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    • Infertility Counseling
    • Fertility Forward
    • Third Party Reproduction
  • Meet The Team
  • Resources
  • FAQs
  • Contact

Third-Party Reproduction Consultations & Evaluations

Building a family through third-party reproduction — including egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, or gestational surrogacy — is both meaningful and complex.


These paths often involve legal, medical, ethical, and emotional layers that deserve thoughtful care and preparation. Psychological consultation and evaluation provides space to explore expectations, readiness, boundaries, and long-term considerations before moving forward.


Our work in third-party reproduction is grounded in direct experience within fertility clinics and surrogacy agencies. Having collaborated closely with reproductive endocrinologists, agency coordinators, legal teams, intended parents, donors, and gestational carriers, we understand both the clinical process and the emotional realities involved.


On The Path offers comprehensive third-party reproduction consultations and evaluations in Andover, MA and via tele-health (MA, NH, ME, FL), in collaboration with fertility clinics, reproductive endocrinologists, and agencies.

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Intended parent and donor recipient consultations

Intended parent and donor recipient consultations

Intended parent and donor recipient consultations

For individuals and couples pursuing donor conception or gestational surrogacy, consultations may include:


  • Exploring emotional readiness
     
  • Processing grief related to genetic loss (if applicable)
     
  • Discussing disclosure plans with future children
     
  • Clarifying expectations of donor or surrogate relationships
     
  • Preparing for the psychological as

For individuals and couples pursuing donor conception or gestational surrogacy, consultations may include:


  • Exploring emotional readiness
     
  • Processing grief related to genetic loss (if applicable)
     
  • Discussing disclosure plans with future children
     
  • Clarifying expectations of donor or surrogate relationships
     
  • Preparing for the psychological aspects of assisted reproduction
     

This space allows intended parents and donor recipients to thoughtfully consider both immediate and long-term implications of third-party reproduction.

Donor evaluations

Intended parent and donor recipient consultations

Intended parent and donor recipient consultations

Donor consultations (clinical interview and psychological testing) focus on:


  • Motivation for donation
     
  • Understanding medical and psychological implications
     
  • Exploring boundaries and future contact expectations
     
  • Assessing support systems
     
  • Ensuring informed, voluntary participation
     

These conversations prioritize autonomy, emotional readiness, and ethical decision-making.

Gestational carrier evaluations

Intended parent and donor recipient consultations

Gestational carrier evaluations

Gestational carrier evaluations (clinical interview and psychological testing) include:


  • Emotional readiness assessment
     
  • Exploration of expectations with intended parents
     
  • Discussion of attachment, boundaries, and postpartum considerations
     
  • Review of support systems
     
  • Screening for mental health history relevant to surrogacy participation
     

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Gestational carrier evaluations (clinical interview and psychological testing) include:


  • Emotional readiness assessment
     
  • Exploration of expectations with intended parents
     
  • Discussion of attachment, boundaries, and postpartum considerations
     
  • Review of support systems
     
  • Screening for mental health history relevant to surrogacy participation
     

These evaluations are conducted with care, respect, and attention to the profound role gestational carriers hold in family building.

Third-party reproduction support with On The Path Counseling and Consultation

If you are pursuing egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, or gestational surrogacy and need a psychological consultation or evaluation, we invite you to reach out.


Careful preparation supports confident decisions — and strong foundations for the family you are building.

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