Gestational Surrogacy for Straight Couples

Gestational surrogacy is an arrangement where the surrogate (gestational carrier) carries a pregnancy to term with zero genetic link to the baby. For straight couples, choosing surrogacy is often the answer after facing severe reproductive or medical hurdles:

• Uterine Factors: Congenital absence of the uterus (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome), surgical hysterectomy, severe Asherman syndrome (intrauterine scarring), large fibroids, or incompetent cervix.
• Maternal Health Conditions: Medical conditions where pregnancy poses life-threatening risks to the mother, including Type 1 diabetes, active cancer, lupus, severe cardiac disease, or renal disease.
• Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Unexplained recurrent miscarriages or repetitive second-trimester pregnancy losses.
• Prior Delivery Complications: Severe life-threatening complications during previous labor or delivery.

Depending on gamete health, straight couples can pursue one of four clinical surrogacy pathways at VCRM:

1. Partner Egg + Partner Sperm: Intended mother's eggs fertilized by intended father's sperm; embryo transferred to carrier. Both parents share full genetic link.
2. Donor Egg + Partner Sperm: Donor eggs (from VCRM's donor program or an egg bank) fertilized by intended father's sperm; embryo transferred to carrier.
3. Partner Egg + Donor Sperm: Intended mother's eggs fertilized by donor sperm; embryo transferred to carrier.
4. Donor Egg + Donor Sperm: Donor eggs fertilized by donor sperm; embryo transferred to carrier.

Located near Washington, DC in Reston, VA, VCRM delivers truly personalized surrogacy care. Dr. Fady Sharara guides couples, donors, and carriers through every milestone in a supportive, boutique environment.