Can A Surrogate Get Pregnant While Pregnant?

Can A Surrogate Get Pregnant While Pregnant?

Can A Surrogate Get Pregnant While Pregnant? You probably have a pretty good understanding of how pregnancy works, right? You ovulate and release an egg. A sperm meets that egg, shuts down ovulation, and, if everything goes well, you welcome a baby in nine months. Pregnant people don’t even think about birth control because, of […]

Disqualifications For Surrogacy

Disqualifications For Surrogacy

Disqualifications For Surrogacy Are you thinking about becoming a gestational surrogate? Are you wondering if it’s the right choice for you? It certainly takes a special kind of woman to take on such a monumental task, but the fulfillment and personal reward can be very profound.   However, complications during the pregnancy can occur. As a […]

Best Place to Find a Surrogate Mother

Best Place to Find a Surrogate Mother

Best Place to Find a Surrogate Mother In order to find the perfect gestational carrier, you must first understand where to find surrogate mothers — and how to choose the one that is best for your family. Below, you’ll find the paths available for finding your perfect surrogate and information about them to help you […]

Oldest Surrogate Mother

Oldest Surrogate Mother

Oldest Surrogate Mother A heavily pregnant woman living in Australia looks set to become the country’s oldest surrogate. Maree Arnold, 54, is preparing to give birth to her own grandchild. The loving gesture was made for her daughter, who was born without a uterus. Maree is currently at 30 weeks, and found out that she […]

How to Test for Sperm DNA Fragmentation?

How to Test for Sperm DNA Fragmentation?

How to Test for Sperm DNA Fragmentation? What is Sperm DNA Fragmentation? DNA is the hereditary material in humans and other organisms and consists of two long chains—DNA strands—that are coiled around each other, each made of sugars and phosphate. The information in DNA is stored as a code made up of four types of […]

Why Take Birth Control Before Frozen Embryo Transfer

Why Take Birth Control Before Frozen Embryo Transfer

Why Take Birth Control Before Frozen Embryo Transfer A frozen embryo transfer is a cycle where embryos that came from a prior in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle are thawed and transferred back into the woman’s uterus. Thanks to the advances in cryopreservation techniques, frozen embryo transfers have become quite successful in recent years. How A […]

Is The Surrogate Mother the Biological Mother of The Child?

Is The Surrogate Mother the Biological Mother of The Child?

Is The Surrogate Mother the Biological Mother of The Child? People who are considering becoming parents through surrogacy, women who are thinking about becoming surrogates and people who are just curious about the process of surrogacy can all have a lot of questions early on in the process. It’s understandable — surrogacy and in vitro […]

Can You Be a Surrogate After 3 C-Section

Can You Be a Surrogate After 3 C-Section

Can You Be a Surrogate After 3 C-Section One of the more common questions we receive at Iranian Surgery from those looking to become a surrogate mother is if you can become a surrogate after having a c-section? The simple answer to this is yes, as many women who have had c-section births before have […]

What Medications Do You Take as a Surrogate?

What Medications Do You Take as a Surrogate?

What Medications Do You Take as a Surrogate? You likely have some questions about the medical process of becoming a surrogate. Understandably so — gestational surrogacy is an entirely different way of becoming pregnant. An important aspect of the process is the medications that gestational surrogates must take. In this guide, we’ll tackle some of […]

What Are the Risks of HPV During Pregnancy?

What Are the Risks of HPV During Pregnancy?

What Are the Risks of HPV During Pregnancy? HPV and Pregnancy Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a type of sexually transmitted infection (STI). Most types of HPV are transmitted through oral, vaginal, or anal sex. HPV is very common. About 80 percent of people will get HPV at some point in their lives. This is because […]

Pyospermia

Pyospermia

Pyospermia What is Pyospermia? Pyospermia (also referred to as leukocytospermia) is a condition in which an unusually high number of white blood cells are in the semen — more than 1 million white blood cells per 1 milliliter of semen. Because white blood cells can weaken the sperm, pyospermia can damage its genetic material. White […]

Multiple Pregnancy

Multiple Pregnancy

Multiple Pregnancy What is a Multiple Pregnancy? A multiple pregnancy is a pregnancy where you’re carrying more than one baby at a time. If you’re carrying two babies, they are called twins. Three babies that are carried during one pregnancy are called triplets. You can also carry more than three babies at one time (high-order […]

How Long Does It Take for A Surrogate to Get Pregnant?

How Long Does It Take for A Surrogate to Get Pregnant?

How Long Does It Take for A Surrogate to Get Pregnant? One of the biggest questions people have is how long the surrogacy process will take and how long does it take for a surrogate to get pregnant. The whole surrogacy process generally lasts somewhere between 15 and 18 months from the moment an application […]

What Happens During Surrogacy?

What Happens During Surrogacy?

What Happens During Surrogacy? Deciding upon surrogacy is a big step for intended parents. It’s an emotional decision and process. Many are overwhelmed when they first learn about the complexities of the journey, but this overview should help provide a clear picture of what to expect when getting started with surrogacy. First, determine whether surrogacy […]

How Long Do Ovaries Work After Hysterectomy?

How Long Do Ovaries Work After Hysterectomy?

How Long Do Ovaries Work After Hysterectomy? A hysterectomy is a surgery to remove a woman’s uterus (also known as the womb). The uterus is where a baby grows when a woman is pregnant. During the surgery the whole uterus is usually removed. Your doctor may also remove your fallopian tubes and ovaries or per […]

Side Effects of Being a Surrogate Mother

Side Effects of Being a Surrogate Mother

Side Effects of Being a Surrogate Mother Like any medical process, there are some side effects and risks of being a surrogate mother. Most of your pre-pregnancy surrogacy preparations will be positive. What’s more exciting than giving a family an opportunity to grow? As a surrogate, you’re giving the intended parents the gift of a […]

Pregnancy After Being a Surrogate

Pregnancy After Being a Surrogate

Pregnancy After Being a Surrogate Women from all walks of life can consider becoming a surrogate. There are plenty of reasons to choose this life-changing journey. Depending on your circumstances, you may be wondering if it is possible, or advisable, to start or grow your own family after becoming a surrogate. This is a good […]

Can You Get Pregnant After a Hysterectomy If You Still Have Your Ovaries?

Can You Get Pregnant After a Hysterectomy If You Still Have Your Ovaries?

Can You Get Pregnant After a Hysterectomy If You Still Have Your Ovaries? Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of a woman’s uterus (also known as the womb). Hence, a woman who has had a hysterectomy cannot have babies in the normal way. However, with the development of research in medical science, a couple may have […]

Bicornuate Uterus

Bicornuate Uterus

Bicornuate Uterus What is a Bicornuate Uterus? If you have a bicornuate uterus it means your uterus appears heart-shaped instead of round. A typical uterus is shaped like an upside-down pear. The wide, round part of the pear most resembles the top portion of the uterus (called the fundus). If your uterus is bicornuate, the […]

What To Know Before Surrogacy

What To Know Before Surrogacy

What To Know Before Surrogacy At Iranian Surgery, we’ve successfully supported many intended parents and surrogate mothers through their journeys. And, while surrogacy is a complete game-changer in family planning, intended parents should be prepared to invest a lot of time, money, and heart into the process. This is a “journey” after all. Based on […]

Egg Retrieval Before Hysterectomy

Egg Retrieval Before Hysterectomy

Egg Retrieval Before Hysterectomy Thoughts of the future are often placed on the line when a woman has to consider a hysterectomy to treat a possible cancer diagnosis. The possibility of having a biological child diminishes once the uterus, and often the fallopian tubes and ovaries. The best option for women to keep their chances […]

Adoption Before Surrogacy

Adoption Before Surrogacy

Adoption Before Surrogacy Gestational surrogacy used to be something only wealthy Hollywood starlets could undergo to build their families. Today, though, it is slowly becoming an increasingly accessible option, and is particularly appealing for LGBTQIA couples, individuals, and women who are unable to carry their own child. Between 1999 and 2013, there were at least […]

Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease What is Celiac Disease? Celiac disease (also known as celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy) is a digestive and multisystem disorder. Multisystem means that it may affect several organs. Celiac disease is a complex immune-mediated disorder, one in which the immune system causes damage to the small bowel when affected people eat gluten (a […]

Celiac Disease and Infertility

Celiac Disease and Infertility

Celiac Disease and Infertility Infertility is a challenging diagnosis which has many causes. In around one in five couples, infertility is unexplained. A growing body of scientific studies indicate that celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder, is the underlying cause in some instances of unexplained infertility. Decades ago, when in vitro fertilization (IVF) was a new […]

Is It Worth Trying IUI Before IVF?

Is It Worth Trying IUI Before IVF?

Is It Worth Trying IUI Before IVF? When first confronted with infertility and researching through your treatment options, you are bound to consider both intrauterine insemination (IUI) and invitro fertilization (IVF). But should you try IUI before IVF? Or is it just a waste of money and time, which can be extremely crucial in fertility […]

What Is the Average Success or Failure Rate of Surrogacy?

What Is the Average Success or Failure Rate of Surrogacy?

What Is the Average Success or Failure Rate of Surrogacy? Many couples are unable to conceive a baby or carry one to term and end up needing to find a surrogate mother instead. A surrogate carries another couple’s baby to term for varying compensation benefits. Due to this increasingly successful method of growing a family, […]

What Factors Influence the Success Rate of Surrogacy?

What Factors Influence the Success Rate of Surrogacy?

What Factors Influence the Success Rate of Surrogacy? Pursuing surrogacy can be a complicated decision for many couples or individuals. Between the high cost of the fertility service, legal negotiations to be had, and fears of complications arising during the service, education is the first step towards being prepared and deciding if surrogacy is the […]

How Common Is Miscarriage in Surrogacy?

How Common Is Miscarriage in Surrogacy?

How Common Is Miscarriage in Surrogacy? Did you know that approximately 10% of pregnancies end in miscarriage? Even if you have never experienced a miscarriage yourself, it’s pretty likely that you know someone who has. Since they are so common, miscarriages do sometimes even occur during surrogacy pregnancies, regardless of a surrogate’s stellar medical history. […]

Myomectomy

Myomectomy

Myomectomy What is Myomectomy? Myomectomy is a type of surgery used to remove uterine fibroids. Your doctor might recommend this surgery if your fibroids are causing symptoms such as: . Pelvic pain . Heavy periods . Irregular bleeding . Frequent urination A myomectomy can be done one of three ways: . Abdominal myomectomy lets your […]

How Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Affects Fertility

How Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Affects Fertility

How Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Affects Fertility Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition involving hormonal imbalances and metabolism problems. This condition affects the ovaries, but doesn’t necessarily lead to infertility. You can get pregnant. However, PCOS is a common cause of infertility. Research estimates that PCOS affect 5–13 percent of women of reproductive age […]