FAQ on India Surrogacy

Understanding the many complex issues related to surrogacy can be a daunting task for intending parents. The procedure may involve self IVF, donor egg IVF, and the like. There are also types of surrogacy: traditional and gestational. But the latter is most preferred because of the comparatively less chances for legal complications.

Opting for surrogacy is a major decision in your life. Surrogacy in India is much cheaper than that in the US, UK, or any other developed country. But, you need to understand all aspects of surrogacy before you take the ultimate decision. We have tried to make the process easier for you by listing important questions to which you should know the answers, before making up your mind on surrogacy. We have put in our best to make this list of FAQs as comprehensive as possible. If there's still something that has not been covered below, feel free to contact us, using the form on the right.

1. Surrogacy Basic FAQs/Surrogacy Procedure-Related FAQs
   
   
2. FAQs on Surrogate Selection/Screening
   
   
3. FAQs on India donor egg IVF
   
   
4. Shipping of Embryo & Sperm to India for Surrogacy
   
   
5. First India Trip for IVF Surrogacy to India (Sperm sample, Oocyte retrieval, and Embryo Transfer in India)
   
   
6. India Surrogacy Success and Failures
   
   
7. Delivery of Surrogate Baby in India
   
   
8. Post India Surrogacy Paperwork & Steps
   
   
9. Legal/Contractual Aspects
   
   
10. Paying for India Surrogacy
    
    

Surrogacy Basic FAQs/Surrogacy Procedure-Related FAQs

Q. What is surrogacy? Surrogacy, the assisted reproduction method, is explained. Click here for Answer

Q. What are the types of surrogacy ? How different types of surrogacy arrangements work? Click here for Answer

Q. In what cases are women eligible for using surrogate mothers in India? Explain the Medical and legal conditions which qualify a woman for surrogacy. Click here for Answer

Q. I am a gay man/I am a single man. And I want to be a father through surrogacy. Can you help me out? Is Surrogacy for homosexuals and single, unmarried men is allowed in India? Click here for Answer

Q. Do - India clinic offer surrogacy for single or lesbian women? Click here for Answer

Q. Why you should be choosing India for surrogacy? Click here for Answer

Q. What are the advantages of surrogacy? The pros of going for surrogacy, how you can benefit from it? Click here for Answer

Q. What are the disadvantages or risks of surrogacy? What you need to know about the negative aspects of surrogacy. Click here for Answer

Q. What exactly does the surrogacy procedure involve? Complete, detailed explanation of each step in the surrogacy process. Click here for Answer

Q. Can you please list the tests to be done for the surrogate? Comprehensive medical screening of the surrogate. Click here for Answer

Q. If there is a specific test that the surrogate to go through post-pregnancy, like checking for spina bifida, can I have that done? Click here for Answer

Q. Can the India surrogacy clinic send an amnio sample to our home country for paternity tests? Click here for Answer

Q. Will the intended father be tested for HIV/AIDS before semen collection? Click here for Answer

Q. Please explain in detail how the gestation period will go for the surrogate? Click here for Answer

Q. Why should I go to India for surrogacy? Why can't I have it done here? Reasons that make surrogacy in India an attractive choice. Click here for Answer

Q. How long will I have to take the fertility medication/shots before egg collection? Click here for Answer

Q. What is the time difference between egg retrieval and embryo transfer? Click here for Answer

Q. Does a fertilized egg and embryo mean the same thing? Click here for Answer

Q. Can you please tell me what basal body temperature is and what is its significance? Click here for Answer

Q. What if BBT charting doesn't help me? If there any fast-acting medication that'll do the job? Click here for Answer

Q. What are the side effects of fertility medication? Click here for Answer

Q. My husband and I want to opt for surrogacy in India, but his schedule is crammed. How many times does he need to go to India and for how many days does he need to stay there? Click here for Answer

Q. If the pregnant surrogate falls seriously ill, what is to be done? Click here for Answer

Q. Do you have a policy on a specific number of embryos to be transferred? Click here for Answer

Q. If the surrogate delivers twins or triplets, can we claim all the babies? Click here for Answer

Q. We'd like the surrogate to have more than one baby. What is the additional cost per baby? Click here for Answer

Q. How is the fetus health checked? And, what is the recommended action, if the fetus is found to have serious problems? Click here for Answer

Q. Are surrogate babies healthy? Are there any long-term effects on their health? Click here for Answer

Q. Can HIV positive people opt for surrogacy in India? Click here for Answer

FAQs on Surrogate Selection/Screening

Q. Tell me how the surrogacy center in India selects its surrogates? Click here for Answer

Q. Is the surrogate's profile made known to me? Click here for Answer

Q. Does that mean that your surrogacy program is not anonymous? Is the surrogate's identity revealed to the intended parents? Click here for Answer

Q. I am particular on finding a CMV (Cytomegalo virus) negative surrogate, do you think the clinic can do that for me? Click here for Answer

Q. Can you arrange surrogates of any religion? I am Muslim and prefer to have Muslim surrogates. Click here for Answer

Q. Is the surrogate's partner also put through extensive testing? We need to know if the surrogate's spouse/partner is tested, too. Click here for Answer

Q. Is it possible to allot two or multiple surrogates to me? Click here for Answer

Q. Can I look at the profile of more than one surrogate, so that I can choose from among them? What choices of surrogates will I be given? Click here for Answer

Q. What happens if the surrogate bails out on us? Click here for Answer

Q. Can we get our own surrogate? My sister-in-law/friend wishes to be our surrogate. Will you allow that? Click here for Answer

Q. We have chosen a surrogate here in our home country. Can we send her over for the required tests and pay for surrogate fees in advance? Click here for Answer

Q. Is it possible to have the surrogate come over to a hospital of our preference at some other Indian city? Click here for Answer

Q. Have the surrogates already had other children? Click here for Answer

Q. What preparations does the surrogate go through? How does the surrogate prepare herself mentally, physically and medically for the pregnancy? Click here for Answer

Q. What will the clinic do to ensure proper care of the surrogate during pregnancy? Click here for Answer

Q. Can I track the progress of the pregnancy? Will you send me updates on the surrogate's progress through the nine months? Click here for Answer

Q. Can I maintain personal contact with the surrogate either during or after the surrogacy? Will the surrogate's personal contact details be shared with me? Click here for Answer

FAQs on India donor egg IVF

Q. What does the term donor egg IVF mean? Click here for Answer

Q. In what circumstances is donor egg IVF required in India surrogacy ? Click here for Answer

Q. My wife is 42 years old. Should we use an egg donor? What age women are suggested to use egg donation? Click here for Answer

Q. Can people diagnosed with Hepatitis C opt for donor egg IVF? Click here for Answer

Q. What are our options with regard to egg donors? Can you provide us both Indian & non-Indian egg donors? Do you have sample profiles? Among egg donors, do you have only Indians? Click here for Answer

Q. I prefer an egg donor of my own ethnicity and not Indian. Can I bring an egg donor with me? I have a relative who is willing be an egg donor will the clinic allow it? Click here for Answer

Q. If I get my own egg donor (and not use the clinic's) I should be charged less, is that right? How much will I save if I get my own egg donor? Click here for Answer

Q. What tests can my egg donor get done here in my home country before she goes to India? Click here for Answer

Q. What is your criteria for choosing egg donors? Click here for Answer

Q. Where does your fertility clinic get the egg donors from? Is there a website or newspaper where you advertise for egg donors? Do you have a resource pool of egg donors? Click here for Answer

Q. On the day of egg collection, can I check if the egg donor is the same as the one whose profile was mailed to me? Click here for Answer

Q. Can't I have the surrogate same as the egg donor? Click here for Answer

Q. Does the clinic have egg-sharing options? Click here for Answer

Q. What does an egg donor typically charge? Click here for Answer

Q. By when can we know the egg donor's test results? Click here for Answer

Q. Our egg donor has already gone through all the tests in our home country. Is it enough if we send you by courier the results or do you still need to see her? Click here for Answer

Shipping of Embryo & Sperm to India for Surrogacy

Q. Can frozen embryos be shipped to India for surrogacy? What is the process to transfer cryopreserved embryos to India? Click here for Answer

Q. What is cryopreservation? Please explain the process of freezing and storing embryos. Click here for Answer

Q. I live in Spain. Does your arrangement with DHL to ship semen and embryos extend to Spain, too? In which countries do you offer sperm and embryo shipping services? Click here for Answer

Q> What is the process for shipping cryopreserved semen and embryos to India? Click here for Answer

Q. With cryopreserved embryos, how long will the surrogacy process take? Click here for Answer

First India Trip for IVF Surrogacy to India (Sperm sample, Oocyte retrieval, and Embryo Transfer in India)

Q. What do I need to do before going to India for giving sperm sample/oocyte retrieval? Click here for Answer

Q. Is it possible for you to send us a visa letter or India? Click here for Answer

Q. What will be duration of my first surrogacy trip to India? Click here for Answer

Q. Will the medical tourism corporation help me in looking for a good hotel in Mumbai or booking flights? Click here for Answer

Q. How long is the whole protocol from down regulation to embryo implantation? Click here for Answer

Q. If my own eggs are being used, does that make any difference in the time that I need to be in Mumbai? Click here for Answer

Q. After the sperm specimen is collected, how long does it take to confirm pregnancy results? Click here for Answer

Q. My partner and I cannot travel at the same time. So, can he go ahead of me and give the sperm sample? Click here for Answer

Q. I'm planning to get the IVF treatment done here and go to India only once and not twice. Is that possible? Click here for Answer

India Surrogacy Success and Failures

Q. What is your clinic's surrogacy success rate? Click here for Answer

Q. Possible steps where the surrogacy progress may fail? Click here for Answer

Q. What do we do if the surrogate doesn't get pregnant? Click here for Answer

Q. If the surrogate doesn't conceive and I decide to not try again, will there be a refund? How Much? Click here for Answer

Delivery of Surrogate Baby in India

Q. Please advise me on the schedule for the second trip to bring back the surrogate born baby? Click here for Answer

Q. I'd like to be present during the child birth, is that allowed in India? Click here for Answer

Q. How are surrogate babies delivered - vaginally or through C-section? Click here for Answer

Q. We think a C-section might be safer, just in case. Would you allow that? Click here for Answer

Q. What happens if the baby is late in coming? Click here for Answer

Q. What Happens if the India surrogate baby is delivered pre before we are able to reach India? Click here for Answer

Q. Where does the surrogate deliver? Click here for Answer

Q. Does the clinic offer cord blood collection services? Click here for Answer

Q. Is the surrogate allowed to breastfeed the baby? Click here for Answer

Q. If the surrogate is able to, would she pump some breast milk, so that I can store it and feed the baby for the first few days? Is is possible? I can bear additional charges, if any. Click here for Answer

Q. What are the different ways babies born through surrogacy may receive breast milk? Click here for Answer

Q. Is there a pediatrician to examine the infants after delivery and is this included in the cost? Will the baby be medically examined soon after delivery? Click here for Answer

Q. Can I hire a nanny, while I'm busy chasing the paperwork? Click here for Answer

Post India Surrogacy Paperwork & Steps

Q. Can I have an English-speaking nurse to take care of the baby while I am in India sorting out the immigration matters? I'd like to hire a nurse fluent in English for the baby. Click here for Answer

Q. As I'll be there for a week or more to complete the paperwork, I'd like to live in a service apartment rather than a hotel. Please advise me on the availability of good service apartments in Mumbai. Click here for Answer

Q. Does the surrogate baby's birth certificate contain any mention of the surrogate? Click here for Answer

Q> Will you help me with the US consulate paperwork in India and tell me what is required? Can I get some assistance with the paperwork for the baby's passport? Click here for Answer

Q. After delivery, is a DNA test done on the baby? Click here for Answer

Q. What is the estimated time required to complete all the formalities and fly back with the baby? Click here for Answer

Q. Can you explain the process for a DNA test? Click here for Answer

Q. What is the time require to get the results of the DNA test? Click here for Answer

Q. Is it possible to have a DNA test done for the fetus? Click here for Answer

Q. When can a newborn safely fly? Click here for Answer

Q. How do I make arrangements with the airline on my return ticket, with the addition of the baby? Click here for Answer

Q. Does the clinic provide directions or handle the paperwork for the baby's Parental Order (adoption). We haven't a clue where to start and appreciate some advice. It'd be nice if someone from the clinic helped us out with the Parental Order process, required by law in the UK. Click here for Answer

Legal/Contractual Aspects

Q. Please explain the details of the India surrogacy contract. Click here for Answer

Q. Where can I get the India surrogacy contract papers or forms? Click here for Answer

Q. Will the surrogacy contract be under Indian law or my country's law? Do my country's laws apply to the surrogacy contract that'll be executed in India? Click here for Answer

Q. What is the cost for another try if the embryo transfer is not successful and we need to do more than one cycle with the same surrogate? Click here for Answer

Q. Can early selective reduction be performed in case there are multiple fetuses, and we are looking for only one child? Click here for Answer

Q. Is sex selection of the fetus allowed in India? Click here for Answer

Paying for India Surrogacy

Q. What could be price of surrogacy in India? Click here for Answer

Q. What are the accepted channels of payment for the clinic? Click here for Answer

Q. Yours is not the lowest quote for surrogacy, there are other clinics with cheaper packages. How do you explain that? Click here for Answer

Q. Can you give me a payment schedule? At what stages will I be required to pay and how much? Click here for Answer

Q. Have you had cases where the surrogate refuses to part with the baby at the last moment? What measures are in place to ensure the baby is handed over to the commissioning parents? Click here for Answer

Q. I can't get surrogacy done in my country, because the law doesn't allow it. So, I'm thinking of getting it done in India. Is it possible? Click here for Answer

Q. It'd be a little difficult for me to make lump sum payments. Do you provide an option for paying it in installments? Click here for Answer

Surrogacy is a complex process, but at the end of the process, there is the potential to bring a lot of joy into your life. We would like to make surrogacy in India much easier for you by guiding you to fertility specialists and getting you the best deal in terms of price, quality, and reliability.

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