Starting a family is the dream for most people, but for some, the dream of having children quickly becomes a nightmare. Intending parents struggling with conception, whether from infertility, failed in vitro fertilization (IVF), or recurrent miscarriages, feel hopeless. Those who cannot access adoption or domestic surrogacy because of costs or restrictions on who can…
For some couples, the unfortunate reality of their situation is that while they would like to start a family, the traditional approach of a woman becoming pregnant is off the table. This is typically due to factors beyond their control, such as a medical condition that would put both a woman and baby at risk,…
We are now fortunate to live in a world where more people have options to make their dreams come true and start a family. In the past, the conventional route of a woman in a relationship allowing herself to become pregnant was the most common path. Today, however, even couples with serious medical considerations have…
Not every couple can start a family by having a pregnancy and celebrating the birth of a baby nine months later. Medical factors and other circumstances can sometimes make it inadvisable, or even impossible, to have a baby traditionally. Fortunately, surrogacy, where another woman agrees to become pregnant on behalf of a couple, and that…
It’s completely natural for couples to decide that their next phase of life is to start a family, but not every couple can go the conventional route of the woman becoming pregnant. For some, serious obstacles—sometimes medical—prevent this path from being feasible, but surrogacy, where one woman becomes pregnant on behalf of a couple, is…
For many couples, the decision to work with a surrogate mother is taken out of a desire to reduce risk. For example, some women in relationships may have health problems, such as endometriosis or a heart condition, that would put both themselves and a growing baby at serious risk should they attempt a pregnancy. However,…
Surrogacy, that is, the process of working with another woman to agree to become pregnant on behalf of another couple, is one of the oldest solutions in the world for couples with challenges in having a traditional pregnancy and birth. It’s so old, in fact, that it is even mentioned in the Bible as a…
Surrogacy is the solution for hopeful couples who would like to start a family together but have medical concerns that prevent traditional pregnancy. Surrogacy typically involves another woman agreeing to become pregnant on behalf of the hopeful family, and when the child is born, unites that newborn with the couple so they can go off…
For couples deciding to go the route of surrogate pregnancy, there’s already an awareness that many challenges are ahead. This is a choice typically made when the traditional pregnancy of the mother in the couple is unfeasible. Usually, that’s due to medical circumstances, such as a heart condition that would endanger both mother and child…
A family is known as the basic unit in human society. Despite what some people may think, there really is no single path that one needs to take to build a family. While there are those who take the traditional route, some choose surrogacy. Gone are the days when people think of this option as…
