What is the process for embryo recipients?

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  1. Initial contact via website, email or phone call
  2. Completion of registration forms and Service Agreement
  3. Consultation with Beginnings’ staff
  4. Complete Implications Counselling and a Psychosocial Assessment including full medical and social history and supporting documents
  5. Provide medical documentation that the recipient is medically in good health and capable of carrying a baby to term and agree that the recipient will carry the baby
  6. Prepare a profile with photos to share with potential donors to assist in the matching process
  7. Accept that the choice of family is up to the embryo donors and not up to Beginnings
  8. After matching, meeting and/or phone call with donor(s) arranged with full information disclosure
  9. Attend chosen fertility clinic to get medical go ahead from the fertility doctor
  10. The embryo transfer can take place at a fertility clinic chosen by the recipient(s) providing the clinic will accept embryos created at a different clinic. The embryos may need to be shipped to the recipient’s clinic
  11. Pay fees due to Beginnings Family Services
  12. Participate in an Openness Agreement with the donor family in respect to sharing identifying information, as well as ongoing contact
  13. Completion of legal documentation for embryo release
  14. Recipient(s) attend fertility clinic, comply with regulations, and receive embryo transfer procedure
  15. Provide pregnancy outcome information to Beginnings and to donors
  16. Maintain contact with donors
  17. Respect the donor’s wishes for the use of surplus embryos
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