How do couples prepare for IVF and when is surrogacy permitted? Embryo asked. 

Did you know that, according to statistics, one in five couples in Belarus requires IVF? Svetlana Volokhanovich , an obstetrician-gynecologist and fertility specialist at the Embryo Assisted Reproduction Center and a member of the Russian Association of Fertility Specialists (RAHR),
told us about this and other issues . Are there no hopeless situations? - According to official statistics, one in five couples in our country is infertile. Unofficial statistics place the number of couples facing infertility, of course, higher. Infertility is simply a statement of fact: the failure to conceive after a year of regular sexual activity. If a woman is over 35, she is advised to seek medical help after six months of infertile attempts.

In other words, there are no hopeless situations. IVF offers donor and surrogacy programs. Therefore, through the joint efforts of patients and reproductive medicine specialists, we achieve the birth of their desired child.
Pre-pregnancy preparation - Almost all couples are recommended to undergo pre-pregnancy preparation during the planning and conception stages. Take vitamins with folic acid, as it is highly likely to prevent a number of birth defects. Compensate for deficiencies. Our country and women face deficiencies in iron, vitamin D, and iodine. At a minimum, these should be replenished and eliminated.bad habits ((Alcohol , smoking), then there's a higher chance the baby will be born healthy. Donation and surrogacy - I think there's always a solution. That is, IVF has its own options for every clinical situation. In the absence of one's own biological material (i.e., the woman has no eggs, and the man has no sperm), there are donor programs, which involve oocyte and sperm donation.
In the absence of a uterus... surrogacy is officially permitted in our country. It is performed for strict clinical indications, that is, in situations where a woman is unable to bear a child for anatomical reasons, health reasons, or multiple IVF failures. An official agreement is concluded between the biological and surrogate mothers, and the embryo can be implanted into the surrogate mother's uterus.

| Based on BELTA video. Video screenshots.

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