Tifany Markee

Tifany is an immigration attorney based in San Diego, founding parter at Milner & Markee, LLP, and specializes in immigration law specifically for foreign-born children. Over 20 years ago, Tifany expanded her practice to include International Adoption and surrogacy, and has become one of only a handful of attorneys in the US with this specialized focus. She has represented clients before USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services), the US State Department, and the United States Federal District Courts among others. Tifany is the current co-chair of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys’ International Committee, and is also the proud mom of two international adopted children herself. 

Rijon Charne

Rijon is a fertility attorney and the founder of Sunray Fertility Law. She obtained a dual degree in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin, later earning her Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego Law School. After being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Rijon underwent fertility preservation treatments, and this life-changing experience introduced her to the field of fertility law and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). Rijon now specializes in ART and fertility law, supporting both domestic and international journeys.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Carly has been heavily involved in developing our program in Mexico City. During this episode we discuss what you need to do to prepare for your time in Mexico City and the support we've put in place for you and your baby while you're there - which includes the incredible MSJ Mexico City team.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's UK office in Birmingham, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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They also discuss the vaccinations that are available in Mexico, whether they are required, and how they compare to the standard American childhood vaccination program.

Dra Roberta Gomez

Dr. Roberta Gómez Díaz Barreiro, a physician at ABC Medical Center, trained as a surgeon at La Salle University. She completed her specialty in pediatrics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Dr. Florencia Covarrubias Haiek

Dr Covarrubias is a Mexican board-certified obstetrics and gynecology specialist. Born in Mexico City, she went through medical school and residency here, gaining two certifications in clinical sexology and now also works as a teacher in Anahuac University. She runs a private practice in one of Mexico´s City most important hospitals, Hospital Angeles Pedregal. Dr. Covarrubias and her team specialize in respectful/ humanized childbirth, taking care of surrogate and baby from the first weeks of pregnancy. Not only this, but she believes that the IP’s are involved in the pregnancy and works with everyone to ensure this happens.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Dr. Florencia Covarrubias Haiek

Dr Covarrubias is a Mexican board-certified obstetrics and gynaecology specialist. Born in Mexico City, she went through medical school and residency here, gaining two certifications in clinical sexology and now also works as a teacher in Anahuac University.

She runs a private practice in one of Mexico´s City most important hospitals, Hospital Angeles Pedregal. Dr. Covarrubias and her team specialize in respectful/ humanized childbirth, taking care of surrogate and baby from the first weeks of pregnancy. Not only this, but she believes that the IP’s are involved in the pregnancy and works with everyone to ensure this happens.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Carly Dalgliesh

Carly is very experienced in managing all aspects of a member's journey and, as Global Membership Director, leads the whole membership team. She has worked across several areas of My Surrogacy Journey since she joined the organization in April 2022, has been involved in our Mexico City program since the very beginning. Carly

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's UK offices in Birmingham, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Ensuring that our surrogates are fit and healthy to carry a pregnancy is crucial and something we take very seriously. In this episode the team discuss when screening starts, what's involved and what happens if the results aren't as expected.

Dr Natalia De La Maza

Natalia joined the Mexico City operation in November 2024 and supports our clinical function on a full-time basis. Natalia is a qualified Doctor with special interests in General Medicine and has a real passion for improving efficiencies within healthcare settings. Natalia works with other members of the clinical team to look after the health of our surrogates.

Debbie Evans

Debbie joined My Surrogacy Journey in early 2023, and is MSJ's Clinical and Compliance Director. Debbie is a Fertility Nurse and was the Clinical Services Director at Herts & Essex Fertility Centre from 2007 to November 2023. Debbie qualified as an RGN in 1985 and she specialized for 20+ years in fertility management. Debbie takes ownership of the day-to-day clinical management and compliance for My Surrogacy Journey and ensures our global operation has a seamless integration with all the clinical aspects.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During this episode you will be able to learn all about what Cryoshipping is, how they keep your precious embryos safe through meticulous preparation, and how they hand carry them across borders! They also discuss the requirements and paperwork to ensure a smooth journey, and timelines of how long different parts of the process can take.

CryoLogistics

A family run business with expertise in international cryogenic transport, they manage complex documents, oversee security checks, and navigate customs, even in the most challenging countries. They treat your samples as if they were their own, ensuring they arrive safely and securely within 24 to 72 hours at your destination laboratory.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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During this episode you'll learn all about choosing an egg donor if needed during your journey, about our egg donor agency, Ethica Donation, screening, contact, the process and much more!

Jocelyn Hill

Jocelyn in the Managing Director for Ethica Donation and has led the organization since its inception. A mother of two and also Global Surrogate Manager for MSJ, Jocelyn brings her unique skill set to this role to provide the best service to our egg donors and intended parents. Jocelyn personally speaks to all of our potential egg donors, supported by a team in the UK, US and Mexico City.

Debbie Evans

Debbie is a Fertility Nurse, and was the Clinical Services Director at Herts & Essex Fertility Centre from 2007 to November 2023. Debbie qualified as an RGN in 1985 and she specialized for 20+ years in fertility management. Debbie takes ownership of the day-to-day clinical management and compliance for My Surrogacy Journey and ensures both our global operation has a seamless integration with all the clinical aspects.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Dra Mayella talks us through her background, IVF, pre embryo creation testing and how this all works on a cross border program. We also look at how intended parents can prepare themselves for this stage of the journey.

Dr. Mayella Fernandez del Campo

Mayella trained at the Monterrey Institute of Technology, where she specialized in Genecology and Obstetrics with a sub-specialization in Human Reproductive Biology from UNAM.

She believes that fertility care goes hand in hand with building trust in relationships and so never loses sight of the importance of a warm, close and human connection.

Mayella views fertility treatment holistically and applies this to the overall treatment she offers. She often uses the values of yoga and medication to support patients at each step with calm, flexibility and the certainty that you and your journey is treated individually.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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In this episode, Jess and Mike are joined by Bryan Rubeo from Sunfish - an organization dedicated to helping intended parents ease the financial strain. Sunfish provides clear pricing, bundled savings, administrative support, and data-driven guidance from start to finish, including a financial planning tool to help intended parents find the best solutions to fund their journey.

Bryan, Mike and Jess discuss what might already be covered by health insurance or workplace benefits, what intended parents should consider before choosing a lender and of course, why you might choose Sunfish!

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Whether you're thinking of signing up with MSJ or not, this episode will help you to explore the right organization for you.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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We explore Brent's research to outbound IPs, why there hasn't been enough research done previously, what trends they see and what's the next area to explore.

Dr Brent Monseur

Brent is a fertility specialist, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, and the Medical Director of the Q+ Family Building Clinic at Stanford. Q+ is the US’s first fertility and reproductive clinic entirely dedicated to providing comprehensive LGBTQ+ family building care.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Tifany Markee

Tifany is an immigration attorney based in San Diego and specializes in immigration law specifically for foreign-born children. Over 20 years ago, Tifany expanded her practice to include International Adoption and surrogacy, and has become one of only a handful of attorneys in the US with this specialized focus. She has represented clients before USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services), the US State Department, and the United States Federal District Courts among others. Tifany is the current co-chair of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys’ International Committee, and is also the proud mom of two international adopted children herself. 

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Throughout this special season of the podcast we'll explore all the topics that you have questions about doing surrogacy, and specifically doing surrogacy in Mexico City. 

Jess is American and is a mom through surrogacy - in addition being our North America Membership Operations manager. Who better to understand what the pathway looks like!

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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We are so excited to have recently launched our tailored US – Mexico City pathway specifically for American IPs who would like to, or need to, do surrogacy outside of the USA. Have a listen to find out all about MSJ's surrogacy program and how we remove a lot of the complication and stress for intended parents compared to a typical US journey.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Birmingham, UK, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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JiJi Giron - Co-Founder , COO & CMO of CRYOLOGISTICS

JiJi Giron, Co-Founder of CRYOLOGISTICS , brings years of experience as a medical courier and a passion for IVF to her role. Alongside her husband Charlie, she founded the company to revolutionize hand-carried cryo transport.

As COO and CMO, JiJi ensures operations align with the company’s mission of excellence, while creating a personalized, family-focused experience for clients. With a background in brand strategy, she is dedicated to helping individuals and couples—both heterosexual and LGBTQ+—navigate their journey to parenthood, no matter the distance.

Charlie Hedley - Giron - Co-Founder & CEO of CRYOLOGISTICS

Charlie Hedley, Co-Founder and CEO of CRYOLOGISTICS has travelled over a million miles as a medical courier, hand-carrying hundreds of cryogenic transports to help families in 70+ countries achieve their IVF or surrogacy dreams. Co-founding CRYOLOGISTICS with his wife JiJi, Charlie set out to revolutionise cryo transportation with personalised, secure services for families worldwide.

With his extensive experience in medical couriering and as a multicultural entrepreneur, Charlie is committed to providing the most advanced and reliable cryo transport solutions, ensuring families can pursue parenthood without boundaries.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's UK offices in Birmingham, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Lisa Hogan - Nurse Manager

Lisa Hogan is a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience in high-risk labor and delivery at Windsor Regional Hospital. In 2020, she transitioned from delivering babies to helping families create them, joining Victory Reproductive Care (VRC) as Nurse Manager. Lisa has been instrumental in developing VRC’s Third Party Program and securing key accreditations, including OHP and Health Canada AHRA certifications. With a deep understanding of Canadian regulations, her focus is on ensuring every family’s journey toward parenthood is safe, personalized, and supported. She is also dedicated to growing the business and improving patient flow at VRC.

Dr Victory - BSc, MD, FRCSC, FACOG

Dr. Rahi Victory is a board-certified Obstetrician, Gynaecologist, and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist, licensed in both Canada and the U.S. With a passion for improving reproductive health, he is dedicated to helping men and women achieve their family-building goals. Dr. Victory is deeply involved in fertility research and has created a patient-centred, multidisciplinary clinic that focuses on holistic care. As a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, he is committed to providing the highest standard of care to patients from all backgrounds.

This podcast was recorded at Ella House - Dublin, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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As we recorded this episode, just 2 weeks from embryo transfer in Mexico City, Georgia and Duncan share openly why they chose Mexico City, how MSJ looked after them in country and meeting and managing their relationship with their Mexican surrogate. As well as this, we discuss how they’ve supported each other over the years and how they’ve grown individually and together – talking helps!

They’ve chosen to share their story to help others going through the same – follow www.instagram.com/wellbeing_withgeorgia to find out more.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's UK offices in Birmingham, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Dr. Florencia Covarrubias Haiek

Dr Covarrubias is a Mexican board-certified obstetrics and gynaecology specialist. Born in Mexico City, she went through medical school and residency here, gaining two certifications in clinical sexology and now also works as a teacher in Anahuac University.

She runs a private practice in one of Mexico´s City most important hospitals, Hospital Angeles Pedregal. Dr. Covarrubias and her team specialise in respectful/ humanised childbirth, taking care of surrogate and baby from the first weeks of pregnancy. Not only this, but she believes that the IP’s are involved in the pregnancy and works with everyone to ensure this happens.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Florencia Covarrubias Haiek

Dr Covarrubias is a Mexican board-certified obstetrics and gynaecology specialist. Born in Mexico City, she went through medical school and residency here, gaining two certifications in clinical sexology and now also works as a teacher in Anahuac University.

She runs a private practice in one of Mexico´s City most important hospitals, Hospital Angeles Pedregal. Dr. Covarrubias and her team specialise in respectful/ humanised childbirth, taking care of surrogate and baby from the first weeks of pregnancy. Not only this, but she believes that the IP’s are involved in the pregnancy and works with everyone to ensure this happens.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Debbie Evans – MSJ Clinical and Compliance Director

Debbie qualified as an RGN in 1985. She specialised for 25+ years on fertility management and previously worked with Herts & Essex Fertility Centre as Director of Nursing & Clinical Services, where she took ownership of the day-to-day clinical management of the Centre with Direct responsibility for 40+ members of staff. Her senior role did not change her approach or work ethos; she is as passionate about patient care as when she first joined the nursing profession.

Debbie was a founding member of SING (Senior Infertility Nurse Group) and held the positions of both secretary and Chair. SING was set up to support nurses in the fertility industry by providing peer support, guidance, and encouragement to its members, but it quickly became recognised as a major stakeholder within the industry, providing guidance on policy and practice.

She has now retired from Herts & Essex Fertility Centre and joined us here at My Surrogacy Journey at the beginning of January as Clinical & Compliance Director.

Dr Alejandro Leyva – RMO - MSJ

Dr Alejandro Leyva is a certified general practitioner from Mexico City with especial interest in obstetrics and reproductive medicine who carries out training in this specialty in addition to participate in conferences, articles and recognized courses in this area.

His values are based on empathy, human quality, ethics and diversity to bring a better understanding of this process and sharing his knowledge with clarity and love. Dr Leyva believes that medicine has achieved incredible things, and one of this is to fulfil the dreams of our patients and thousands of people who are in this path called surrogacy.

His main interests are to provide professional, emotional and medical support to his patients in an integrated way with warm and personalized attention.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions

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Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis

Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis, Dads to two children via surrogacy with a Mexico City journey planned for 2024, and founders of My Surrogacy Journey They continue to help support and advocate for those needing surrogacy as a way to family build, whilst making sure surrogates that choose to help others do this by their own will - meeting strict social economic assessments as well as clinical, legal and additional social assessments designed to protect everyone. Their passion to set a new standard in Mexico is testament to work they do in public and behind the scenes, to make surrogacy understood and safer.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Julianne Boutaleb - Parenthood In Mind

Julianne is the Clinical Director and Founder of the Parenthood In Mind practice. She is a passionate and highly experienced perinatal psychologist who has worked for over 20 years in the NHS and private practice with parents and parents-to-be and their babies (and bumps) who have needed support with a wide variety of issues including anxiety and depression during and after pregnancy, miscarriage and reproductive loss, attachment issues, re-emergence of childhood issues and couples issues. Julianne is a member of the Birth Trauma Association and specialises in working therapeutically with birth trauma, PTSD and tokophobia (fear of giving birth) as they impact the mother, couple relationship and parent-infant attachment. In addition, she is also affiliated with BICA (British Infertility Counselling Association) and offers tailored psychological interventions for individuals and couples (including same sex couples) who are pregnant or are parenting following ART (IVF, ICSI, donor conception, surrogacy) or adoption.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's UK office in Birmingham, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Debbie Evans – MSJ Clinical and Compliance Director

Debbie qualified as an RGN in 1985. She specialised for 25+ years on fertility management and previously worked with Herts & Essex Fertility Centre as Director of Nursing & Clinical Services, where she took ownership of the day-to-day clinical management of the Centre with Direct responsibility for 40+ members of staff. Her senior role did not change her approach or work ethos; she is as passionate about patient care as when she first joined the nursing profession.

Debbie was a founding member of SING (Senior Infertility Nurse Group) and held the positions of both secretary and Chair. SING was set up to support nurses in the fertility industry by providing peer support, guidance, and encouragement to its members, but it quickly became recognised as a major stakeholder within the industry, providing guidance on policy and practice.

She has now retired from Herts & Essex Fertility Centre and joined us here at My Surrogacy Journey at the beginning of January as Clinical & Compliance Director.

Dr José Gutiérrez - Fertilidad Integral

For members importing their embryos into Mexico City we have created a partnership with Fertilidad Integral. An exceptional and word class fertility clinic with a holistic approach to care and wellbeing. Dr José Gutiérrez will manage all aspects of your treatment supported by his exceptional team of embryologists, nurses and nutritionist.

José is not only passionate about fertility and the coolest doctor, but also a true expert. He studied medicine at la salle, gynaecology and obstetrics at hospital Angeles lomas, and reproductive biology at hospital Angeles del pedregal. He has done medical residencies at the fertility centre of the Ku Leuven university hospital in Belgium, attended the reproductive medicine seminar at the open medical institute in Salzburg, Austria, and worked at the fertility clinic of the abc hospital.

He was invited to Merck’s fertility innovation leader program, one of the most internationally recognized pharmaceutical research and development companies. He is a member of several prestigious associations such as AMMR, ASRM and ESHRE.

In addition to practicing medicine, he participates in congresses, writes articles, and teaches several courses in  gynaecology and obstetrics. He works every day for a Mexico, where people know the diversity of options that exist to create life. His attention is always warm and personalised.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Debbie Evans – MSJ Clinical and Compliance Director

Debbie qualified as an RGN in 1985. She specialised for 25+ years on fertility management and previously worked with Herts & Essex Fertility Centre as Director of Nursing & Clinical Services, where she took ownership of the day-to-day clinical management of the Centre with Direct responsibility for 40+ members of staff. Her senior role did not change her approach or work ethos; she is as passionate about patient care as when she first joined the nursing profession.

Debbie was a founding member of SING (Senior Infertility Nurse Group) and held the positions of both secretary and Chair. SING was set up to support nurses in the fertility industry by providing peer support, guidance, and encouragement to its members, but it quickly became recognised as a major stakeholder within the industry, providing guidance on policy and practice.

She has now retired from Herts & Essex Fertility Centre and joined us here at My Surrogacy Journey at the beginning of January as Clinical & Compliance Director

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Lucy Richardson BSc (Hons) PhD

Laboratory & Quality Director Herts and Essex Fertility Clinic

Lucy’s career began with an illustrious First Class degree in Anatomy and Developmental Biology from University College London in 2003, receiving the highest degree mark for that year. She won a BBSRC studentship to study for her PhD in Embryology at The University of Cambridge’s Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, where she investigated the origins of embryonic axis formation. One of her discoveries resulted in several scientific papers and presentations at national and international medical conferences.

She continued her clinical embryology training at a large central London clinic after which she moved to a privately run clinic in Kent before joining the Herts & Essex team as a Clinical Embryologist in 2013. In 2018 she was promoted to the position of Laboratory Director. In addition to her responsibilities within the laboratory, in December 2023, Lucy also took on the role of the Quality Director and Data Protection Officer following the restructuring of the Senior Management Team. Lucy is a Clinical Scientist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and has been instrumental in training Embryologists via the ACE Certificate and more recently by acting as an assessor for the National School of Healthcare Science Scientific Training Programme. She has overseen Embryologists' successful applications for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council via The Association of Clinical Scientists and regularly volunteers as a scientific advisor for the charity Chana.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis

Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis, Dads to two children via surrogacy with a Mexico City journey planned for 2024, and founders of My Surrogacy Journey They continue to help support and advocate for those needing surrogacy as a way to family build, whilst making sure surrogates that choose to help others do this by their own will - meeting strict social economic assessments as well as clinical, legal and additional social assessments designed to protect everyone. Their passion to set a new standard in Mexico is testament to work they do in public and behind the scenes, to make surrogacy understood and safer.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Debbie Evans – MSJ Clinical and Compliance Director

Debbie qualified as an RGN in 1985. She specialised for 25+ years on fertility management and previously worked with Herts & Essex Fertility Centre as Director of Nursing & Clinical Services, where she took ownership of the day-to-day clinical management of the Centre with Direct responsibility for 40+ members of staff. Her senior role did not change her approach or work ethos; she is as passionate about patient care as when she first joined the nursing profession.

Debbie was a founding member of SING (Senior Infertility Nurse Group) and held the positions of both secretary and Chair. SING was set up to support nurses in the fertility industry by providing peer support,guidance, and encouragement to its members, but it quickly became recognised as a major stakeholder within the industry, providing guidance on policy and practice.

She has now retired from Herts & Essex Fertility Centre and joined us here at My Surrogacy Journey at the beginning of January as Clinical & Compliance Director.

Dr José Gutiérrez - Fertilidad Integral

For members importing their embryos into Mexico City we have created a partnership with Fertilidad Integral. An exceptional and word class fertility clinic with a holistic approach to care and wellbeing. Dr José Gutiérrez will manage all aspects of your treatment supported by his exceptional team of embryologists, nurses and nutritionist.

José is not only passionate about fertility and the coolest doctor, but also a true expert. He studied medicine at la salle, gynaecology and obstetrics at hospital Angeles lomas, and reproductive biology at hospital Angeles del pedregal. He has done medical residencies at the fertility centre of the Ku Leuven university hospital in Belgium, attended the reproductive medicine seminar at the open medical institute in Salzburg, Austria, and worked at the fertility clinic of the abc hospital.

He was invited to Merck’s fertility innovation leader program, one of the most internationally recognized pharmaceutical research and development companies. He is a member of several prestigious associations such as AMMR, ASRM and ESHRE.

In addition to practicing medicine, he participates in congresses, writes articles, and teaches several courses in  gynaecology and obstetrics. He works every day for a Mexico, where people know the diversity of options that exist to create life. His attention is always warm and personalised.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis

Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis, Dads to two children via surrogacy with a Mexico City journey planned for 2024, and founders of My Surrogacy Journey They continue to help support and advocate for those needing surrogacy as a way to family build, whilst making sure surrogates that choose to help others do this by their own will - meeting strict social economic assessments as well as clinical, legal and additional social assessments designed to protect everyone. Their passion to set a new standard in Mexico is testament to work they do in public and behind the scenes, to make surrogacy understood and safer.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

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Find out about our Mexico City pathway and how we’re #settingthestandard for surrogacy in Mexico City.

Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis

Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis, Dads to two children via surrogacy with a Mexico City journey planned for 2024, and founders of My Surrogacy Journey They continue to help support and advocate for those needing surrogacy as a way to family build, whilst making sure surrogates that choose to help others do this by their own will - meeting strict social economic assessments as well as clinical, legal and additional social assessments designed to protect everyone. Their passion to set a new standard in Mexico is testament to work they do in public and behind the scenes, to make surrogacy understood and safer.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions

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Welcome to the Mexico City Edition of My Surrogacy Journey - The Podcast. 🇲🇽

18 carefully curated episodes recorded and available in a logical order, designed to take you through a complete surrogacy journey in Mexico City. With tips, hints and things to look out for.

Our founders promise to every listener downloading this podcast is simply this;

‘Regardless of your agency choice (or not) please listen to these carefully and honestly crafted episodes, with an open and fair mind. Whether you have chosen your agency, whether your mid journey, whether you've completed your family building experience or perhaps not - dive in and trust some of the experts and hear the unspoken opinions of surrogacy. Guests include human rights lawyers, die hard feminists fighting for women's rights, leading IVF specialists, Leading Obstetric Consultants desperate to improve surrogacy as well as our team. Please utilise the experts valuable words spoken in each episode. With surrogacy on the rise in Mexico City we need to make sure no woman or child is harmed in the process. Surrogacy is daunting enough, and the fear is real - for everyone. So let's do it safely and with respect. We’re always here to answer any questions you have, regardless. Let’s bust those myths, educate everyone and try and offer some guidance.

Please listen, share, engage. And best of luck, whatever path you choose - click here to access information related to our Mexico City pathway.

Who are Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis?

Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis, Dads to two children via surrogacy with a Mexico City journey planned for 2024, and founders of My Surrogacy Journey They continue to help support and advocate for those needing surrogacy as a way to family build, whilst making sure surrogates that choose to help others, do this by their own will - meeting strict social economic assessments as well as clinical, legal and additional social assessments designed to protect everyone. Their passion to set a new standard in Mexico is testament to work they do in public and behind the scenes, to make surrogacy understood and safer.

This podcast was recorded at My Surrogacy Journey's Mexico City offices in Polanco, edited by Steve Randall and brought to you by Talulah and The Duke Productions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.