POWER IVF: Surrogacy Types & Who Benefits – A Guide for Intended Parents

For intended parents longing for a child, surrogacy, as a crucial assisted reproductive technology, offers diverse paths to parenthood tailored to different family situations. Understanding the various forms of surrogacy and their suitable candidates is vital for making informed fertility decisions.

Two Main Forms of Surrogacy: Traditional vs. Gestational

1. Traditional Surrogacy:

In this form, the surrogate mother's egg is used for conception, making her both the gestational carrier and the biological mother of the child.

2. Gestational Surrogacy:

This is currently the more prevalent and recommended form of surrogacy internationally. In this model, the surrogate mother provides only her uterus to the intended parents, not her eggs. The embryo is created through IVF technology using the sperm and eggs from one or both intended parents, or through egg donation or sperm donation. This embryo is then transferred into the surrogate mother's uterus. Consequently, the surrogate mother has no genetic link to the child; the child is the biological offspring of the intended parents.

Suitable Candidates for Gestational Surrogacy:

Gestational surrogacy has a broader range of applicability, including:

Intended mothers who cannot conceive or carry a pregnancy due to medical reasons, such as uterine absence, severe uterine malformation, severe endometrial conditions, or serious health conditions unsuitable for pregnancy (e.g., severe heart disease, kidney disease, autoimmune diseases).

Gay male couples or single men who wish to have a biological child, typically requiring a combination of egg donation and IVF technology.

Intended parents who both have healthy sperm and eggs but cannot carry a pregnancy themselves due to the aforementioned medical reasons.

Legal Environment: Gestational surrogacy is more legally supported globally, especially in regions friendly to surrogacy laws like Mexico IVF, as it avoids potential disputes over parental rights that can arise with traditional surrogacy.

Beyond the two main forms, surrogacy is often combined with the following assisted reproductive technologies to meet the diverse needs of intended parents:

1. Egg Donation:

Suitable Candidates: Women with ovarian failure, poor egg quality, advanced maternal age, or those with genetic diseases unsuitable for transmission to offspring.

2. Sperm Donation:

Suitable Candidates: Men with azoospermia, severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia, or single women desiring to conceive.

3. Egg Freezing / Sperm Freezing:

Suitable Candidates: Individuals who wish to delay childbearing, face cancer treatment, or have uncertain future family planning. Mexico egg freezing services also offer a convenient option for intended parents looking to preserve their fertility.

4. IVF-PGT:

Suitable Candidates: Older intended parents, those with a history of recurrent miscarriage, families with a history of hereditary diseases, or those wishing to maximize embryo quality. In Mexico IVF centers, this technology is often an important component of gestational surrogacy.

Regardless of the form of surrogacy, the core goal is to help families longing for a child achieve their dreams. POWER FERTILITY CENTER is dedicated to providing professional, safe, and efficient assisted reproductive services to intended parents worldwide, helping you embark on a happy family chapter.

Power Fertility Center, a leading U.S.-Mexico fertility clinic, offers world-class IVF solutions through Power IVF. Strategically based with state-of-the-art labs, it provides comprehensive fertility preparation services—IVF, IUI, U.S. egg freezing, sex selection, egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy—open to all, including singles and LGBTQ families. Power IVF extends IVF-PGT treatments globally, from Japan to Argentina. Committed to excellence, its advanced equipment and compassionate experts launch Mexico’s Guarantee Program for live births, blending egg donation and surrogacy with round-the-clock support for your parenthood journey.