Surrogacy has been around since 1980 but in the early years, it was often shrouded in secrecy and legal red tape. These days advances in medical law and public awareness have allowed IVF surrogacy to become a routine option for many people who might otherwise never have the chance to have a baby who shares their genetic heritage. IVF surrogacy uses a third-party gestational surrogate to carry the pregnancy when a patient is unable to carry a baby to term herself. At the beginning of the IVF surrogacy process the biological intended parents and the gestational surrogate will go through an assessment and laboratory tests with our Institute to make sure that you are all healthy and prepared both mentally and physically and that there are no sexually transmitted diseases that could damage potential embryos or be given to the surrogate during the embryo transfer.