Fertility In Mind : Comprehensive Support for Your Surrogacy Journey
By Manchester Fertility
Your pathway to parenthood is unique, as is how you feel about starting your family through surrogacy. Some people will always know they need to use a surrogate, such as same-sex couples, others may be considering surrogacy after struggling to conceive. However you feel about accessing treatment, our team is here to help you prioritise your mental health and well-being during your surrogacy journey.
National Fertility Awareness Week
The theme for this year’s National Fertility Awareness Week is Fertility in Mind, and Fertility Network UK is raising awareness of the impact that fertility issues can have on the mental health and well-being of those going through treatment. For intended parents choosing surrogacy to create their dream family and feeling apprehensive about complexities of treatment, our team can help explain our process, talk you through your treatment plans, and signpost support so you feel confident that this path to parenthood is right for you.
The Value of Comprehensive Support
At Manchester Fertility, our treatment plans are personalised to you. Every patient at our clinic has an in-depth consultation with a fertility specialist, and our team will develop a treatment plan based on this consultation and initial fertility testing. An important part of this planning is support. Depending on where you are up to with your fertility journey, our clinic has resources to help get you to the next stage of your surrogacy journey. While your wider support network of family and friends can be invaluable during your treatment, having our expert team by your side allows you to benefit from our 35 years of experience creating families. The team can support you in many ways with our comprehensive range of services designed to help you before, during and after your treatment with us.
Supporting you to start your fertility journey
When deciding if surrogacy is right for you, as well as the resources available to you through My Surrogacy Journey, the surrogacy Manchester Fertility are here to support you in feeling fully informed and making that decision. There are many ways you can contact the team, including requesting a callback if you have a specific question you would like to get an answer to, call the clinic directly on 0161 300 2730 if you want to speak to the team about something more general, attending one of our clinic open days if you want to get a feel for the clinic where your treatment will be taking place, or you can book a 1-2-1 with a surrogacy coordinate to discuss your individual circumstances and if surrogacy might be right for you in more depth.
Comprehensive support at Manchester Fertility
When you proceed with your treatment at Manchester Fertility, you will be assigned a surrogacy coordinator who will be your point of contact throughout your surrogacy journey. This person will help you access our wider network of support services, working with you and your consultant to offer you the very best support tailored to you. This support network includes our specialist surrogacy team, experienced fertility counsellors, expert fertility nurses, consultants, and external support partners.
Specialist Surrogacy Team
Our dedicated team is made up of highly qualified fertility specialists from across our clinics disciplines. The whole team including our experienced fertility doctors, skilled embryologist and andrologists, accomplished anaesthetists and knowledgeable fertility nurses, are here to provide the very best level of care for you on your surrogacy journey.
“Everyone was kind, caring and genuine, from our Surrogacy Co-ordinator Olivia Tindall to the receptionist Jane and midwife Stacey.” – Zowie & Jonathan
Pictured above is Zowie and her surrogate Sophie, read more about their surrogacy journey in their patient story on the Manchester Fertility website.
Fertility Counsellors
Our experienced fertility counsellors are accredited by the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and BICA (British Infertility Counselling Association). They are here to listen impartially and support you through the treatment journey as someone knowledgeable about your specific treatment but not directly involved. Our patients often say this support is invaluable to their treatment journey.
This flexible support can take place virtually or in person and is offered to everyone having treatment with us including intended parents and surrogates. You will be given the opportunity to talk to one of our specialist fertility counsellors in private and with a partner present, we would always recommend patients take this opportunity, it is mandatory if you are having treatment with the help of a donor.
External support
Being at the cutting edge of reproductive technology, we are always looking for new ways that could help further support our patients. When you come for treatment with us, you can ask your patient advisor for recommendations based on what you need. There are lots of popular forms of alternative therapy that can help patients prioritise their mental health and well-being while trying to conceive.
We also partner with organisations such as My Surrogacy Journey to offer additional expert advice to intended parents and surrogates as they navigate their treatment.
What support do we offer after your Manchester Fertility treatment?
After your treatment appointment, our Fertility Support Midwife will support you through the two-week wait to determine your treatment outcome and beyond. No matter the outcome of your treatment, we will always keep in touch with you throughout your path to parenthood. Our counsellors are still available for you, and patients with both positive and negative outcomes often book follow-up appointments to discuss any feelings that have arisen during treatment.
No matter where you are on your fertility journey, our expert team is here to help. We will do everything we can to support your well-being while having treatment with us. If you are a current patient, contact your patient advisor on 0161 300 2730 for more information, or if you are considering treatment with us, book a 1-2-1 with our friendly new patient team to discuss the support available in more detail.
As the Northern & Midlands Centre of Excellence for surrogacy, Manchester Fertility works with My Surrogacy Journey to support both intended parents and surrogates on their treatment journey. Manchester Fertility is one of our trusted partner clinics, ensuring high standards and prioritising patient comfort throughout treatment at its purpose-built clinic. Manchester Fertility has been creating families for over 35 years, with in-house donor banks and an expert surrogacy team, they are perfectly positioned to continue helping intended parents and surrogates throughout the region in partnership with My Surrogacy Journey.
