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Of the many ways to use assisted reproductive technology for growing your family, perhaps no other produces more raised eyebrows as gestational surrogacy. That's understandable, especially in light of surrogacy's history and resulting legal issues.
Traditional surrogacy – in which the woman who carries the pregnancy is also the egg donor – is so fraught with potential issues that many fertility specialists and third-party matching agencies avoid it altogether. Instead, they and many infertile couples favor using gestational carriers – women who carry a pregnancy created by the IVF union of the couples' own eggs and sperm. Gestational surrogacy removes many of the legal and ethical issues from this infertility solution.
But there's still quite a bit of mystery in this process. The idea of a woman carrying a pregnancy and delivering a baby for another family to raise still makes some people uncomfortable. It's a very private experience, for the most part, so we don't often get to hear voices like Kymberli Barney's, a woman who experienced PCOS-related infertility and went on to become a gestational surrogate.
If you find yourself edging toward the idea that surrogacy might be your best option for finally having a baby, I encourage you to read Kymberli's brief story. And of course, as always, Houston Fertility Center staff will be happy to provide you with assistance in learning more about the incredible choice of surrogacy.
Traditional surrogacy – in which the woman who carries the pregnancy is also the egg donor – is so fraught with potential issues that many fertility specialists and third-party matching agencies avoid it altogether. Instead, they and many infertile couples favor using gestational carriers – women who carry a pregnancy created by the IVF union of the couples' own eggs and sperm. Gestational surrogacy removes many of the legal and ethical issues from this infertility solution.
But there's still quite a bit of mystery in this process. The idea of a woman carrying a pregnancy and delivering a baby for another family to raise still makes some people uncomfortable. It's a very private experience, for the most part, so we don't often get to hear voices like Kymberli Barney's, a woman who experienced PCOS-related infertility and went on to become a gestational surrogate.
If you find yourself edging toward the idea that surrogacy might be your best option for finally having a baby, I encourage you to read Kymberli's brief story. And of course, as always, Houston Fertility Center staff will be happy to provide you with assistance in learning more about the incredible choice of surrogacy.
~ Dr. Sonja Kristiansen M.D.
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Choosing a fertility center is one of the most important decisions a couple facing fertility issues will ever make. Few issues in life are as fraught with emotion, contain as many hurdles, or affect as many facets of life as does fertility.
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