Best Surrogacy Centre Delhi, India

Surrogacy is a third-party reproduction method where a carrier mother (the surrogate) bears and delivers a child for another couple after they have agreed on a legal agreement. The pregnancy takes place through IVF or other methods, where the embryo is prepared in the lab and transferred to the carrier’s womb for gestation. 

There are two methods of Surrogacy.

Traditional Surrogacy (Partial, natural, or straight surrogacy):

In this method, the surrogate’s egg is fertilised by the intended father’s or a donor’s sperm and the fetus is genetically or biologically related to the surrogate. It is not allowed in India.

Gestational Surrogacy (Host, or full surrogacy):

In this method, an embryo formed by in vitro fertilization, is implanted into the uterus of the surrogate mother who carries and delivers the baby. The resultant baby is not genetically related to the surrogate.

The resultant embryo can be created by: 

• Using the intended father’s sperm and the intended mother’s eggs
• Using the intended father’s sperm and a donor egg
• Using the intended mother’s egg and donor sperm
• Using a donor egg and a donor sperm i.e donor embryo (in surrogate) not allowed in India

Type of Surrogacy

Depending upon whether the surrogate receives financial reward for her pregnancy, surrogacy is further divided into two parts:

Commercial surrogacy:

If a surrogate receives money for the surrogacy arrangement, it is considered commercial surrogacy. It is banned in India under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.

Altruistic surrogacy:

If the surrogate receives no compensation beyond reimbursement of her medical and other pregnancy-related expenses along with the insurance coverage for her, it is considered as altruistic surrogacy. Only this type of surrogacy is legal in India now under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.

Criteria for Opting of Surrogacy in India

The following conditions and criteria must be fulfilled for surrogacy as stated by the new law as stated below:

• No uterus or missing uterus or abnormal uterus (like hypoplastic uterus or intrauterine adhesions or thin endometrium or small uni-cornuate uterus, T-shaped uterus) or if the uterus is surgically removed due to any medical conditions such as gynaecological cancer.
• Repeatedly failed to conceive after multiple IVF or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Attempts (Recurrent implantation failure).
• Multiple pregnancy losses resulting from an unexplained medical reason.
• Any illness that makes it impossible for a woman to carry a pregnancy to viability or pregnancy that is life threatening.

Eligibility criteria for Surrogacy

• For Intended Parents (IPs)/ Intending woman

  • Should have medical indication necessitating gestational surrogacy
  • Couple or single woman of Indian origin with specified age group
  • Should be legally married and between the age of 23 to 50 years in case of female and between 26 to 55 years in case of male on the day of certification
  • An Indian woman who is a widow or divorcee between the age of 35 to 45 years
  • Should not have surviving child biologically or through adoption or through surrogacy earlier (In special circumstances – IPs who have a child and who is mentally or physically challenged or suffers from life threatening disorder or fatal illness with no permanent cure and approved by the appropriate authority with due medical certificate from a District Medical Board)

• For Surrogate mother

  • Willingly to act as surrogate and deliver the baby to term.
  • Age of 25 to 35 years on the day of implantation.
  • Married woman having a child of her own.
  • Medically and psychologically fit to carry the baby to term.
  • Cannot provide her own eggs.
  • Cannot be surrogate more than once in her lifetime.

Steps for doing Surrogacy

• Medical consultation of couple/single woman followed by testing. 
• Counselling of couple/single woman
• Legal certification for surrogacy (obtained through the National board)
• Surrogate recruitment (obtained through the altruistic code of conduct)
• Medical procedure (IVF) – Self/donor egg surrogacy

Cost of Surrogacy

• IVF cost to clinic: Approx. Rs 7 to 8 lakhs
• Legal charges
• Surrogate allowances as per Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021

Why get in touch with Advance Fertility Clinic for your surrogacy

Due to several cases of illegal surrogacies and mistreatment of surrogates in India, the government has laid down strict surrogacy laws under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 2021. Only certified clinics can carry out the process while strictly abiding by surrogacy regulations and following the protocols set by the state. 

At Advance Fertility Clinic, the best surrogacy hospital in India, we understand and follow these regulations strictly as we work with you to achieve a higher surrogacy success rate. As a leading, best surrogacy clinic in India, when you get in touch with us, expect nothing less than exceptional. 

Our staff is compassionate, and we are always available to offer support and answers to your questions. We understand that going through the journey of surrogacy can be a challenge for many individual women and couples, and to combat misinformation and challenges faced during the process, our team will provide adequate counselling. 

At our surrogacy hospital in Delhi, being one of the very best facilities, we only use state-of-the-art technology to ensure everything is being carried out well. Our team can assist with the legal process. 

We conduct thorough examinations in our labs and take serious note of your medical history. This enables us to provide you with information that helps ensure you are making an informed decision backed by expert opinion.