Selecting a Surrogate
Help with selecting a surrogate A surrogate, or gestational carrier, is a woman who carries a pregnancy for patients who are unable to physically carry a pregnancy. A surrogate can be a friend, a family member or a woman selected from a surrogacy agency. Our Virginia fertility center does not arrange surrogacy, but we maintain…
What to Look for in a Surrogate
It’s important to know what to look for in a surrogate In gestational surrogacy at VCRM, a woman, known as a gestational carrier or surrogate, carries another family’s baby. Gestational surrogacy allows hopeful parents who are physically unable to carry a child to use their own eggs and sperm to have a baby. Surrogacy can…
Couples Pursuing Surrogacy
Gathering resources: a checklist for couples pursing surrogacy Couples who are ready to have a baby may be considering gestational surrogacy as a way to build their family. At our Northern Virginia fertility center, we encourage couples pursuing surrogacy to make a checklist to help them gather their thoughts, feelings and resources to make the…
Our Surrogacy Program
Our Virginia fertility center’s surrogacy program made us the #1 fertility clinic* rated in a survey conducted by Surrogacy Advisor We are proud to say the surrogacy program at our Virginia fertility center received the highest overall score for fertility clinics reviewed in a survey conducted by Surrogacy Advisor on the website Men Having Babies….
Surrogacy & Same Sex Couples
On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, recognizing that same-sex couples have equal marriage rights. All state laws banning same-sex marriage were overruled by the Court’s decision. Same-sex spouses now have the same rights and benefits as legally married, opposite-sex couples, including…