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Plain-language definitions for surrogacy, egg donation, IVF, legal, insurance, and family-building terms used across the Patriot Conceptions site.

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a. Legal Terms This legal glossary explains terms such as gestational-carrier agreement, independent counsel, parentage order, pre-birth order, notarization, escrow, venue, donor consent, birth certificate, and legal clearance. → b. Medical Terms This medical glossary explains common surrogacy and egg donation terms, including screening, infectious-disease testing, genetic screening, ovarian stimulation, trigger shot, OHSS, egg retrieval, embryo transfer, beta hCG, ultrasound, and OB handoff. → c. Process Terms This glossary explains common surrogacy and egg donation process terms, including intake, screening, match, clinic review, medical clearance, legal clearance, escrow, medication calendar, embryo transfer, egg retrieval, and OB handoff. →

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Plain-language definitions for surrogacy, egg donation, IVF, legal, insurance, and family-building terms used across the Patriot Conceptions site.

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Legal Terms

This legal glossary explains terms such as gestational-carrier agreement, independent counsel, parentage order, pre-birth order, notarization, escrow, venue, donor consent, birth certificate, and legal clearance.

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Medical Terms

This medical glossary explains common surrogacy and egg donation terms, including screening, infectious-disease testing, genetic screening, ovarian stimulation, trigger shot, OHSS, egg retrieval, embryo transfer, beta hCG, ultrasound, and OB handoff.

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Process Terms

This glossary explains common surrogacy and egg donation process terms, including intake, screening, match, clinic review, medical clearance, legal clearance, escrow, medication calendar, embryo transfer, egg retrieval, and OB handoff.

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