Surrogate Requirements: ASRM Guidelines and Agency Standards
The medical, psychological, and lifestyle criteria for gestational surrogates based on the ASRM 2022 committee opinion and typical agency requirements. What intended parents should confirm their agency screens for.
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Intended parents do not choose the surrogate's medical criteria — the agency and fertility clinic do. But you should confirm your agency follows ASRM (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) guidelines and understand what they cover.
Primary source: ASRM Practice Committee, "Recommendations for practices using gestational carriers: a committee opinion", Fertility and Sterility 2022;118(1):65–74. https://www.asrm.org/practice-guidance/practice-documents/ (checked 2026-11-01)