What risks come with being a surrogate?

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Hey everyone, it's Jennifer White, CEO at Bright Futures Families Surrogacy, with today's Ask Question. Today's question is: What risks come with being a surrogate? And there are of course always risks with anything. One of the biggest things to consider is of course, medical related risks. So that to that end, we as an agency, we actually have you consult with an mfm, which is a maternal fetal medicine doctor, so that you can ask any and all of those questions, questions regarding risk, and then make a decision as to whether or not you're okay with those risks going forward. There are also some other risks. There are, you know, like emotional risks, right. That you're of course, going through a very emotional process. We try very hard because there are, we want to make sure that you are protected in that way. So we also have you see somebody throughout or talk to somebody throughout the entirety of the journey you go through, your psychological evaluation, make sure everything is all set there. There are, with any surrogacy journey, there are financial risks. We as an agency also work to mitigate those as well. We make sure that before you can start medications that you have a fully funded escrow account so that you know that those financial risks are mitigated. So there are a lot of risks. But one of the things that a great agency will do is to help mitigate those risks for you and make it so that they aren't either as bad or as scary or very, very, very unlikely to happen. So please, if you have any questions about any of these risks or anything that is concerning you, we are always happy to talk. Thanks. Bye.

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