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Surrogacy AcronymsAbbreviations, Terms, and Definitions of Surrogate MotherhoodSurrogacy acronyms, and terms are important to understand as you start your journey into surrogate motherhood. After finding out what is surrogacy, its time to learn the various definition of surrogacy terms. Surrogacy has its own language. Use this guide to help you understand what it all means. Definition of Surrogacy Terms
What is Surrogacy?The definition of surrogacy is the act of one woman carrying a child that belongs to someone else. When the baby is born, the woman carrying the baby will not parent the child; the intended parents who contracted the surrogacy arrangement will be the legal parent of the child. Surrogate Mother or Surrogate Carrier The woman who carries the child for someone else. This woman is not the mother of the child. Gestational Surrogate Mother or Gestational Carrier A woman who goes through IVF to become pregnant as a surrogate mother. The baby or babies she carries have no biological link to her whatsoever. Traditional Surrogate Mother or Traditional Carrier In this definition of surrogacy, a woman who goes through artificial insemination to become pregnant as a surrogate mother. The baby or babies she carries are biologically her own children. She will sign over the legal rights to these children at birth. The woman who, in some surrogacy arrangements, donates her own eggs or ovum to the process. A woman does not need to be involved in surrogacy to be termed an egg donor. Intended Parents The parents of the baby or babies carried by the surrogate mother. These are the parents the surrogacy is intended for. At least one of the intended parents are most likely biologically related to the surrogate babies. Intended Mother The mother of the baby the surrogate is carrying. She may or may not be a biological relative of the child. Intended Father The father of the baby the surrogate is carrying. He may or may not be a biological relative of the child. Intended Fathers When plural, intended fathers usually refers to a set of intended parents that are gay. Thus, there are two intended fathers instead of just one. Main Surrogacy AcronymsThe following surrogacy acronyms are comprised of terms directly related to the surrogate motherhood. There are many other definition of surrogacy acronyms that are used on message boards and in blogs, but this first list goes over the industry specific ones.
SMSurrogate Mother GS Gestational Surrogate Mother or Gestational Carrier TS Traditional Surrogate Mother or Traditional Carrier ED Egg Donor IP or IPs Intended Parent(s) IM Intended Mother IF Intended Father IFs Intended Fathers Other Common Surrogacy Acronyms
The Two Week Wait This is the time after a transfer that the surrogate and intended parents wait before finding out if the transfer was successful. AI Artificial Insemination BCP Birth Control Pills BFN Big Fat Negative BFP Big Fat Positive CD Cycle Day D&C Dilation & Curettage ET Embryo Transfer FET Frozen Embryo Transfer HPT Home Pregnancy Test IVF In Vitro Fertilization
Pregnant PIO Progesterone in Oil PIP Previous (or potential) Intended Parents PIF Previous (or potential) Intended Fathers POAS Pee on a Stick (when taking a home pregnancy test) RE Reproductive Endocrinologist STD Sexually Transmitted Disease TTC Trying to Conceive US Ultrasound
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