Dr. Said Daneshmand, of The Fertility Center of Las Vegas, discusses ideal qualities to look for in a surrogate including good physical and mental health, as well as strong personality, sense of responsibility, and compliance with protocol guidelines.
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Surrogacy and Gestational Care
As more and more singles and families are coming to the U.S. for surrogacy, it's important you do your research and work with a fertility practice that is experienced in working with international patients. Dr.
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Surrogacy and Gestational Care
What is the process that a surrogate goes through to get pregnant? Dr. Melissa Yih, with IVF New Jersey, explains.
Surrogacy and Gestational Care
Dr. Melissa Yih, a fertility doctor with IVF New Jersey, explains who might consider using a surrogate to have a baby.
Surrogacy and Gestational Care
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Dr. Susan Treiser, a fertility doctor and co-founder of IVF New Jersey, explains the process of gestational surrogacy.
Surrogacy and Gestational Care
Melissa and Michael had a son using a surrogate. "I don't think there's anything to be embarrassed about. We're all human, and not every woman can get pregnant. And infertility, it happens around the world and there's nothing to hide."
Surrogacy and Gestational Care
Dr. Mira Aubuchon, a fertility doctor with Missouri Center for Reproductive Medicine and Fertility, explains surrogacy. A gestational surrogate has no genetic link to the couple that wants to have the child. The intended parents create an embryo using their egg and sperm (or donor egg or sperm in some cases) and the embryo is transferred to the gestational surrogate. A traditional surrogate uses her own eggs, and has a genetic connection to the child.
Surrogacy and Gestational Care
What are the nine months like when a surrogate is pregnant with your child? Michael handled the surrogacy paperwork and finances, Melissa communicated with and built a relationship with their surrogate.
Surrogacy and Gestational Care
Mark and Kathy received a lot of unsolicited opinions when they chose to have a third child with a surrogate. "People were judgmental about the surrogate. In the concept of something people don't understand, people tend to say, 'That's not a good idea.'"
Surrogacy and Gestational Care
Mark and Kathy's relationship with their surrogate was built on honesty. "...Everyone has a different experience, and some people don't want to have the relationship with the surrogate the way we did, and that has to be respected."
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