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This is a guest post for SHARE cancer support group by Jen Rachman, LCSW, ovarian cancer survivor and Outreach Coordinator here at Circle Surrogacy, Ltd. To read the full blog post, click here.

surrogacy after cancer

When I was 5 years cancer-free, I felt secure enough to start considering what family-building options I had.  As I began exploring surrogacy as an option to have a family, I quickly realized how much information there was to learn about the process and how to make a successful journey work.  After we had done our research, educated ourselves and signed on with Circle Surrogacy, we felt comfortable sharing our plans with our support network.  I was taken aback by the responses I heard and immediately came to realize how many misconceptions there are about surrogacy.  These myths are the result of a lack of information, coupled with a few over sensationalized cases in the media.  After having been through my own amazing journey to parenthood, I thought it would be nice to clear up these common misconceptions.

Surrogates are only in it for the money.  Though it is true that surrogates are compensated for their efforts during the process, there are a variety of reasons women want to be a gestational carrier.  After all, shouldn’t they be compensated for helping bring a life into this world?   A surrogate is generally paid $25,000 for at least a year of time and dedication.   Let’s be honest; this amount of money won’t make her rich or drastically change her lifestyle for long.   Some reasons that women want to become surrogates are things like, “my sister struggled to get pregnant and I want to help someone avoid such struggles,” or “I have had easy pregnancies and it isn’t a stressor for me.  I would love to help someone else who can’t have a baby.”  Most reasons are altruistic, with an honest desire to help others become parents.

The baby will be biologically related to the surrogate. In traditional surrogacy, the child is biologically related to the carrier; however, this isn’t the case in gestational surrogacy.  In a gestational surrogacy arrangement, embryos are made using eggs from the intended mother (or eggs donor) and sperm from the intended father (or sperm donor).   The embryos are implanted into the surrogate who will carry the pregnancy to term, and there is no genetic connection between her and the baby.  Today, traditional surrogacy is rare due to the complexity that could be created by a genetic bond.  Therefore gestational surrogacy is more common.  My surrogate described it best when she said, “It’s your bun, I am just the oven.”

 

 To read the full blog post, click here.

 


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