• Success rates for surrogacy IVF procedures vary considerably.
• The age of the woman providing the eggs is one critical factor.
• In general, pregnancy rates are higher than with eggs from infertile women.
• Some programs are reporting delivery rates of over 50% per transfer for gestational surrogacy cases (using eggs from women under about age 37).

• It is usually executed for a woman who has had her uterus taken away but still has ovaries.
• She could offer the egg to make a baby, but has no womb to bear it.
• Using her eggs and in vitro fertilization technology, IVF, she could make use of a surrogate mother to carry the pregnancy.
• A surrogate is also sometimes used for cases where a young woman has a medical condition that could result in serious health risks to the mother or the baby.
• It is also done sometimes in couples with recurring IVF implantation failure.
• On the other hand, success is much more likely employing IVF with donor eggs and the infertile woman’s uterus compared to using the infertile woman’s eggs and a surrogate.
• Egg quality problems fall common, but uterine problems are far less common.

• An appropriate surrogate is preferred and comprehensively screened for infectious diseases.
• Consents are signed by all parties. This is an imperative step in the surrogacy cases. All the probable issues need to be cautiously explained, put in writing and signed.
• The patient is stimulated for IVF with medications to develop multiple eggs.
• The surrogate is placed on medications that suppress her own menstrual cycle and stimulate development of a receptive uterine lining.
• When the patient’s follicles are mature, an egg retrieval procedure is executed to eliminate eggs from her ovaries.
• The eggs are fertilized in the laboratory with her partner’s sperm.
• The embryos grow in the laboratory for 3-5 days.
• After that, an embryo transfer procedure is done which puts the embryos in the surrogate mother’s uterus where they will expectantly implant.
• The surrogate delivers the baby.
• The baby goes home from the hospital with the “Genetic Parents”.

• There are other costs involved with surrogacy including:

o   Legal fees

o   Costs for psychological counseling

o   The cost of the surrogate mother

• We can help you in getting an eligible, educated and healthy  surrogate carrier

Step 1: This can be done with a help of an agency specializing in finding surrogate carriers. An appropriate candidate is carefully screened for any medical conditions and diseases. Psychological screening is requisite for all candidates for surrogate provider to ensure the probable surrogate is psychologically mature and fully recognizes the ramifications of this procedure.
Step 2: Consent forms and legal contracts must be written and signed by all parties. This stands as a crucial step in all surrogacy procedures. All parties require agreeing in writing to the terms of the treatment. All issues, questions need to be clarified prior to the procedure.
Step 3: The patient takes special hormonal drugs to stimulate the development and release of multiple eggs. The surrogate carrier also receives medications to repress her own menstrual cycle and stimulate the preparation of receptive uterine lining for the embryo to implant.
Step 4: Eggs are retrieved from the patient’s ovaries and are mixed with her partner’s sperm to fertilize. Once the fertilization happens and cells start dividing, the embryos are ready for transfer.
Step 5: Embryo transfer. About 3 days later embryos are transferred and placed into the surrogate’s uterus for implantation.
Step 6: If the pregnancy was achieved, an ultrasound will be executed at just about 6.5 weeks to ensure for a heartbeat. Another ultrasound may be executed at 12 weeks to make sure proper growth. After that the surrogate mother will be under a regular prenatal care. In relation to nine months later, when the surrogate gives birth the child or children are taken home by the genetic parents.