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Gestational Surrogacy in Miami and South Florida

Carrying a pregnancy involves serious physical strains on a woman’s body, and for myriad reasons, not all women can safely carry and deliver a baby themselves. When IVFMD’s expert reproductive endocrinology/infertility doctors determine that carrying a pregnancy may jeopardize the health or life of the woman and/or her baby, she becomes eligible to have another woman carry her pregnancy for her. Surrogacy is also a popular option for LGBTQ+ family-building, particularly for gay couples, who may rely on a gestational carrier to help grow their families.

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How Does Surrogacy Work?

The Third-Party Reproduction Department and the expert reproductive endocrinologists at IVFMD work collaboratively with surrogacy agencies, psychologists, and attorneys to best assure the carrier is healthy, that our patients understand the possible psychological issues they may face during this process, and that all legal papers are in place to protect all involved parties prior to beginning any fertility treatments or implantations.

Once all parties are cleared, sperm and eggs from the intended parents and/or donors are used to create embryos in IVFMD’s in vitro fertilization laboratory. The resulting embryos are cryopreserved (frozen) in anticipation of a future thaw and transfer process into the expertly prepared uterus of the carrier, who will carry the baby to term.

  • Some reasons why a woman might not be recommended to carry her own baby include:

    • Physical limitations such as a prior accident that resulted in severe damage to the pelvic bones resulting in a situation in which the uterus cannot expand as a baby grows
    • Having had multiple miscarriages and been found unlikely to sustain a successful pregnancy despite all treatments to prevent further pregnancy loss.
    • The woman’s uterus has been removed by a surgical procedure called hysterectomy
    • Medical history makes it unlikely or impossible to successfully carry, grow, and nourish a baby; for example, if she underwent an organ transplant and needs to take immunosuppressive medications for the rest of her life to prevent rejection of her transplant, she should not carry a pregnancy

  • The woman who carries the pregnancy is called a gestational carrier.

  • Different surrogacy agencies may have varying requirements, but generally, potential surrogates must have previously given birth, be raising at least one child, and no history of gestational diabetes, blood pressure issues, preterm labor, or other pregnancy complications. 

  • Many intended parents (IPs) meet with a surrogacy agency to discuss the process. The agency can help match IPs with a surrogate and establish legal agreements. Some IPs choose family members or friends as their surrogates, but this path may involve more emotional complexities.

Schedule a Consultation for Gestational Surrogacy in South Florida

IVFMD has helped many aspiring families achieve their family-building dreams through the incredible process of gestational surrogacy. Schedule your consultation at one of our fertility clinics in Miami, Boca Raton, Cooper City, Naples, or Viera, FL.

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