SURROGACY - A Celeb Choice..!!

By Dr. Shobha Gupta

It isn’t a long time when the chaos of discussions and controversies about IVF or surrogacy of Aamir Khan or Farah Khan got settled, yet another Khan –Shahrukh Khan triggered it recently with the news of his third baby born through surrogacy.

There is all of a sudden so much craze about IVF and Surrogacy in the celebrities. As a matter of fact it may be a new trend in Bollywood, but it has been prevailing from a long time in Hollywood and the other countries.

Bollywood Celebs opted for Surrogacy

We all knows that India is a led by country, people here do not think of its own they do things and believes things which is happening in and around them. As an Infertility specialist, in this matter I believe that it is a positive step taken by celebrities by far. When an icon like Aamir Khan or Shahrukh Khan opts for surrogacy and talks about such a medical procedure openly, it helps remove taboos associated with it.

What is IVF surrogacy?

In IVF surrogacy or gestational surrogacy a pregnancy is created by the egg and sperm of the parent couple. The surrogate is just a carrier and is not genetically related to the child. While the procedure costs Rs. 11 lakhs upwards, a surrogate earns Rs. 3-4 lakh and is paid Rs. 7-8,000 per month during the pregnancy.

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Surrogacy is a legal deal between a couple and an individual and a third party to carry their baby to term. There may be many reasons why couples opt for surrogacy; it may be a missing uterus, multiple pregnancy losses, or failed in vitro fertilization attempts. So, now the couple can have their own biological baby by hiring a surrogate.

The arrangement can be made between relatives or someone known by the patient or an agency. When searching for a surrogate, a couple might use the Internet, contact an agency, or network through friends and family.

Be it Shahrukh Khan or Aamir Khan’s baby born through IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) surrogacy, it comes as a blessing for not only the celeb couple but also a large number of couples facing difficulty in conceiving.

It is a good omen and a great step taken by our celebrities of Bollywood to help shed the social stigma attached to it and it will also help surrogate mothers to gain respect in the society and light up the lives of childless couples.

Dr. Shobha Gupta, Infertility Specialist