Why is Surrogacy Used?

Innovative options for creating a family have become available thanks to the development of science and medicine.

Surrogate motherhood is an option to increase the family for those who cannot successfully carry a pregnancy.

According to the statement of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, surrogate mothers can be used by couples when there are medical indications that prevent them from carrying a child on their own.

These can be, for example, abnormalities or the absence of the uterus, diseases that cause a risk to the mother or the fetus during pregnancy, biological inability to bear a child, and other reasons.

There are two types of surrogacy, traditional and gestational.

In the traditional method, the egg of the surrogate mother is used and she has a genetic connection with the child.

Therefore, this method should not be used.

With the gestational method, an embryo created with the help of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and using the egg and sperm of the intended parents or donors is transferred to the uterus of the gestational carrier.

The best option for finding a gestational surrogate mother is to contact a surrogacy agency, there they will select a suitable surrogate mother according to the requirements and make the whole process simple and understandable.