Who Might Use a Surrogate to Have a Baby?

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Ask the Experts

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Who might use surrogacy to have a baby?

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Dr. Melissa Yih, IVF New Jersey: Gestational surrogacy is really for any couple that's trying to conceive,

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but they can't carry a pregnancy on their own.

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So, for instance, if a woman has a disorder with her uterus such as significant fibroids or scarring of the uterus,

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or there are women who are born without a uterus, then they would require a gestational surrogate.

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There are also women with certain medical conditions such as severe diabetes or heart disease

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where carrying a pregnancy would be contraindicated.

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There are also couples that can't carry their own pregnancy, such as a male same-sex couple,

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and they would also require a gestational surrogate.

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