Surrogacy Guide: How to Become a Surrogate for a Friend

Becoming a surrogate mother involves a complex medical and legal process to help others build their families. Learn the steps required to act as a gestational carrier for a friend or family member.

Doctor and pregnant woman

How Does a Surrogate Mother Become Pregnant?

Unless a surrogate mother intends to use her own egg (and thus be biologically related to the child), pregnancy can only occur through in vitro fertilization, or IVF. The first step in the process: creating and retrieving the egg.

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How to Be a Surrogate Mother for a Friend

Choosing to carry a child for a friend is a selfless act that takes an incredible amount of love and sacrifice. The decision to become a surrogate mother for a friend requires a commitment that lasts in excess of nine months.

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