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February 11, 2009

Cryo-shipping of Embryos and Sperm to India for Surrogacy

The process of surrogacy in India involves two visits to India: sperm deposition, IVF, and embryo transfer are done during the first visit, and the next visit is to bring your baby home after the delivery.

 
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Thanks to the embryo and sperm overseas transfer service provided by our partner fertility clinic in India, the first trip may now be totally avoided. On the first trip, the male partner is typically required to stay in Mumbai for 3-5 days, and the female partner has to stay for almost two weeks.

Because of work pressures or any other reason, it may not be possible for everyone to stay so long in India. Cryopreservation and frozen embryo/sperm transfer abroad come to the rescue in such a situation.

What is cryopreservation of embryos and sperm?

Cryopreservation is ‘a process where cells or whole tissues are preserved by cooling to low sub-zero temperatures, such as (typically) 77 K or −196 °C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen). At these low temperatures, any biological activity, including the biochemical reactions that would lead to cell death, is effectively stopped.’ (Source: Wikipedia.)

Our partner fertility clinic in India allows those interested in surrogacy

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