How Your Health Impacts Your Surrogacy
When considering becoming a surrogate mother in Colorado, you may have questions about whether or not this option is a good fit for you. Maybe you have decided you want to become a surrogate mother but still have questions. That is completely normal. There are several details that play a role in consideration of surrogacy before the process begins. When becoming a surrogate mother, a major factor is how your health history impacts your chances of successful surrogacy. Keep reading for more information about how your health history impacts your eligibility to become a surrogate.
If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a surrogate, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado.
Visiting Your Doctor Before Surrogacy
When considering surrogacy in Colorado, scheduling an appointment to see your OB/GYN is a must. It is important for a doctor to evaluate whether or not you’re healthy enough to support a pregnancy. It is crucial to have a good measure of your body’s current health state. This may mean taking some tests to ensure a clean bill of health. Remember, not only is your current health important, but your health history plays a major role in becoming a surrogate.
Reporting Your Medical History Before Surrogacy
Your medical history is a big determinant of your eligibility to become a surrogate. When providing this information, one must be very accurate and precise. This includes reporting any personal and family medical history. If you have been pregnant before, information about your previous pregnancy will also need to be included.
Medical history can show a lot about the success of a future pregnancy. Your personal medical history, along with your family’s medical history, can show indicators of possible complications for yourself or the surrogate child. This is certainly something we want to avoid. At Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, your health and safety, as well as the health and safety of the surrogate child, are very important to us.
What Medical History Affects Eligibility To Become a Surrogate?
In Colorado, you can still become a surrogate even if you have a health condition. However, there are medical conditions that can reduce or eliminate your eligibility to become a surrogate. This is primarily for conditions that could affect both you and the surrogate child.
To give you a glimpse of medical conditions that a person may have that do not guarantee the elimination of your chances of becoming a surrogate is HPV or herpes. Even with these conditions, it can still be safe to become a surrogate and give birth to the surrogate child. On the other hand, if you are HIV-positive, your likelihood of becoming a surrogate is not high. However, not every condition and person are the same. This is why it is extremely important to be honest and accurate when providing your medical history if you are considering surrogacy.
Become a Surrogate In Colorado
After reading this, if you feel that surrogacy is the right path for you and want to take a leap of faith to start your surrogacy journey, reach out to Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado today! We are an agency here to help you move forward with a happy and healthy surrogacy pregnancy. If you read this blog and maybe you’re wondering if you’re eligible, contact us. Our staff can answer any questions or concerns you may have. This will give you clarity and peace of mind as you continue through the surrogacy process.
If you are interested in learning more about your gestational surrogacy options, contact Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado by email, phone, or text: Email Us, Text us: 720-371-1099, Call us: 303-670-4673 (HOPE). If you are hoping to adopt, please contact us here.
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Stephanie joined the Adoption Choices family in 2014 as the Child Placement Supervisor. Her love for adoption began in first grade when she made friends with twins adopted from Vietnam. Her heart grew strong over the years for adopted children and ultimately led her to graduate school where she continued her focus to her dream of working in the adoption field. Stephanie earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver in 2001. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has worked as a pregnancy counselor and as an adoptive parent counselor for foster care, international adoption and domestic adoption, writing hundreds of home studies for families, and helping build their forever families. Stephanie is married and has three boys ages 12, 9, and 5. Together with her family she enjoys riding bike, playing games, watching her three sons compete in their various sporting and musical activities and go on vacations.
Christy Ikeler, is our Executive Director and Birth Parent Director. Christy has been with Adoption Choices Team for 18 years, since opening the doors in 2002! Christy has a true passion for what she does and her true love is working with and helping each birth parent. Whether she is up all night on the phone talking with them, taking them to doctors appointments, out for their favorite treat, providing counseling or at the hospital during labor and delivery, Christy is very involved every step of the way. She has a contagious laugh and a spunky personality that our birth moms all can bond with and relate to. As an adoptive parent herself, adoption holds a very special place in her heart and she can relate on every level with both birth parents and adoptive parents. In her free time Christy loves spending time with her daughter, gardening, baking and taking vacations with her family. Christy is an excellent leader for our team at Adoption Choices and is truly one of a kind!! As Executive Director, Christy spends time with the staff, birth parents and adoptive families in order to ensure that the agency is running smoothly. She has placed a huge emphasis on community outreach and programs for birth parents. Christy loves the opportunity to lead the agency into a brighter future.
Ms. Mackenzie has built a successful counseling career over the past 20 years, supporting mothers and families, people of all ages and genders, students, community professionals and fellow clinicians. Liv values a diverse professional focus, including the entrepreneurial life of a sole proprietor, the evaluative process of certifying foster/adoptive homes, the insightful and mindful one-on-one one work with enthusiastic clients, and serving as an advocate for underserved populations. Liv is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a BA in Pre-Law and Economics from American University, an MA in Counseling from Adams University and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova University. Away from work you will find Liv spending time in nature, biking to the farmer’s market and adventuring with her family.
Catherine A. Madsen, joined the Adoption Choices family as legal counsel in 2013. Catherine is responsible for providing legal guidance to the Agency, training and updating staff on developments in adoption law and legislation, and program development. Catherine
Virginia Frank is an adoption attorney accredited since 1991 with the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Ms. Frank is a leader in the field of private adoption and has completed over 4,000 adoptions in her career. Ms. Frank has a law degree from Oklahoma City University and a BA in both Political Science and Communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Cassidie has been with Adoption Choices since 2015, she has her bachelors in Interdisciplinary Affairs with concentrations in both Sociology and Business Management. Cassidie has additional training in Victim Advocacy, foster care and has been working in women’s services for over 10 years. Cassidie has always had a heart for adoption and it was her career dream to work in adoption. She started off doing volunteer work for advocacy programs, adoption organizations and worked in High Risk Maternal Fetal Medicine through the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Cassidie is also blessed to have personally experienced an adoption of her own in 2012, completing her family of five! Cassidie loves what she does as a case worker from initial phone calls, meetings, doctor appointments, interaction with the adoptive families to delivery and counseling. Cassidie has a passion for those in need and strives to help make a difference in the lives of the people she meets. She is a firm believer in being kind, compassionate and open minded in all situations. “Unless you’ve walked in their shoes, there’s no place for judgment. A kind word or compliment can go a long way!” The bittersweet moments in adoption reminds Cassidie each and every time, why she loves what she does!