What is Surrogacy

What is Surrogacy?

It involves assisted reproduction, where intended parents work with a gestational surrogate responsible for carrying and caring for their baby until birth. Intended parents turn to surrogacy to start or expand their families when independent conception is not possible. The surrogate commits to giving up the child at birth, and the parents, who will become the legal parents, adopt the child. To determine if surrogacy after infertility is suitable for you, consult your infertility counsellor and a surrogacy professional. They can provide knowledge into the surrogacy process, expectations, and assess whether you meet the criteria for intended parents pursuing surrogacy.

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What Is The Meaning Of Surrogacy For Surrogate Mothers?

Surrogacy is an act of generosity, where kind women help others realize their dreams of parenthood. These individuals commit fully, heart, mind and body, to supporting intended parents throughout the journey. The experience often creates lasting bonds between surrogates and the families they help create. By offering the priceless gift of parenthood, surrogates go on a deeply rewarding path that greatly affects all involved, leaving a forever mark on their lives and the lives of the families they help build.

What Does Surrogacy Mean For Intended Parents?

As intended parents begin the emotionally fulfilling journey of parenthood through surrogacy, they place their trust not only in their gestational carrier but also in their agency. Despite the unavoidable ups and downs along the way, the birth of their baby represents a huge and happy part in their lives.

Types Of Surrogacy

There are basically three different types of surrogacy

Altruistic Surrogacy

This is a non-commercial surrogacy, where the birth mother does not receive any payment. This is allowed in many countries. Some states allow reasonable reimbursement of the surrogate mother’s medical expenses.

Traditional Surrogacy

In this type of surrogacy, the surrogate mother provides her own egg, which is inseminated with the commissioning father’s sperm. Since the baby is biologically the surrogate mother’s own child, there may be future issues concerning the child’s future right to information about her identity. Traditional surrogacy is not usually offered in many clinics due to legal requirements, but it is possible for the surrogate mother to inseminate herself at home. It is also possible to practice traditional surrogacy through an overseas clinic.

Commercial Surrogacy

This type of surrogacy involves a birth mother receiving payment or material benefit. However, the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill of 2019 aims to regulate this industry. It bans commercial surrogacy and permits altruistic surrogacy for infertile Indian couples. To be eligible for altruistic surrogacy, the couple must have been married for at least 5 years and must obtain certificates verifying the infertility of either partner from newly established regulatory bodies.

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Assisted Reproduction

Surrogacy might include assisted reproduction treatment (such as IVF), using:

  • the surrogate mother’s own eggs
  • a donor’s eggs
  • intended mother’s eggs
  • intended father’s sperm
  • donor sperm

What Is Surrogacy Process?

Stage 1: At Ekmi Fertility, we offer complete egg donation services, including donor selection, counselling, compensation, IVF, and embryo transfer. Whether using your own or donated eggs, our team ensures a perfect and confidential process.

Stage 2: We hand-pick your surrogate after thorough screening and prepare her for embryo transfer. This includes pre-screening, endometrial priming, legal fees, embryo transfer, and pregnancy testing.

Stage 3: We closely monitor the pregnancy. Once your surrogate tests positive, we’ll promptly share the good news with you. She receives accommodation, regular care, medication, scans, and a balanced diet. We’ll keep you updated on your baby’s progress.

Stage 4: Your baby’s birth. When your baby decides that it is time to make its arrival, around the estimated due date ideally, we will proceed with childbirth, either through normal delivery or via caesarean section, as required.

Stage 5: You compensate your surrogate by delivering the compensation fee to her after the birth of your child and the final signing of the contract agreement.

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What Is the Surrogacy Cost in India?

You would be responsible for the costs of finding your surrogate, the procedures necessary to impregnate her, and her care for the duration of her pregnancy. Therefore, you would have to cover the following costs during the period of surrogacy:

  • Screening tests
  • IVF Process
  • Injections and other medication
  • Egg collection
  • Embryo transfer
  • Medication before, during, and after egg collection, embryo transfer, and during the entire pregnancy period
  •  Blood tests and scans during the pregnancy
  •  Personal toiletries
  •  Medical consultations
  •  Delivery of the baby
  •  Post-delivery care
  •  Insurance for the surrogate

The following costs are not included and will have separate charges:

  •  Donor egg or sperm, if required
  •  Hospital stay, medication, and care if the surrogate develops complications during pregnancy
  •  Medication is given to improve the weight of the baby
  •  Care of the baby after birth

Conclusion

Surrogacy can be complex, but many people find it worthwhile. If it might suit your family, contact a local agency to discuss the timeline, costs, and other considerations. It’s one of many paths to parenthood.

FAQs

Can A Baby Look Like The Surrogate Mother?

With gestational surrogacy, the surrogate is not genetically related to the embryo they carry, and so the baby will not look like them but will look like the intended parents.

Can A Woman Carry Another Woman’s Egg?

In a gestational-carrier arrangement, a woman becomes pregnant for another person(s) by inseminating her with sperm. The surrogate herself provides both the egg and carries the pregnancy, establishing a genetic link to the foetus she might carry.

References

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