Main matching stages
- 01
Records and professional review
Distinguish received records, ongoing assessments, and missing items.
- 02
Mutual discussion and choice
Discuss contact, participation, and privacy; choose freely.
- 03
Preparation after acceptance
Check agreements, insurance, funds, and medical requirements.
Responsibilities in screening and matching
We coordinate introductions, conversations, and matching preparation under the agreement. HRC Fertility confirms medical assessments and treatment conditions; the relevant professionals handle legal and insurance questions.
Screening assesses relevant conditions, while matching lets both parties learn about each other and decide freely. Applicable medical, agreement, and insurance work continues after acceptance. Service documents explain introduction, evaluation, and matching scope separately; records sharing requires authorization.
What to clarify before matching
Organize embryo preparation, location, plans, and communication expectations. More specific preferences may affect the available options and progress.
- Whether current medical preparation meets matching requirements.
- Necessary legal checks of family circumstances and project location.
- Contact frequency, time zones, and information sharing.
- What introduction, evaluation, and confirmation services include.
- Rules for declining, withdrawal, or rematching.
Distinguish medical and legal conditions requiring professional confirmation, important cooperation expectations, and negotiable lifestyle or contact preferences. Do not treat every preference as a medical screening requirement. Also explain how you want updates, such as a single contact or meetings in a particular time zone.
Candidate screening
Screening may involve pregnancy and health records, medical and psychological assessment, background, legal, and insurance review. The scope, sequence, and responsible professionals are explained according to the requirements and service arrangements.
Different assessments address different questions. Additional records or tests may be needed after initial review, and changes may require reassessment. Screening helps evaluate and manage risk; it does not guarantee outcomes. See the screening page.
Understanding candidate information
Share information only with appropriate authorization and through controlled channels. Understand its purpose and confidentiality; do not post records, photos, or private conversations in public groups or social media.
Ask clinicians, psychological professionals, attorneys, or insurance specialists to explain their respective records. We help organize questions and contact, not substitute professional conclusions. Mark unclear points and ask through authorized channels.
Information provided for mutual understanding is not permission to use it in publicity. Check authorization before sharing it with family, another institution, or a professional, and respect the candidate’s privacy.
What to discuss together
Both parties should be able to express expectations, ask questions, and choose freely. Discuss understanding and boundaries as well as dates and profiles.
- Regular updates, test information, and urgent matters.
- Appointment participation, birth arrangements, and contact after birth.
- Privacy, photographs, social media, and information authorization.
- Values and professional discussion around important medical situations.
Doctors and attorneys must explain bodily autonomy, medical decisions, and enforceability. Verbal agreement is not a substitute. Try concrete questions: how to notify a changed appointment, how pregnancy updates are shared, or which photos may be shared privately or publicly. Allow time to consider disagreements. We can record questions and arrange professional discussions, not pressure immediate acceptance.
Preparation after acceptance
Track remaining evaluations, agreements, insurance, funds, and medical preparation with the responsible providers. We coordinate contacts and progress under the agreement.
Attorneys verify legal steps; HRC confirms examinations and treatment conditions before transfer preparation. Separate completed, ongoing, and pending items, and send detailed health and identity records through authorized channels. See preparation after matching.
Declining an introduction and rematching
Either party may decide not to accept. Withdrawal, changed evaluation results, or revised plans after treatment can have different service and fee rules.
- Completed services and paid third-party expenses.
- Charges for another evaluation or match.
- Conditions and duration of further services.
- Settlement and unused funds after a pause or withdrawal.
Doctors assess medical changes; agreements govern service and fee questions. See payments and changes.
Progress and waiting factors
Candidate circumstances, both parties’ choices, and assessment arrangements affect progress. Introductions, conversations, professional evaluations, and documents have distinct requirements.
Ask your service contact what work is underway, which records are missing, and what comes next. Plans need updating when assessments or participants’ circumstances change.
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