Adoption Processes, Surrogacy Requirements, and Family Planning

Building a family through adoption or surrogacy involves complex legal, financial, and ethical considerations for all parties involved.

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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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