According to statistics, from year to year the number of childless couples is growing, which means that not every family is able to give birth to a child and often this is due to health problems of a woman or man. However, nowadays there are a lot of secondary methods that allow a couple to have children, one of them is surrogate (replacement) motherhood. Thanks to this procedure, a couple diagnosed as ‘infertile’ can become parents of their biological child.
Indications for the surrogacy program
Those women who have the following problems resort to the surrogate motherhood:
- diseases that do not allow to become pregnant or carry a child the whole term;
- lack of basic organs necessary for childbirth;
- serious pathologies in the cervical cavity;
- numerous unsuccessful attempts to conduct IVF;
- changes in the uterine endometrium;
- severe somatic ailments.
Surrogacy is a great procedure for couples with reproductive problems. If earlier spouses with a diagnosis of infertility could only adopt a child, then modern science gives them the opportunity to give birth to their genetically native child.
What is important to know about surrogacy?
Surrogacy is an assisted reproductive technology that has been successfully practiced in different countries of the world. Its use requires three people who participate in conception. To carry out a surrogacy program, an egg is taken from a genetic mother, and sperm from a genetic father. Then, under laboratory conditions, the egg is fertilized by a sperm. The resulting embryo is transferred to the body of the surrogate mother, who will bear the baby.
Here are a few features of the surrogacy program:
- In our country (and not only), the surrogacy procedure is very popular. It is absolutely legal and allowed at the legislative level. Thousands of Ukrainian couples took advantage of replacement motherhood and became happy parents.
- Surrogacy is carried out as part of an IVF (in vitro fertilization) program. The peculiarity of this procedure is that the embryo received from genetic parents is transferred to the uterus to another woman.
- Strict requirements are imposed on a surrogate mother, the most important of which is that she must be absolutely healthy (both physically and mentally) and young (preferably from 20 to 35 years old). She must have at least one healthy child. Only competent careful selection of a woman for the role of a surrogate mother will allow a married couple to become parents of a healthy child.
- After the birth of a child, a surrogate mother is not allowed to claim her rights for it, since she does not have a genetic relationship, for nine months and voluntarily agrees to participate in the surrogacy program.
- A prospective surrogate mother is guaranteed a high-quality medical examination, comprehensive monitoring of her pregnancy and all kinds of financial support.
There are many different prejudices in the world around surrogate motherhood. They are caused by religious movements, moral values or a lack of understanding of medical subtleties. Despite popular belief, children born to a surrogate mother are absolutely healthy. They are no different from ordinary children. Now surrogacy services are a widespread phenomenon that is no longer surprising, because in many cases this is the only opportunity to have your own child.
Are you dreaming of a healthy baby and want to become happy parents, having found a full-fledged family? You can use the surrogacy service, and you can find out more about it here: https://litaclinic.com/en/surrogatnoe-materinstvo/. There is always a chance to become parents, use every chance to become happy mom and dad!