Some women are afraid of the body transformation that they will undergo if they did become pregnant. The hope of one day having children is still within them but insecurity will set in. From pregnancy women experience the swelling of feet, their hips expand, and other areas of the body including: the posterior, thighs, face, breasts etc. Another reason women use surrogate in vitro fertilization is because of their careers in which taking care of their body is part of their job. Women in athletics that include basketball, cheerleading and the Olympics are women who have to watch their figure when eating as well as having babies. Another industry that women’s bodies are affected are in the entertainment business. Dancers, singers, performers, and actresses all depend on the entire package “product” which is their face, their body, personality, and talent. So having children always have to wait for them. Until now! With Gestational surrogate with In Vitro Fertilization makes it possible to “harvest eggs from the mother, fertilize them with sperm from the father and place the embryo into the uterus of gestational surrogate. The surrogate then carries the baby until birth” (WebMD). With this type of surrogate there is NO genetic ties the carrier shares with the …show more content…
During the surgical process the egg retrieval procedure the low percentage a risk for excessive bleeding, damage to the bowel or other organs, and possible infection. During the time medication is expended to the patient (soon to be mother) a specific risk that might occur from one of the medications that aid in subsiding ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome, or OHSS. “Ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome is seen in certain women who take medication to stimulate the ovaries and affect up to ten percent of women who undergo in vitro fertilization. Symptoms can range from mild to severe. In mild case, a woman may experience bloating, mild pain, or cramping, and weight gain. Severe cases are characterized by significant weight gain (for example over ten pounds in a few days), shortness of breath, and severe pain or swelling in the abdomen area” (Conrad). There are no real treatments for the side effects of the medication. Only cure that seems to help are a lot of rest, hydration, never over exerting one’s self or being a part of any strenuous