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Surrogacy

Surrogacy is an agreement where a female holds and gives birth to a baby for another person, for example, a couple who cannot be pregnant themselves. A person who approves to carry and give birth to a baby for somebody else is known as the surrogate or birth parent. The person or couple who will acquire the baby once it is born is known as the intended or commissioning parent(s).

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What are the risks to surrogate if the male donor is Kell positive?

Query: Hello doctor, My husband and I will be using a surrogate to have kids. My husband is Kell-positive (heterozygous). What are the risks to this that the surrogate would need to be aware of?  Read Full »

Dr. Kamal Kant Sahu

Dr. Kamal Kant Sahu

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A few points include: 1. As per medical facts, the first pregnancy remains silent. In your case, the surrogate is Kell negative which means her body is still not exposed to Kell antigens which is good, so this pregnancy will be safe. 2. As the husband is heterozygo...  Read Full »

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