Pathways To Parenthood Seeking International Surrogates In Kansas & Missouri
If you are considering becoming a surrogate, you have the opportunity to help a family that lives outside of the United States. You likely have many unanswered questions if you are trying to decide if being a surrogate is right for you. The possibility of working with international intended parents certainly adds to the list of questions that need to be answered.
It is essential to first decide if being a surrogate is the best choice for you regardless of whether you work with intended parents living in the United States or internationally.
If you are open to working with an international family, one important consideration to think about is that for intended parents that live outside of the United States, they have limited options. Surrogacy as a family building option is likely illegal in their country. Another consideration is that fertility care in the United States is typically more advanced which gives intended parents a greater chance of success; pregnancy and then a baby (or babies)! When you consider that family building through surrogacy costs $65,00+, increasing their chance of success is a huge factor for international intended parents.
Finally, it is helpful to know that families in other countries may speak a different language than you, and have different cultural beliefs and practices than you, but they are searching for the same thing all intended parents using a surrogate want: compassionate and trustworthy professionals and surrogates that are willing to help them have a baby.
Please thoughtfully consider helping international families realize their dreams of becoming parents by being an international surrogate.
Using Fresh Donor Eggs in Kansas City: Success Rates for Pathways To Parenthood
When using your own donor that you have selected to do a fresh donor egg in vitro fertilization cycle, your chances of conceiving are excellent. In addition, you are very likely to have embryos frozen that can be used for future family building.
There are many factors that influence your chances of success when doing an egg donor in vitro fertilization cycle. Most are related to the doctor and clinic that you are working with, and their treatment plans and protocols. However, working with quality egg donor candidates that are well screened is of great significance also.
Pathways To Parenthood has a 78% success rate for donor egg in vitro fertilization. In addition, 75% of our intended parents have embryos to freeze for future usage. Why is that important? If you do not conceive on your first attempt at donor egg in vitro fertilization, you have embryos frozen for a second attempt. Or, if you do get pregnant and have a child, you have frozen embryos for future family building when you want to have another child.
For more information about our Egg Donor Program, contact us today at www.pathwaystoparenthood.com.
Pathways To Parenthood: The Motivation Behind Gestational Surrogacy in Kansas City
There are many reasons women have for wanting to be a gestational surrogate. Most assume that the strongest motivating factor for gestational surrogates is the financial compensation they receive. Although the compensation that gestational surrogates receive for their generous gift can be a large sum, it is not what initially drives most women to pursue surrogacy.
Some people are critical that women accept financial compensation for being a gestational surrogate. My question to those critics would be- “What is the appropriate compensation to somebody who is willing to give up a year or two of their life (and body), to help a family build and grow their family?”. Another question would be-“Who should make those types of decisions?”. I do not believe those are easy questions to answer. I also believe that it is a personal and private matter that should be respected by others that oftentimes really do not know what they are talking about! But that is a whole other blog post!
What motivates most women that are interested in being a gestational surrogate is the feeling that they are called to help others in such a way. Potential gestational surrogates typically have had easy pregnancies, love being pregnant, and want to help others in a meaningful way. Whether they receive financial compensation or not does not detract from the generous gift that they give others by helping them build and grow their family. To learn more about gestational surrogacy, visit our website at www.pathwaystoparenthood.com.
The 3rd Annual Path To Parenthood 5K in Kansas City
Kansas City Infertility Awareness’ (KCIA) 3rd annual Path To Parenthood 5K was Saturday, September 16th. Pathways To Parenthood was thrilled to be a part of this wonderful event. It was amazing to see all participants showing up to help others by raising funds for KCIA’s Family Building Grant. This grant specifically assists with the costs associated with medical infertility treatments and/or adoption.
We would like to give a shout out to the Founders and Board Members of KCIA- Allison Spencer, Nicole Hays, Meagan Stach, Tami Lewis, Angie Shemwell, and Karee Tidwell. They do such great work for those in our community struggling with infertility. Path To Parenthood 5K was another shining example of the great work they do!