Before starting treatment, the couple and the surrogate have to go to the fertility center to establish the medical justification of the intended mother and the psychological situation of everyone. After these examinations, the prior request is sent to the CNPMA, which consults the opinion of the Medical Association before giving its consent.
Both the couple and the surrogate have the support of a multidisciplinary team of social workers, psychologists and jurists to ensure that the decision has been taken with full awareness of its risks and consequences. The contract is only drawn up after this step.
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Natalia Álvarez
Project Manager
Graduated in Business Administration from the University of Alicante. She has more than 9 years of experience in the field of assisted reproduction and was the creator and director of the first assisted reproduction fair in Spain. She is the director of Wearesurrogacy and is an expert in the sector of surrogacy because during all these years has had the opportunity to know hundreds of real cases of couples who have carried out treatments for surrogacy and the best professionals, international clinics.