You’ve done the research. You have calculated the costs, you have read the laws and maybe even cried a bit in between. Emotional weight is real on this journey for OCI couples considering IVF and surrogacy in India – we feel your pain. At Ekmi Fertility, we have helped hundreds of families from around the world create their journey to parenthood every day. Perhaps the most common question you may ask when facing IVF: should we bank embryos first? And the answer, almost always is yes.
What Is Embryo Banking?
Embryo banking is when couples produce multiple embryos in an IVF cycle and freeze them. You create a bank and now instead of retrieving eggs once per cycle/attempt you get multiple tries without needing to go through the egg stimulation process each time.
This matters even more for OCI couples because:
- You are traveling across time zones, often with great expense
- Travel windows have to fit into when you are doing your IVF cycles
- Your biological clock cannot wait, but a frozen embryo can
- Banking gives you a better chance of success each time you visit India
Why This Works Particularly Well?
If an embryo bank is used, your fertility specialist will have more freedom to match a healthy, well-prepared surrogacy mother with the highest quality, best-surviving embryo, instead of using whatever is available at that time. It is much more complex to time a new embryo transfer with the cycle of a surrogate. A frozen embryo transfer? Much more under control and much less stressful.
At Ekmi Fertility, our surrogacy doctor coordinates closely with your embryology team so that nothing gets lost in the space between lab and legal.
Understanding Surrogacy Laws for OCI Couples
The new surrogacy laws in India allow for altruistic surrogacy by OCI cardholders. Always check in with a trusted legal and medical team to confirm your current eligibility before banking embryos or moving forward with any surrogacy process. The surrogacy laws in India are changing, and what applies to your case depends on various factors. We walk every couple through this before a single step is taken.
What Does It Cost?
The cost of surrogacy in India varies based on the medical needs, but embryo banking is very affordable, compared to repeating complete IVF cycles from abroad. Banking more than one embryo per visit frequently pays off when incorporated into surrogacy settlements. At Ekmi Fertility, we offer guaranteed surrogacy program so you do not have to experience any uncertainty because no one should spend this much emotionally and financially without an end point or realistic expectations.
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Why Ekmi Fertility
We are not that clinic that promises you the world and disappears after signing up. We are the team who replies to your message on a Sunday, who remembers what got you started and who believes affordable surrogacy is a right – not something to be negotiated at the expense of care. As one of the top surrogacy clinics in India, our message is simple – we want you back home with a baby.
FAQs
Q: Can OCI couples do IVF in India?
Yes. IVF can be done by OCI Couples at accredited clinics in India. It is similar to standard ART protocols in India, but your assigned fertility expert oversees the process.
Q: How many embryos do we need to bank before we get to surrogacy?
Many surrogacy doctors suggest banking 2-3 viable embryos before beginning the surrogacy journey. This gives your program the best chance of success without requiring repeat retrievals.
Q: What surrogacy packages are offered by Ekmi Fertility?
Our surrogacy packages are customized according to your stage of your journey and medical profile. Our guaranteed surrogacy program includes unlimited embryo transfer attempts.
Q: Do surrogacy laws in India allows single OCI parents?
The current surrogacy laws allow eligibility for a couple/individual based on certain criteria. We suggest reaching out to our team before making any assumptions.
To know more Call 9319737070 or email us at info@ekmifertility.com