Description

Surrogacy is a method of assisted reproduction. The word surrogate originates from Latin word surrogatus (substitution) - to act in the place of. The term surrogacy is used when a woman carries a pregnancy and gives birth to a baby for another woman. Surrogacy is an arrangement between women (the surrogate mother) and a couple or individual (The Intended Parents) to carry and deliver a baby. When the baby is born, the woman carrying the baby will not parent the child; the intended parents who contracted the surrogacy arrangement will be the legal parents of the child. Surrogacy is usually chosen when a woman can't carry a child to term. Women who can't sustain a healthy pregnancy can still have genetically related children using a surrogate. When a woman is unable to carry a child, whether due to to medical, genetic or social reasons, the couple or single woman may choose to find a surrogate mother who can carry the baby. Surrogacy is one of the ways to experiencing the joy of parenthood for the infertile couples that would like to have genetic relationship with their child. Gestational Surrogacy A gestational surrogate carries a child that is not genetically related to her in any way. The embryo is usually created through the intended mother's egg / donor egg and intended father's sperm / donor sperm using In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). It is then transferred in the uterus of gestational surrogate, who acts as a human incubator, carrying the parent's baby through to the birth. Indications for surrogacy: Women who have difficulties in sustaining a pregnancy Damaged lining of the womb (Asherman Syndrome) Recurrent miscarriage in spite of all possible treatment Repeated failiure of IVF treatment in spite of the creation of good quality embryos Women who have had a hysterectomy Women born without a womb (Rokitansky Syndrome)