Hello, We are Michael and Brad, we have been very blessed with a wonderful life full of love that we are excited to share with a child. Michael is 38 years of age and an IT executive and Brad is 29 years of age and an Interior Architect. We currently reside in Lexington Kentucky right in the heart of horse country, a wonderful place to raise a child. Michael and I have been together for eight years and as much as we love and enjoy our life, we have always desired a child of our very own. Michael and I both come form very large extended families full of nieces, nephews, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and siblings that are very supportive and are excitedly waiting for us to become parents. Surrogacy seems to be the only avenue available to us to be able to fulfill our dream of being parents. For someone to provide us with a child will be the most cherished gift we will ever receive. To have our home filled with the laughter and joy only a child can bring will truly be a dream come true.
We started our journey to parenthood by examining surrogacy in the US. We hired the top rated surrogacy attorney in the country and after extensive searching and interviewing, we found a surrogate in Virginia and thought wow this is so easy we’ll have a kid in no time. That was until we began the contract negotiation phase of the process. Soon we felt like we were at a car dealership trying to negotiate if we really wanted the 3rd extra layer of clear coat on the hood or what if the spare tire in the trunk becomes flat and we need two spares at the same time. After having spent thousands of dollars for our attorney and her attorney both to write back and forth to one another we said there has got to be a better way of going about this. Needless to say, that after several weeks of rewriting of contracts and adding expenses to the surrogacy, costs to the attorneys, costs to the surrogate for review, this all finally collided with a dead end sign. Next, we remembered that Brad had seen an episode of Oprah about surrogacy in India so we began to research the process and happened upon Surrogacy Abroad.
From the very first conversation we had with Benhur Samson and Dr. Samit Sakar over the phone we thought we had found the right way for us to have a child. We drove to Chicago to meet with Benhur Samson and once he told us about the process of surrogacy in India, how it was a one price all-inclusive no hassle package we were certain this was the right way for us to become parents. Surrogacy laws in the US were too vague for us, mainly because we were a gay couple with no legal rights to the child. Having to admit that Michael was skeptical after the ordeal with the legal team here in the US, Michael was very thorough in his legal research in India. For example, with our previous situation in the US, we couldn’t sleep at night for thinking; what if one day the birth mother wanted to be a part of the child’s life, inheritance, custody, etc.. we would not have a solid legal position to guard against this. In India the law was very clear and absolute in regards to surrogacy anymore. Not only do the surrogates and husbands of the surrogates in India surrender their rights to any resulting child before the insemination, but the money they receive for their services changes their lives, and the lives of their children and family forever. With the package system from Surrogacy Abroad we did not feel like as if we were involved in dreaded property negotiations any longer in order to have a child. The India Surrogacy method was much more humane.
After having traveled to India in January 2009 to begin the collection of semen and to perform the first insemination process, we are now a short 8 weeks away from the birth of our precious baby, which is due on the 28th of January 2010. Our journey to parenthood has been full of joy and excitement thanks in part to Benhur Samson, Dr, Samit Sakar and Surrogacy Abroad. We will definitely use Surrogacy Abroad again for our next child and we have many friends interested in pursing the same path as us after our very successful adventure. So if you find yourself unable to conceive naturally, and surrogacy is an option for you: I would suggest for you to use Surrogacy Abroad, they made our dream come true.
, Sincerely Brad and Michael
We had been married for 3 years when I had an operation
which led to us not being able to have biological children the
natural way. we started to look into possible infertility centers in
India. It was fantastic having someone local (Hyderabad) who
could actually have a look at prospective clinics and finally
recommended Kiran Infertility Centre in Hyderabad because
the first impression he had of the clinic was very professional
and helpful.
When we arrived at the clinic we had a lengthy consult with both
Dr. Kiran D. Sekhar and Dr. Samit Sekhar during which the
course of treatment was explained again we were able to ask
any questions we still had.
After a bit more than 2 weeks the egg retrieval took place.
Unfortunately, I had only produced two reasonably good eggs which ultimately failed to lead to a pregnancy.
We were devastated, but the clinic gave us the option of using an American egg donor they had worked with
successfully before.
We were sent a picture of the lady with her beautiful girl. We immediately had the feeling that this was the right
choice for us. The lady travelled to Hyderabad a few weeks later, three good quality eggs were implanted into
our surrogate and two weeks later we received the fantastic news – we were pregnant!!! Now, 10 weeks later,
our surrogate is 12 weeks pregnant with our twins!
Now we cannot wait to go back to Hyderabad and take our babies home. We will always be grateful to
everyone involved in making our dream come true; everyone at the clinic, the egg donor and of course the
lady who was prepared to give us the most precious gift of all – a family of our own!
Bret and Anna Parker
Email address: bret.anna@yahoo.com
To all the Dr's and staff at the Kiran Infertility Centre.
We first met Dr Kiran and Dr Samit in Barcelona (Spain) at the annual ESHRE fertility
conference in 2008 as we were looking to have IVF treatment using donor eggs and
donor sperm. We were immediately impressed with their knowledge and obvious
expertise in this field and travelled to India in September 2008. As a British couple we
were made to feel extremely welcome in India. The clinic provided airport pickup and
accommodation, as well as a member of staff who accompanied us for the first few
days until we settled in.
The treatment we received was first class. The procedure was clearly explained to us
and the doctors were available every day at the clinic or a phone call away at night.
Sadly our attempt at IVF was not successful, but the care understanding and constant support we received at
the clinic means we will never give up and we will be returning to India very soon.
We wish to thank Dr Kiran and Dr Samit for their continued support and advice.
If anyone would like to ask us any more questions about our experience or the clinic please email us.
bolsovergary@yahoo.co.uk
Tracy and Gary
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