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Who Typically Benefits from Using a Gestational Carrier

Course / Who Typically Benefits from Using a Gestational Carrier

Wide Variety of Intended Parents

Gestational surrogacy serves a diverse group of individuals and couples pursuing parenthood through assisted reproduction. Intended parents (IPs) come from different backgrounds, medical histories, and family goals — but all share a common desire for a healthy, genetically linked child.

At Surrogacy4All, our programs are tailored to meet the specific needs of each intended parent, whether they are heterosexual couples, same-sex couples, or single individuals.

Types of Intended Parents We Commonly Serve:

  1. Heterosexual Couples Facing Infertility:
    Couples who are unable to conceive or carry a pregnancy due to uterine abnormalities, recurrent pregnancy loss, or medical contraindications to pregnancy.

  2. Same-Sex Male Couples:
    Male couples who require both an egg donor and a gestational carrier to create a biologically related child. Each partner may contribute sperm for embryo creation, allowing shared genetic participation.

  3. Single Intended Parents:
    Individuals who wish to pursue biological parenthood through the use of donor gametes and a gestational surrogate.

  4. International Intended Parents:
    Surrogacy4All works with clients from across the globe, offering full-service coordination for legal, medical, and logistical needs compliant with U.S. regulations.

Each journey begins with individualized consultation, ensuring that all medical, ethical, and legal considerations are carefully managed from the outset.

Ages

Age plays a pivotal role in the success of IVF and gestational surrogacy — primarily in relation to egg quality and embryo competence. However, the age of the intended parent, particularly the female partner, influences treatment planning, genetic outcomes, and overall success rates.

Female Intended Parent Age Considerations:

  • Under 35 Years: Typically, women in this group produce a higher number of genetically normal (euploid) embryos, leading to higher success rates in surrogacy cycles.

  • Ages 35–40: Egg quality begins to decline, and the likelihood of chromosomal abnormalities increases. Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) is strongly recommended.

  • Over 40 Years: Many intended mothers in this category opt for donor eggs, as success rates with their own eggs can be limited. Donor egg IVF significantly increases the chance of achieving a healthy pregnancy.

Male Intended Parent Age Considerations:

While sperm quality is less age-sensitive than egg quality, advancing paternal age (typically over 45) can slightly impact fertilization rates, embryo quality, and DNA integrity.
At Surrogacy4All, we ensure a full evaluation of sperm health and employ ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) techniques when appropriate to optimize fertilization outcomes.

Previous Cycles

A history of prior fertility treatments provides valuable insight into future surrogacy planning. Intended parents who have undergone IVF previously often bring a wealth of clinical data that helps optimize the next steps.

Key Learnings from Previous IVF Cycles:

  1. Response to Ovarian Stimulation: Previous medication protocols guide the refinement of future dosing and stimulation strategies.

  2. Embryo Development Patterns: Review of prior fertilization and blastocyst formation rates helps embryologists anticipate challenges and tailor culture conditions.

  3. Genetic Screening Results: Prior PGT-A or PGT-M data inform embryo selection strategies, allowing transfer of only healthy, chromosomally normal embryos.

  4. Endometrial or Transfer Issues: For intended mothers who previously experienced failed transfers, surrogacy provides a medically sound alternative by transferring embryos to a healthy, receptive gestational carrier.

In many cases, surrogacy is the next logical step for patients who have high-quality embryos but cannot carry a pregnancy themselves. Surrogacy4All’s coordination between IVF specialists and surrogacy teams ensures seamless integration of this transition.

Use of Donor Eggs

For many intended parents, donor eggs are an essential part of achieving success through gestational surrogacy. This is particularly true when the intended mother’s ovarian reserve is diminished or when same-sex male couples or single men pursue surrogacy.

Advantages of Donor Egg IVF in Surrogacy:

  1. High Success Rates: Donor eggs are typically retrieved from young, healthy donors, resulting in higher embryo quality and implantation rates.

  2. Reduced Risk of Genetic Abnormalities: Younger eggs minimize the risk of chromosomal abnormalities and miscarriage.

  3. Streamlined Treatment: Egg donor cycles can be synchronized efficiently with the gestational carrier’s cycle for timely embryo transfer.

Selecting the Right Egg Donor:

Surrogacy4All works with accredited donor programs across the U.S. to provide options based on:

  • Physical and ethnic traits

  • Educational and personal background

  • Comprehensive medical and genetic screening

  • Proven fertility history (if applicable)

Once eggs are fertilized with sperm from the intended parent(s), embryos are cultured, tested (if desired), and transferred to the gestational carrier’s uterus for implantation.

Clinical Perspective:

Studies consistently show that IVF cycles using donor eggs can yield live birth rates of over 60–70% per transfer, regardless of the intended mother’s age.