Surrogacy saves one more family from breaking

Caste and family pressure couldn’t shake the true love of  Rohit and Catherine. ( Names changed ) Ten years back the young couple belonging to different religions fought against all odds and got married, withstanding the protests of their parents. The troubles did not end there,  to their utmost dismay, in spite of several trials Catherine could not conceive. They tried ICSI, IMSI, laparoscopic surgery and many other procedures, prayed relentlessly, but nothing worked. The fact that she was suffering from epilepsy added more problems. This led to quarrels among them and with no other family to support or guide they were on the brink of divorce. It was during this time that the wife was confiding to her friend about  the tragic situation and the friend suggested surrogacy. The decision to approach us for surrogacy proved wise, now they are blessed with two beautiful twins. The excitement and fervor were such that the mother had lost all sense of surrounding and was behaving ecstatically. Once more, surrogacy has helped restore happiness to a breaking family.

Gifting the Miracle of Life

Some time back, a couple approached me for doing surrogacy  as the woman had  polio lower limb deformity, was suffering from pelvic abnormalities and couldn’t conceive naturally. As all the conditions were satisfactory, medical procedures for surrogacy were started. Sadly, the first two attempts turned out to be unsuccessful. The disheartened husband  became very agitated and started harassing me. There were times when he would call me more than ten times in a day. I often considered dropping the case, however my heart went out to the suffering couple especially the wife who had no option other than surrogacy for having  her own biological child. Feeling their pain, I continued the process, even though it was taxing and strenuous . After five futile attempts, I  was overjoyed to finally get a positive result. This changed their life completely and  they are ecstatic to have their own baby. I was quite surprised at the changed behavior of  the father who became perfectly calm and composed after the family was blessed with the baby.

A baby of their own after waiting for 16 years

Being a nurse, she cared for others health all day long but had no child of her own to come back to. Married for 16 years without children, the couple were depressed and facing a lot of pressure and judgment from friends and family. This was made worse by the fact that she was a paramedic who knew doctors, treatments, medications and all resources available but was still helpless. Fearing social stigma and interrogations from family, they had migrated to the Middle East. Every vacation was dedicated to desperate attempts at various treatments in different clinics. But all the attempts were in vain and they not only got drained financially but also emotionally.


Finally, they were lucky to visit Gift IVF Centre and under the expert supervision of Dr. Mani they are blessed with a baby girl through surrogacy and the blissful couple is now getting back into a normal social life.

Twin babies for woman born without uterus

Surrogacy is a boon to many women who cannot conceive naturally because of medical complications. Surrogacy finally came to the aid of this couple married for 5 years without any children.  The woman was diagnosed with congenital absence of uterus and ovaries, which meant that there was no way she could conceive even with artificial reproductive techniques or any kind of infertility treatment. After undergoing surrogacy they are now blessed with two beautiful twin children and needless to say they are double happy

Happiness after 8 years of marriage

This couple had desperately hoped and prayed to fulfill their heart's biggest desire - a child of their own. Yet all that eight years of marriage had given them was one blow after the other as the hopeful mother suffered repeated miscarriages due to severe adenomyosis and endometriosis. All the time and effort of visiting several hospitals and doing up to eight different IVF ICSI cycles had failed to deliver on their promise. Forlorn and downcast after their harrowing experiences, they visited Dr. Mani. Owing to his expertise in handling surrogacy cases, Dr. Mani gave them the right guidance and treatment. Today they have reached that blissful moment of happiness they sought for so long and were ecstatic while holding the beloved baby in their arms.

Belgian woman gives birth to a baby, after transplanting frozen ovary from her childhood !!

A Belgian woman has delivered a baby using transplanted ovarian tissue, which was removed when she was a child.

The woman, who is 29 year old, had severe sickle cell aenemia from childhood and was treated using chemotherapy. Before commencing chemotherapy, the doctors had removed her right ovary and surrounding ovary tissue. Subsequently, the left ovary failed due to the side effects of the  treatment.

After many years, the doctors restored the frozen ovary into the woman. Five months later, the woman started menstruating  and without any ART procedures she became naturally pregnant at the age of 27 and delivered a healthy baby boy.

This brings hope to other women with ovarian problems. But the procedure has risks like. damaging the removed ovary or reintroducing malignant cells at the time of transplant.

Dr. Mani

Surrogacy specialist

GIFT IVF Centre (Director)

drmanisurrogacy@gmail.com    

surrogatemothersinindia.com

Courtesy – BioEdge, Xavier Symons

Cost of Surrogacy in India

                                                

The cost of surrogacy involves many factors. One of the most important factor which determines cost of surrogacy is the availability of human resource. The number of potential surrogates in India is very high compared  to the European and developed countries and comparatively, their remuneration is  low in India. Another  determinant of the cost of surrogacy is  the cost of living, which is also considerably low in India. In India, Kerala is a much sought after place for surrogacy because women are healthy and educated. The maternal and neonatal mortality rate in Kerala  is very low and comparable to UK and USA. The success rate of surrogacy is also quite high in Kerala.

The cost of surrogacy can be further reduced by doing single embryo transfer to surrogates which will avoid  multiple pregnancy( twins or triplets) which is  30 % more expensive. NICU charges are also less for single babies.

Following costs are involved in  Surrogacy :

1.   Recruitment of surrogate mother and donor (if needed)

2.   All legal agreements.

3.   Keeping of  Medical records.

4.   Blood test, scanning and medical check-up for surrogate mother and donor.     

5.   Counseling of surrogate mother, donor and surrogate mother’s husband.

6    Injections and medicines for surrogate mother and donor.

7.   OR  (Ovum pick-up; Oocyte retrieval) & General Anesthesia.

8.   IVF / ICSI Lab charges.

9.   Surgeon’s fee, Embryologist’s fee, Nursing charges, Post / OP ICU charges.

10. Embryo transfer.

11. Food accommodation and travel for surrogate mothers.

12. Regular scanning, blood test in pregnancy.

13. Anti-natal screening for genetic abnormalities - nuchal translucency 

      scan, double marker/triple marker test, 3D/4D anomaly scan, Doppler

      scans, CTG monitoring.    

14. Delivery / Caesarean

15.  Post-natal care of surrogate mother.

16.  Remuneration to the surrogate mother.

Additional costs (which might occur in some cases)

1.   Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)

2.   NICU Charges

3.   DNA Testing

4.   Multiple pregnancies

5.   Fees for Passport, Citizenship, Visa, Birth Certificate, Exit Visa.

6.   Accommodation and living expenses of biological parents when they are in  

      India

Dr. Mani

Surrogacy specialist

GIFT IVF Centre (Director)

drmanisurrogacy@gmail.com    

surrogatemothersinindia.com