Surrogacy or surrogate is derived from the Latin word ‘subrAgare', which means substitute. In medical term, surrogacy means use of substitute mother in the place of natural mother. The eggs of the intended mother are retrieved and fertilized n the laboratory with the partner's sperm. Then the embryo is transferred to the gestational carrier's uterus. She carries the pregnancy and delivers the baby. Now the surrogate delivered baby becomes the biological child of the awaited intended parents.
In commercial surrogacy, a gestational carrier is paid for carrying a child in her womb till the maturity and delivery. This method is usually preferred by infertile couples belonging to higher income group who can afford the cost involved in surrogacy in order to fulfill their dream of becoming the parents. The intended parents pay the surrogate mothers towards the medical expenses associated with pregnancy and delivery.
The Fertility Clinic– IVF Solutions, a leading Surrogacy Centre in Delhi provides surrogacy treatments very successfully for the infertile couples. The laboratories are with stringent quality with international standards and the high rate of success in the treatments brings forth many international parents towards ‘The Fertility Clinic – IVF Solutions for Surrogacy in India.
Reasons for Opting Surrogacy: The intended mother who have the indications such as (1)absence of uterus (2) abnormal uterus (3) medical condition with harmful pregnancy (4) failed IVF and (5) Repeated pregnancy loss, opts for surrogacy and can have biological child.
Suitability of Surrogate Mother: A women who wants to be surrogate mother should be young and has delivered within 2 children. The woman who is selected for surrogacy has to undergo different tests such as blood test, trans-vaginal ultrasound for hormonal evaluation. She is completed tested for any sexually transmitted diseases. or viral infections. The surrogating mothers are volunteers who seeks out ‘The Fertility Clinic- IVF Solutions' themselves, pass all necessary medical examinations and also gives the approval of their husband or appropriate party. Legal contract is made between the parties before beginning the Surrogacy process.
Surrogacy is carried out in large numbers in many countries including India due to its high demand internationally and ready availability of the poor women to be as surrogate mothers. Surrogacy cost in India is only about one fifth of the cost when compared to US. Moreover, the laws in Us and UK does not allow the surrogates to get paid from the childless couple. In India there is no such law to prevent the surrogates from getting compensations for renting their womb.