Surrogacy Secrets, Fertility Tests & Frozen-Egg Facts: Top IVF & Surrogacy Clips of 2025

Hey there, IVF Daddies fam! 🐝 It's AUG 30 2025 (yep, we can't believe it either), and we've been dropping some major tea on all things surrogacy and fertility. Because we know your time (and sperm) is precious, we pulled together the juiciest clips you need to binge this weekend. Think of this as your cheat sheet to the future of making babies, queer love style. Let's go!

The Secret That Almost Broke Our Surrogacy Journey

What’s the drama? Ever heard of a surrogacy contract clause that can literally wipe away your parental rights? We hadn’t either until our latest episode. We break down how subtle wording in surrogacy contracts and new ‘personhood’ laws across the U.S. can stop your family plans dead in their tracks. Bad contracts can lead to disputes over expectations, compensation, medical decisions and parental rights, and ignoring parental recognition can delay or even block your legal parenthood. So yeah, this is the fine print you can’t ignore. In the clip, we also show you the exact questions to ask your lawyer and agency so you don’t get burned.

The Fertility Test Women Over 35 Actually Need

Feel like your eggs are playing hide-and-seek? Dr. Linnea Goodman uncovers the tests that actually matter: FSH (measures your ovaries’ SOS signal), AMH (the real MVP that’s consistent across your cycle and correlates with how many eggs you’ve got left), and AFC (an ultrasound count of follicles ready to become eggs). High FSH can indicate diminished ovarian reserve, while AMH trends down with age. If you’re over 35 and still thinking about kids, these numbers are your map. We talk about when to get tested and why this isn’t about fear but empowerment.

Fertility Myths Busted: Egg Freezing & IVF

Freezing eggs is scary, right? Wrong. Dr. Jamie Massie sets the record straight in our myth-busting episode. It’s not some crazy science-fiction procedure; ovarian stimulation, monitoring, retrieval, vitrification and storage are all standard steps. It’s generally safe, with side effects no worse than period bloating. Egg freezing doesn’t zap your remaining eggs; you lose unused follicles anyway. And thanks to advances in cryotech, frozen eggs perform just as well as fresh ones—but remember, it’s a boost, not a guarantee. We drop all the receipts, plus tips for deciding whether and when to freeze.

The Unseen Love of LGBTQ+ Stepparents

Queer stepparents, this one’s for you. In our April 2025 episode, we talk about what it means to be a stepparent in a family built via surrogacy. Spoiler: the law hasn’t caught up. Marriage equality doesn’t automatically give you parental rights, and many couples need a second-parent adoption to be fully recognized. We share our personal experiences with step-parenting, navigating legal processes, and the emotional labor that doesn’t fit into a court document. If you’ve ever felt invisible as a stepparent, this clip will make you feel seen.

That’s a wrap on our must-watch clips! Hit the links, drop your comments (we read them all), and let us know what topics you want us to tackle next. And if you learned something today—share this newsletter with someone who needs it. Knowledge is power, and families like ours are rewriting the rules.