Infertility affects about 1
out of every 6 couples. It is
more than just the inability
to conceive after 12 months
of trying, but also includes
those that cannot carry a pregnancy
to term. Surrogacy is presented
as an option to couples who
otherwise would not be able
to have children.
In
the past it was assumed when
a couple did not conceive a
child on their own they should
turn to adoption to achieve
their parenthood dreams. This
notion is now quite outdated
as there are far more options
for infertile couples as well
as singles and homosexuals who
want children. Now people have
the option to pursue advanced
infertility treatments and egg,
sperm and embryo donation are
no longer rare, national and
international adoption is commonplace
and surrogacy is becoming increasingly
popular. A simple desire to
have a child can easily become
an overwhelming process of making
unexpected choices all of which
have many unknowns.
It's
common for singles and couples
alike to feel impatient, particularly
if they have already spent years
trying to decide if they should
have a child or not. By the
time they have finally decided,
having to choose a method and
then go through the process
may seem like a never-ending
journey. The important thing
is to take your time and evaluate
all of your options. It may
take months or years to finally
have your parental dreams realized
but once you become a parent,
it is for the rest of your life.
Rushing through your choices
now can only result in increasing
the chances of making decisions
that aren't best for you which
can result in difficult struggles
later on in your journey.
When
weighing your options you may
feel overwhelmed. A good place
to start is by looking over
the positives and negatives
of each and then compare that
list to your financial, emotional,
and physical resources as well
as how much time you can invest
in each.
-Emotional resources
: How might each option
effect your family and friends
and how will their reaction
effect you? How much of a strain
is each option on your marriage,
friendships, and personal self
esteem? Are there friends, family
members, support groups or councilors
which can help you increase
what you can invest emotionally?
-Physical
resources : What other
procedures can your body handle?
What risks are you willing to
take? What are your chances
of succeeding? Are you able
and willing to undergo further
invasive procedures? Are there
many other clinics you would
like to try? Are you willing
to travel a great deal? If bed
rest were required could you
and your family handle it?
When trying to decide if surrogacy
is right for you there are many
things you must consider besides
your financial and physical
abilities. Your emotions as
well as those of your partner,
family, friends, and even co-workers
also should be taken into consideration.
The following section is designed
to help you understand all that
you must consider when choosing
whether or not to pursue surrogacy.
Please keep these in mind when
continuing on and reading the
rest of this book. It is best
to understand the entire surrogacy
process and different types
of arrangements and experiences
one may have before choosing
to pursue a surrogacy arrangement.
Understanding
the Different Types of
Surrogacy's
While
there are two main types of
surrogacy, gestational surrogacy
and traditional, there are also
different types of arrangements,
agency arranged and independently
arranged. Also surrogacy may
be done between strangers who
never meet, persons who meet
only a few times, persons who
meet and become quite close
over the course and often after
the surrogacy, and those who
are friends before ever entering
a surrogacy arrangement or are
family members.
Gestational
Surrogacy
Most
intended parents prefer gestational
surrogacy because they feel
more secure in knowing the chances
of the surrogate being able
to keep their baby is slim to
none. They also feel more in
control of the surrogacy and
pregnancy in general because
they are choosing the genetics
of their baby. An advantage
to having an egg used by an
ovum donor or the intended mother
is that for the surrogate mother,
it separates the complex emotional
issues of being a gestational
and genetic donor/mother. Many
surrogate mother's find that
their friends and family are
more receptive to their participation
in a surrogacy because they
more easily view the child the
surrogate carries as belonging
to the intended parents due
to it's genetic make up.
Using
an Egg Donor
Often
parents who choose to have a
gestational surrogate carry
their child cannot genetically
contribute to their offspring
nor do they wish to have their
surrogate mother be the genetic
mother. Intended parents in
these situations usually rely
on outside assistance via sperm
and or egg donation. While sperm
donation has been around for
hundreds of years egg donation
is relatively new. In this process
a screened egg donor undergoes
hormone therapy (usually injections)
over the course of many weeks
which cause her ovaries to release
more than one egg. Between one
and fifteen eggs are usually
harvested during a surgical
procedure. They are then inspected
for quality and either frozen
for use later or immediately
mixed with sperm for the intended
father or a sperm donor.
We at Delhi IVF doing
surrogacy case in routine and
already treated more then 100
cases. We have arrangements
for egg donor/rent womb.
There
is no national policy regarding
surrogacy. Each state has come
up with their own legal approach
to this relatively new method
of procreation. The laws vary
from making surrogacy contracts
enforceable to criminalizing
all forms of commercial surrogacy.
India there is no such law till
date Nov. 2005
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