Gestational Surrogacy in Colombia
Gestational surrogacy is an assisted reproduction procedure where a woman agrees to carry a pregnancy on behalf of intended parents who cannot gestate due to uterine, medical, or biological reasons. Under Colombian constitutional protections and strict clinical protocols, ReproFértil provides a secure, caring pathway to family building.
Clinical Indications & Surrogacy Scope
Comprehensive medical criteria and bioethical guidelines at ReproFértil
When is Gestational Surrogacy Indicated?
Clinical access criteria for intended parents
- Patients with uterine absence (congenital Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome or prior hysterectomy).
- Patients with severe uterine dysfunction or refractory hypoplasia.
- Multiple severe uterine fibroids (fibromatosis) causing intractable cavity distortion.
- Severe intrauterine adhesions (Asherman's Syndrome) unresponsive to hysteroscopic adhesiolysis.
- Irreversible endometrial atrophy following pelvic radiotherapy.
- Congenital uterine malformations not surgically correctable.
- Absolute medical contraindications to pregnancy due to systemic disease (Severe Lupus, Marfan Syndrome, pulmonary hypertension).
- Contraindication to pregnancy due to vital maternal risk or severe exacerbation of existing cardiopulmonary or renal pathologies.
- Patients with an extensive history of uncorrectable recurrent implantation failure (RIF) or recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).
- Male same-sex couples seeking to build a biological family.
- Single men embarking on a monoparental family project.
Program Advantages
- Enables genetic parenthood when carrying a pregnancy is biologically or medically impossible.
- Backed by strict bioethical oversight, legal transparency, and comprehensive multidisciplinary screening in Colombia.
- Maximized blastocyst implantation rates utilizing ReproFértil's high-complexity embryology and PGT-A screening.
- Comprehensive maternal-fetal medical monitoring and psychological counseling throughout gestation.
Surrogate Requirements
Medical, ethical, and legal screening criteria
To guarantee the health, safety, and emotional well-being of all parties, surrogate carriers must meet strict mandatory standards:
The surrogate mother must have delivered at least one healthy biological child of her own through an uncomplicated full-term gestation.
Candidates are aged 21 to 35 with an optimal Body Mass Index (BMI) and no history of chronic metabolic, cardiovascular, or obstetric complications.
Rigorous psychological evaluation, infectious disease screenings, and hysteroscopic endometrial confirmation before cycle approval.
Legal framework established before embryo transfer in accordance with Colombian constitutional jurisprudence protecting all parties.
Procedure endorsed by multidisciplinary clinical committees and international bioethical standards.