Let's review the documentation usually requested from intended mothers and fathers who start a cross border surrogacy process.
To begin with, a series of medical tests are required, which will be reviewed by specialists at the surrogacy center to determine the viability of assisted reproduction treatment:
• Semen analysis of the intended father
• DNA fragmentation of the intended father's sperm
• Ovarian ultrasound and anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) study of the intended mother
• Karyotype of the intended mother and father
• Laboratory analysis of infectious diseases (HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, TORCH).
• Medical certificate explaining the reasons why the intended mother cannot carry out the pregnancy.
• In case of using donated sperm or eggs, the intended parent who does not provide gametes does not need to submit their medical tests.
Secondly, valid passports of the mother and father must be presented.
Thirdly, original birth certificates of the father and mother are submitted (in some cases, these are requested towards the end of the process to issue the newborn's birth certificate, but it is advisable to have them ready from the beginning).
In surrogacy destinations where the law requires intended mothers/fathers to be legally married, a legalized and apostilled marriage certificate is necessary.
All the documentation above must be scanned and sent by email to the surrogacy center for approval.
These original documents must be taken on the first trip to the surrogacy destination to be presented to the notary at the surrogacy center when signing contracts and preparing the family folder.
If the family used egg donation and decided that only the intended father would make the first trip to the surrogacy destination, additional documents are added to this prior submission, which we will discuss in upcoming videos.
As we progress with this documentation, the start of the surrogacy adventure approaches.
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