Yearning for a child, a US national got enrolled with a city-based infertilitycentre a few years ago and his surrogate is all set to conceive in just about a few months from now, but a recent home ministry directive has dashed his hopes.For More check this link http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Surrogacy-business-suffers-from-birth-pangs/articleshow/18140472.cms
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Surrogacy News From Kiran Infertility Center
CARRYING HER CHILD Hyderabad: Coverage of the IVF Surrogacy Program of the Kiran Infertility Centre, Hyderabad by the Times Newspaper, reported by Roli Srivastava
She looked ill at ease in the air conditioned room of a plush clinic in Khairatabad (Kiran Infertility Centre, Hyderabad, India) where she sat down on a huge sofa that almost swallowed her petite frame. Her hand absent-mindedly touched her slightly swollen belly as she said she was in her fifth month. Though pregnant for the third time, she said this would not be her third child.
A proverbial seven seas away, a doctor in the US awaited the birth of her first child. Having nursed the dream to have a baby for many years after marriage, she was finally hopeful, having seen pictures of the ultrasound scan, a tiny baby distinct in the blurred black and white image. The scan wasn't hers but of the woman in the Khairatabad clinic (Kiran Infertility Centre, Hyderabad, India), who was carrying the doctor's child in her womb. The two women have never met and are not legally allowed to know each other. They are bonded however by their desire. One needs a child, another money and bringing them together is the booming surrogacy business in Hyderabad. The women offering their wombs on nine- month lease to unknown women are regular homemakers, students, daily wage workers either from Hyderabad or from the city outskirts. For them, pregnancy is just another job. In classified ads on the internet, they speak of the school fee they have to pay or the debts they have to clear. Lending a womb is a small price to pay.
And while they do their job, the intended parents learn how to be a parent, living the pregnancy of an unknown woman who is carrying their child. An Alaskan couple that got a surrogate baby from Hyderabad and has done extensive blogging on the whole experience, share in of their posts how they attended parenting workshops which included lessons on how to change diapers.
Ask surrogates about their experience and they steer clear of baby talk. "We get taken care of well. It's fine," a surrogate says, smiling. She adds how they even get "offs" as long as it’s safe for them to venture out of the infertility clinic. They speak of families back home, the school-going child, the toddler daughter, and the husband waiting for her to come back, with the money.
"There is nothing wrong with this. It is a job that will pay me well enough to tide through some tough times," insists another surrogate, almost as if explaining it to herself. These women, some of them educated well enough to get the job of a receptionist in offices, say that while legally they are protected to do this work, they still hide it fearing social stigma. "We make excuses to relatives before leaving home. I mentioned a prolonged treatment in Hyderabad," one of them shares. Much like matrimonial ads, surrogates advertise their brown eyes and black hair. Unlike in matrimonial ads, here they also declare their fertility by sharing the number of children they have. "I have two children but my husband and I have hit bad times," shares a potential surrogate scouting for a customer on the internet. Infertility clinics too put up ads asking for "smart and intelligent" young girls.
Once signed as a surrogate, life changes for the next few months. Medical tests, psychological evaluation of the candidate and her family's medical history are carried out. Their diets are supervised and movement restricted.
After the baby is born, they fade into oblivion. They either scout for another clinic or another customer after recovering for a few months from childbirth or use the money for the purpose for which they had taken up "the job". But do they pine for the baby they carried for so many months before handing it over to a stranger? "No. It's not our child, right. So it is not right for me to think this way," says a surrogate.
(Metrospection will study the cocktail of emotions experienced by the urban woman)
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Dr Samit Sekhar expresses his views on Surrogacy
Dr Samit Sekhar expresses his views on Surrogacy in the reputed Indian Express national newspaper 30th May 2012!
Dr Samit featured in the news yet again For ideas About Surrogacy In india
Dr Samit featured in the news yet again!
http://postnoon.com/2012/05/21/city-joins-surrogacy-race/49691
City joins surrogacy race
by the reporter Anubha Kumari Singh | May 21, 2012
Hyderabad is emerging a favorite destination for those looking for surrogate mothers. Presence of world-class medical facilities, fertility clinics and inexpensive cost of wombs are quoted as reasons
Hyderabad, which was slow to catch up with other major metros of India in surrogacy, has of late seen a change.
Today, many fertility clinics in the City are reporting increasing requisitions and readiness of women to lend a womb. If medical circles are to be believed, Hyderabad is giving other metros a run for their money in this aspect.
With its list of premier fertility clinics and leading hospitals, Hyderabad is becoming an important station for surrogacy. Reports say couples from neighboring states, Gulf countries and USA are now choosing Hyderabad for the main reasons of the availability of ideal candidates and lesser cost.
“Five years ago, we barely undertook one surrogacy case in a month. Today we deal with at least ten cases every month and that’s a big number for sure. We get cases not only from the City but sometimes from other states too. Some couples bring their friends or known people to rent the womb and many a times we also provide women whose wombs can be hired,” adds Dr Samit Sekhar, chief embryologist, Kiran Fertility Center.
“Surrogacy is in demand because of the success rates. These days couples mainly opt for it because of the quality equipment, favorable pricing and hassle-free procedure. However, the couple needs to undergo various procedures before opting for surrogacy. Women who can’t conceive are only given a chance to opt for surrogacy,” said Dr Samit .
Candidature for surrogacy is not easy as it sounds. “We make our decision only after talking to the expectant parents and to the women going to deliver the baby. We observe their behavior, whether they would be able to take care of their baby or not.
If we feel that they won’t, we refuse them. The woman renting the womb doesn’t need to stay in the hospital for nine months, she needs to visit the hospital only for the checkups and other medical procedures. A team of eight doctors takes care of the process till the baby is delivered,” adds Dr. Samit.
A senior gynecologist says, “Since the time commercial surrogacy is legalized in India in 2002 there has been lot of demand for surrogate mother.
Affordable prices, latest technologies, trained doctors and the success rates in the recent years had made Hyderabad a destination surrogacy. In comparison to other metros, the cost of renting a womb here is less. India is the only country apart from US where surrogacy is legal.”
“In the recent years, surrogacy cases are on the rise in the City of Pearls and the main reason is the jam packed fertility centres in Mumbai and Delhi which are unable to meet the growing demand. The numbers of couples seeking surrogate have doubled.
Cost factor works in favour of India and Hyderabad, medical circles point out.
The cost of surrogacy in the U.S. is about $80,000 whereas in Hyderabad it’s almost a third of that, including the medical fare and travel or food expenses of the surrogate mother. Hyderabad has now become a hot-spot for many couples from other countries too because of the low-cost and world-class medical presence.
http://postnoon.com/2012/05/21/city-joins-surrogacy-race/49691
City joins surrogacy race
by the reporter Anubha Kumari Singh | May 21, 2012
Hyderabad is emerging a favorite destination for those looking for surrogate mothers. Presence of world-class medical facilities, fertility clinics and inexpensive cost of wombs are quoted as reasons
Hyderabad, which was slow to catch up with other major metros of India in surrogacy, has of late seen a change.
Today, many fertility clinics in the City are reporting increasing requisitions and readiness of women to lend a womb. If medical circles are to be believed, Hyderabad is giving other metros a run for their money in this aspect.
With its list of premier fertility clinics and leading hospitals, Hyderabad is becoming an important station for surrogacy. Reports say couples from neighboring states, Gulf countries and USA are now choosing Hyderabad for the main reasons of the availability of ideal candidates and lesser cost.
“Five years ago, we barely undertook one surrogacy case in a month. Today we deal with at least ten cases every month and that’s a big number for sure. We get cases not only from the City but sometimes from other states too. Some couples bring their friends or known people to rent the womb and many a times we also provide women whose wombs can be hired,” adds Dr Samit Sekhar, chief embryologist, Kiran Fertility Center.
“Surrogacy is in demand because of the success rates. These days couples mainly opt for it because of the quality equipment, favorable pricing and hassle-free procedure. However, the couple needs to undergo various procedures before opting for surrogacy. Women who can’t conceive are only given a chance to opt for surrogacy,” said Dr Samit .
Candidature for surrogacy is not easy as it sounds. “We make our decision only after talking to the expectant parents and to the women going to deliver the baby. We observe their behavior, whether they would be able to take care of their baby or not.
If we feel that they won’t, we refuse them. The woman renting the womb doesn’t need to stay in the hospital for nine months, she needs to visit the hospital only for the checkups and other medical procedures. A team of eight doctors takes care of the process till the baby is delivered,” adds Dr. Samit.
A senior gynecologist says, “Since the time commercial surrogacy is legalized in India in 2002 there has been lot of demand for surrogate mother.
Affordable prices, latest technologies, trained doctors and the success rates in the recent years had made Hyderabad a destination surrogacy. In comparison to other metros, the cost of renting a womb here is less. India is the only country apart from US where surrogacy is legal.”
“In the recent years, surrogacy cases are on the rise in the City of Pearls and the main reason is the jam packed fertility centres in Mumbai and Delhi which are unable to meet the growing demand. The numbers of couples seeking surrogate have doubled.
Cost factor works in favour of India and Hyderabad, medical circles point out.
The cost of surrogacy in the U.S. is about $80,000 whereas in Hyderabad it’s almost a third of that, including the medical fare and travel or food expenses of the surrogate mother. Hyderabad has now become a hot-spot for many couples from other countries too because of the low-cost and world-class medical presence.
India Based Infertility Clinic Announces Presence in US
Sai Kiran Hospital, a unit of the Kiran Infertility Center (KIC) based in Hyderabad India is planning an informational meeting that will introduce their US Client Coordinator. The meeting will take place at the Empire Hotel in NY, NY on 12/10/2011. The agenda for this meeting will familiarize Intended Parents from the US on the option of surrogacy in India . This meeting will also see a congregation of more than 20 intended parents who have successfully accomplished their dreams of parenthood. This date marks the 4 year anniversary of KIC's presence in the field of international surrogacy with the 200th baby being born through surrogacy for clients. This meeting will be used as a platform for past, present and future clients to share their experience and learn more about the international surrogacy process with KIC. Read More...http://Tuesday, 25 June 2013
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