If you have been told by your doctor that you are not able to get pregnant, you may be considering your options. Two options you have are traditional and gestational surrogacy. Below is some information about each of these choices. No matter what you choose, you can have a beautiful baby in your arms in no time.
Traditional Surrogacy
If you have a medical condition that results in you not being able to produce eggs, traditional surrogacy would be a good option.
With traditional surrogacy, your partner will give the doctor a sample of their sperm that would then be used to get the surrogate carrier pregnant. If your partner is not able to produce sperm, the egg can come from a donor sperm.
The surrogate mother can get pregnant using IUI's (intrauterine insemination). The doctor will directly insert the sperm near the cervix of the carrier with the hopes of it creating an embryo at the time of ovulation. This type of surrogacy is beneficial
Because the surrogate is directly related to the child they are carrying, you should seek legal counsel to protect your rights. This is just in case the surrogate decides to keep their baby after they deliver it. The attorney will prepare the legal documents needed before the gynecologist performs any procedures.
Gestational Surrogacy
If you have a type of medical condition that prevents you from carrying your own baby, such as diabetes or cancer, gestational surrogacy would be a good choice.
If you choose gestational surrogacy, the surrogate is not genetically related to the baby they are carrying. Instead, the eggs would be extracted from you, and the sperm from your partner or from a sperm donor to form an embryo. The embryo is then transferred into the surrogate carrier's uterus through IVF (in vitro fertilization).
During this procedure, the eggs are fertilized in a lab to create the embryo. In many cases, more than one embryo is created during the process. The doctor will then insert the embryo(s) into the uterus of the surrogate. Because your eggs are used to create the baby, there are less legal complications with this type of surrogacy.
Talk with your obstetrician or fertility specialist about each of these surrogacy options. They can give you many more details to help you and your partner decide on what would be best for you. To learn more, speak with a business like Heart Of Florida OB/GYN Associates.
