10 Benefits of Gestational Surrogacy
If you are an intended parent who is looking to start or grow your family, there are many different options for you to consider. One possibility is gestational surrogacy, a process where a gestational carrier will help you have a child that you otherwise might not be able to. This happens through a process called IVF.
Is gestational surrogacy a good fit for your own family’s needs? Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado is here to share with our top ten benefits of gestational surrogacy.
- Gestational Surrogacy helps Intended Parents who are Infertile or have concerns about Pregnancy
If you are experiencing infertility, or have health concerns related to pregnancy, gestational surrogacy is a safe way for intended parents to have children. With the help of a gestational carrier and healthcare experts, intended parents can have the family you have always imagined. Be sure to consult with your doctor, fertility special and OBGYN for more details.
- Same Sex Parents are able to have Children
Gestational surrogacy provides a way for same sex partners — both couples and individuals — to add children to their families. Hopeful intended same sex parents are able to use their eggs or sperm, and that of an egg or sperm donor respectively, to have a genetic link to you! For members of the LGBTQ community, gestational surrogacy is a great opportunity to grow their families and have children of their own.
- Single Parents can use Gestational Surrogacy to have Children
Single intended parents who dream of having children can consider gestational surrogacy as a possibility for their own families. With the involvement of a sperm or egg donor, single intended parents of any gender may seek gestational surrogacy as a way to have children of their own without the involvement of a partner.
- Gestational Surrogacy ensures that the Baby will go to the Intended Parents
With gestational surrogacy, the baby share is not biologically related to the surrogate, unlike in traditional surrogacy. Therefore, prior to the pregnancy, the gestational carrier has already guaranteed that the child will go to the intended parents. There is no risk of the gestational carrier keeping the child.
- Intended Parents can have a Genetic Link to the Child
Intended parents who hope to have a genetic link to their child can achieve this through gestational surrogacy. The gestational carrier only carries a fertilized embryo, so the sperm and/or eggs from the intended parents can be used in fertilization, making them the child’s biological parents.
- Gestational Carriers are likely to have a Successful Pregnancy
Because gestational carriers are healthy women who have already had a successful pregnancy, there is a higher chance that the pregnancy will be successful. Gestational carriers can also take many tests to ensure that they are both physically and mentally healthy enough to go through pregnancy safely.
- There are less Legal Complications involved with Gestational Surrogacy
In traditional surrogacy, the surrogate is also the child’s biological mother, which can lead to increased legal complications. However, because the gestational carrier is not biologically related to the child, and arrangements are made prior to the pregnancy, gestational surrogacy has less legal complications.
- Gestational Surrogacy gives Intended Parents the option to have Egg or Sperm Donors
With gestational surrogacy, intended parents can choose to involve egg and/or sperm donors in their pregnancy. This gives intended parents more options and allows them to choose if they are single, same sex or if one of them isn’t able to use their own egg or sperm.
- Intended parents can Maintain a Relationship with the Gestational Carrier
Intended parents can decide whether or not they’d like to continue a relationship with their gestational carrier. A benefit of doing this is going to her doctor appointments and being part of her pregnancy journey. This connection can continue after the birth as well, leading to a close-knight and rewarding relationship between you, her and your child.
- Gestational surrogacy is supported at Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado.
Finally, Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado can help intended parents achieve their dreams of having a child of their own! Whether you are looking to start or grow your family, resources are available for family planning and to support gestational surrogacy.
Benefits of Gestational Surrogacy
If you are considering gestational surrogacy to help fulfill your dreams of having children, or are a gestational carrier that would love to help out with another family, please reach out with any questions or concerns. We would love to hear from you!
If you are interested in surrogacy and want to learn more about your options, contact Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado by email, phone, or text: Email Us, Call us: 720-371-1099, Call or Text us: 303-670-4673 (HOPE). If you are hoping to adopt, please contact us here.
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Stephanie joined the Adoption Choices family in 2014 as the Child Placement Supervisor. Her love for adoption began in first grade when she made friends with twins adopted from Vietnam. Her heart grew strong over the years for adopted children and ultimately led her to graduate school where she continued her focus to her dream of working in the adoption field. Stephanie earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver in 2001. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has worked as a pregnancy counselor and as an adoptive parent counselor for foster care, international adoption and domestic adoption, writing hundreds of home studies for families, and helping build their forever families. Stephanie is married and has three boys ages 12, 9, and 5. Together with her family she enjoys riding bike, playing games, watching her three sons compete in their various sporting and musical activities and go on vacations.
Christy Ikeler, is our Executive Director and Birth Parent Director. Christy has been with Adoption Choices Team for 18 years, since opening the doors in 2002! Christy has a true passion for what she does and her true love is working with and helping each birth parent. Whether she is up all night on the phone talking with them, taking them to doctors appointments, out for their favorite treat, providing counseling or at the hospital during labor and delivery, Christy is very involved every step of the way. She has a contagious laugh and a spunky personality that our birth moms all can bond with and relate to. As an adoptive parent herself, adoption holds a very special place in her heart and she can relate on every level with both birth parents and adoptive parents. In her free time Christy loves spending time with her daughter, gardening, baking and taking vacations with her family. Christy is an excellent leader for our team at Adoption Choices and is truly one of a kind!! As Executive Director, Christy spends time with the staff, birth parents and adoptive families in order to ensure that the agency is running smoothly. She has placed a huge emphasis on community outreach and programs for birth parents. Christy loves the opportunity to lead the agency into a brighter future.
Ms. Mackenzie has built a successful counseling career over the past 20 years, supporting mothers and families, people of all ages and genders, students, community professionals and fellow clinicians. Liv values a diverse professional focus, including the entrepreneurial life of a sole proprietor, the evaluative process of certifying foster/adoptive homes, the insightful and mindful one-on-one one work with enthusiastic clients, and serving as an advocate for underserved populations. Liv is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a BA in Pre-Law and Economics from American University, an MA in Counseling from Adams University and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova University. Away from work you will find Liv spending time in nature, biking to the farmer’s market and adventuring with her family.
Catherine A. Madsen, joined the Adoption Choices family as legal counsel in 2013. Catherine is responsible for providing legal guidance to the Agency, training and updating staff on developments in adoption law and legislation, and program development. Catherine
Virginia Frank is an adoption attorney accredited since 1991 with the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Ms. Frank is a leader in the field of private adoption and has completed over 4,000 adoptions in her career. Ms. Frank has a law degree from Oklahoma City University and a BA in both Political Science and Communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Cassidie has been with Adoption Choices since 2015, she has her bachelors in Interdisciplinary Affairs with concentrations in both Sociology and Business Management. Cassidie has additional training in Victim Advocacy, foster care and has been working in women’s services for over 10 years. Cassidie has always had a heart for adoption and it was her career dream to work in adoption. She started off doing volunteer work for advocacy programs, adoption organizations and worked in High Risk Maternal Fetal Medicine through the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Cassidie is also blessed to have personally experienced an adoption of her own in 2012, completing her family of five! Cassidie loves what she does as a case worker from initial phone calls, meetings, doctor appointments, interaction with the adoptive families to delivery and counseling. Cassidie has a passion for those in need and strives to help make a difference in the lives of the people she meets. She is a firm believer in being kind, compassionate and open minded in all situations. “Unless you’ve walked in their shoes, there’s no place for judgment. A kind word or compliment can go a long way!” The bittersweet moments in adoption reminds Cassidie each and every time, why she loves what she does!