A couple asks the nurse about the procedure for surrogate parenting. Which correct responses should the nurse give to the couple? (Select all that apply.)

Question

a. Donated embryos can be implanted into the surrogate mother.
b. The surrogate mother needs to have carried one previous birth to term.
c. You both need to be infertile to be eligible for surrogate parenting.
d. Conception can take place outside the surrogate mother's body and then implanted.
e. The surrogate mother can be inseminated artificially with sperm from the intended father.

Answer 1

ANS: A, D, E
In surrogate parenting, conception may take place outside the body using ova and sperm from the couple who wishes to become parents. These embryos are then implanted into the surrogate mother, or the surrogate mother may be inseminated artificially with sperm from the intended father. Donated embryos may also be implanted into a surrogate mother. The couple does not need to be infertile. The surrogate parent does not need to have previously carried a pregnancy to term.