The Surrogate Option
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In many situations, a woman may want to
have a child even when she is not physically
capable of carrying her baby, usually due to
the absence of the uterus or other medical
problems. While some women are born
without a uterus, the majority of women in
this group have no uterus as a result of
hysterectomy, a procedure that removes
the organ for medical reasons.
The next largest group of women not able
to have children include those who have
a disease which is known to worsen during
pregnancy. In this case, pregnancy may
threaten either the patient's or the baby's life.
Surrogate parenting is an option for these
women and their partners. There are two
types of surrogate situations - traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy.
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One includes a surrogate who is inseminated with the husband's
sperm, and who conceives with fertilization of her own egg.
The surrogate gives birth to a child which is genetically half of
hers and half of the husband's.
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Gestational Surrogacy
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The second type of in vitro fertilization
surrogating occurs when the surrogate
carries to term the embryo conceived by
the wife's oocyte and the husband's sperm.
The wife's egg is recovered through the
usual in vitro fertilization process, and is
transferred to the uterus of the surrogate
to carry, nourish and deliver. This child
does not have any genetic connection to
the surrogate, frequently called
gestational surrogate, who carried the
pregnancy.
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All stages of this treatment take place in
our facility. You will see the same familiar
faces throughout the entire cycle. For more
information about this procedure, or to
set up an appointment with our doctors,
please contact us at (310) 278-7590.
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