FFP 263 | Surrogacy and Egg Donation | Eloise Drane

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4.8 • 869 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Eloise is the founder of Family Inceptions — a “boutique style” family planning agency specializing in surrogacy and egg donation and Surrogacy Roadmap, a digital online platform teaching potential parents how to complete a successful surrogacy journey without paying agency cost— she considers it more than a business, but rather, a calling and she strives to be a blessing to the lives of people she meets each day. Eloise’s journey began in 1998 when she had the opportunity to be a kidney donor for her cousin. This experience became the catalyst for dedicating her life to serving others and empowering others to serve, and she went on to be an egg donor six times, and a surrogate three times. After these life-changing journeys, she was inspired to open a family planning agency in 2008 and continues to find deep joy and purpose in helping people fulfill their dreams of becoming parents.

In today’s episode we delve into everything you need to know about surrogacy and egg donation.

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Topics discussed in today's episode:

How did Eloise get started in the egg donation and surrogacy world
Why is there such a low percentage of surrogates being women of color
What Eloise’s first experience with egg donation was like and how that impacted the structure of her own business
The importance of knowing the risks and side effects-emotionally and physically-of egg donation before taking part in it
How anonymity in the donation process is decreasing
What inspired Eloise to be a surrogate 3 times
What does Eloise always ask couples before they move forward with surrogacy
What the surrogacy process entails
Are there rules around surrogacy that the surrogate must follow?
The importance of having a good relationship between the intended parents and the surrogate
The importance of knowing your countries surrogacy laws when partaking in International surrogacy
Who the people are that you will need on your team to successfully hire and use a surrogate
The importance of doing your due diligence and research before starting the surrogacy process

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by my fertility awareness mastery online self-study program.
0:05.3	Learn fertility awareness from the comfort of your own home at your own pace. For a fraction of the cost,
0:10.6	head over to fertility friday.com slash mastery for details. That's fertility friday.com slash mastery.
0:18.1	This episode is brought to you by my very first book, The Fifth Vital Sign, Master your
0:22.2	Cycles and Optimize Your Fertility. With over 1,000 research citations, it is the most comprehensive
0:27.4	resource on fertility awareness and the menstrual cycle to date. The Fifth Vital Sign is available
0:32.4	in paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats on Amazon.com. Listen to The Fifth Vital sign for free when you sign up for a 30-day
0:40.1	trial with Audible. Visit fertility friday.com slash audible for details. That's fertility friday.com
0:46.4	slash audible. This is the Fertility Friday podcast, episode number 263.
1:01.5	Welcome to the 263 episode of the Fertility Friday podcast.
1:03.0	Thank you for joining me today.
1:04.9	I'm Lisa from fertility fruity Friday.com, and this is your source for information about the fertility awareness method and all things fertility.
1:14.9	Thank you.
1:17.8	Today's episode is all about surrogacy and egg donation,
1:22.3	and my guest specializes in that field.
1:26.1	And it's just a really informative episode if you've
1:28.9	ever had questions about surrogacy or egg donation and if you've ever thought about actually
1:34.6	being a circuit or donating eggs you know or being on the recipient of it but either way
1:39.6	because my guest Eloise founded a clinic a fertility clinic that basically supports couples in these endeavors,
1:49.3	you really get a sense of the experience of the person who is either donating the eggs or being the surrogate,
1:55.4	as well as the experience of the couple who is the recipient of it.
1:58.3	So it's a really great episode.
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