other pregnancy options

• DONOR GAMETES / EMBRYO

  Use eggs, sperm or embryos from donors to achieve a pregnancy
• DONOR GAMETES / EMBRYO

  In Australia, there are strict regulations regarding donors : 

  • Counselling for both donors and recipients
  • Cooling-off periods
  • Health screening
• SURROGACY

  If a female is unable to conceive or carry a baby

  Another woman carries the child for the duration of the pregnancy and then gives child to the couple to raise as their own
• SURROGACY

  There are very strict laws regarding surrogacy in Australia : 

  • Surrogate cannot be paid beyond expenses arising from pregnancy 
  • Agreement between birth mother and parents is not legally binding - surrogate can change her mind and keep child
• SURROGACY

  Surrogate pregnancy achieved : 

  • Artificial insemination of the father’s sperm - surrogate mother is genetically related to the child. 
  • Gestational surrogacy, IVF is used to produce an embryo that is then inserted into the surrogate