What medical procedures will be involved?
In many respects, a Gestational Surrogacy is no different from any other pregnancy with one important exception: the process used to achieve the pregnancy. The pregnancy will be achieved by IVF or in vitro fertilization, which simply describes a procedure in which eggs are fertilized outside the body to create Embryos that are then transferred back into the uterus. Because you will not be the Egg Donor, you will only undergo the second half of IVF. To this end, you will be given a combination of medications designed to both stop your own ovulation and to synchronize your cycle with that of the woman who will donate the eggs. Sometimes, the Intended Mother will be the Egg Donor, while other times the Egg Donor will be a separate individual altogether. Typically, these synchronizing medications are administered by small injections, often in combination with birth control pills. Next, you will be prescribed hormones to cause the lining of your uterus to thicken in preparation for the Embr
