and Gestational Carriers need in order to feel comfortable and informed through each step of your journey.
I want to be a Surrogate. What’s the first step?
After confirming that you meet the requirements to be a surrogate, the next step in becoming a gestational surrogate is to request more information. One of our intake coordinators will contact you to discuss the surrogacy process and make sure that you understand all that it entails. Once you’re ready to apply to become a surrogate with Family Source Consultants, you can submit your application on our website and we’ll begin the intake process with you!
I am in need of a Gestational Carrier. How do I get started?
We invite you to contact us to learn more about our program and encourage you to request an initial consultation at one of our offices, or via Skype, at no cost to you.
To request an information packet, simply submit an Intended Parent Contact Form through our website, or call us at (800) FSC-0529.
Consultations are of no cost to you and may be held at one of our office locations, or online via Skype. Family Source Consultants’ home office is based in Chicago, IL with additional offices in Dallas, TX, Miami, FL, and San Diego, CA.
Staci Swiderski, CEO and owner of Family Source Consultants has been involved in the field of reproductive medicine since 2002. Staci has vigorously grown the comprehensive egg donation and gestational surrogacy agency to become a worldwide leader in the third-party reproduction field. Staci is a former intended parent herself. She and her husband welcomed their son via gestational surrogacy in 2005. Additionally, Staci had the experience of assisting an infertile couple (AKA Recipient Parents) build their family through her efforts as an egg donor, with her donation resulting in the births of their son and daughter.
