{"id":12,"date":"2021-12-11T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.surrogacyplace.com\/?p=12"},"modified":"2023-10-06T13:35:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:35:18","slug":"surrogacy-for-intended-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-for-intended-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Intended Parents Need Surrogacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-for-intended-parents\/#Surrogacy_for_Intended_Parents_Reasons_to_Need_Surrogacy\" title=\"Surrogacy for Intended Parents: Reasons to Need Surrogacy\">Surrogacy for Intended Parents: Reasons to Need Surrogacy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-for-intended-parents\/#Infertility\" title=\"Infertility\">Infertility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-for-intended-parents\/#Not_Medically_Fit_to_Carry\" title=\"Not Medically Fit to Carry\">Not Medically Fit to Carry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-for-intended-parents\/#LGBTQ_and_Surrogacy\" title=\"LGBTQ and Surrogacy\">LGBTQ and Surrogacy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-for-intended-parents\/#TraumaFear_of_Pregnancy_or_Childbirth_Tokophobia\" title=\"Trauma\/Fear of Pregnancy or Childbirth, Tokophobia\u00a0\">Trauma\/Fear of Pregnancy or Childbirth, Tokophobia\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-for-intended-parents\/#Vanity\" title=\"Vanity\u00a0\">Vanity\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Surrogacy_for_Intended_Parents_Reasons_to_Need_Surrogacy\"><\/span><strong>Surrogacy for Intended Parents: Reasons to Need Surrogacy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Infertility\"><\/span><strong>Infertility<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Many women are unable to become pregnant naturally or with the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-and-ivf\/\">IVF<\/a> alone. These women may or may not be able to create <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/alabama-ruling-on-embryos\/\">embryos<\/a> using their own eggs.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Surrogacy offers a chance for women experiencing <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-for-women-with-infertility\/\">infertility<\/a> to create families using the modern miracle of assisted\/alternative reproduction.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Not_Medically_Fit_to_Carry\"><\/span><strong>Not Medically Fit to Carry<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Many women are not medically fit to carry children for a variety of reasons that include genetics (e.g. certain blood disorders), disease (e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-for-cancer-survivors\/\">cancer<\/a>), immunocompromised (e.g. organ transplant recipients), and past life-threatening pregnancies (e.g. severe preeclampsia).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been advised by your doctor that it is risky or ill advised to consider <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-pregnancy\/\">pregnancy<\/a> for a medical reason, surrogacy might be the best option.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LGBTQ_and_Surrogacy\"><\/span><strong>LGBTQ and Surrogacy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Advancement in both general acceptance of non-traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-with-a-family-member\/\">family<\/a> structures as well as assisted and alternative reproduction technology has allowed for the creation of <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-for-same-sex-couples\/\">LGBTQ<\/a> families. Tens of thousands of children are born each year to gay, lesbian, bisexual and <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/transgender-surrogacy\/\">transgender<\/a> parents. Many consider access to surrogacy to be an LGBTQ human rights issue.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>All loving Intended Parents and Surrogates are invited to use the Site regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Because of local laws governing parentage, however, as well as possible hesitancy from individual potential surrogates, we have included LGBTQ families as a matching point.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It&#8217;s important that everyone, but especially members of the LGBTQ community, consult with a trusted assisted reproduction-specializing attorney on your <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-and-legal-parentage\/\">parental rights<\/a> and all local <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/disqualifications-for-surrogacy\/\">surrogacy requirements<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TraumaFear_of_Pregnancy_or_Childbirth_Tokophobia\"><\/span><strong>Trauma\/Fear of Pregnancy or Childbirth, Tokophobia\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Trauma related to pregnancy or childbirth can have many origins including: hearing\/witnessing or personally having a birth with severe <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/surrogacy-risks-and-complications\/\">complications<\/a>, diagnosed general anxiety disorders, past sexual abuse or assault, vaginismus\/pelvic floor disorders, or <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/struggling-with-tokophobia\/\">tokophobia<\/a> which can originate without a known case.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Many medical professionals, including Reproductive Endocrinologists, are sympathetic to trauma as a reason to pursue surrogacy as an option. It&#8217;s important you discuss your options with them to see if surrogacy is the right path for you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vanity\"><\/span><strong>Vanity\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A minority of Intended Parents explore surrogacy because they do not want to experience the non-medically significant body-altering effects of pregnancy. While some journeys are done for &#8220;vanity&#8221; reasons, many surrogates are reluctant to carry for Intended Parents that are able to become pregnant themselves. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/guide-to-state-surrogacy-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some states prohibit surrogacy without a medical or biological reason<\/a>. Intended Parents who are <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/considering-surrogacy\/\">considering surrogacy<\/a> for &#8220;vanity&#8221; reasons should consult an assisted reproduction attorney for more information. Where allowed, Intended Parents should discuss the arrangement with any potential surrogates so that she can make an informed decision about the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>Want to get started finding a potential match for your <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/blog\/affordable-surrogacy\/\">independent surrogacy<\/a> journey without going through a costly surrogacy agency? <a href=\"https:\/\/surrogacyplace.com\/\">Start here!<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surrogacy for Intended Parents: Reasons to Need Surrogacy Infertility Many women are unable to become pregnant naturally or with the help of IVF alone. 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