How does
surrogacy work?
Surrogacy at Nadiya clinic of reproductive medicine
The clinic provides patients with the most effective surrogacy services. The best doctors, embryologists and coordinators are involved in this process. We accept patients for treatment from all over the world and strive to make the waiting period the most comfortable for intended parents and surrogate mothers so that the future baby feels all-round love and peace from the first days of pregnancy. Also, we aim that the parents are in harmony with themselves and get engaged in pleasant worries in anticipation of a new family member.

Surrogacy process
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Once you have decided to seek help from our clinic, first read the necessary conditions for the program and choose the appropriate option for yourself.
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Next, you need to leave a request, providing some information about yourself, so that our coordinator can contact you as soon as possible.
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Your personal coordinator will answer all your questions, ask you to prepare the necessary list of examinations, and make an appointment for a free online consultation with a doctor and an embryologist (if necessary) at a convenient time.
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Consultation with a reproductive specialist, where the doctor will collect the information necessary for the medical process, prescribe a treatment plan (with terms) and answer your questions.
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Selection of a surrogate mother, online consultation with candidates (up to 14 days). Selection of an oocyte donor from the OvoPuzzle database.
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Preparation of documents and certificates for the surrogacy program – a personal coordinator will help you with this. If your case is extraordinary and the collection of documents causes difficulties, you will be contacted by a lawyer who can advise you.
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The first visit to the Nadiya Odessa clinic. Usually, it takes 2-3 business days. After arriving at the airport in Odessa, you will be met by our driver and taken to the hotel (stay in a comfortable and modern hotel during the first visit is included in the price of all surrogacy programs).
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Transfer to the clinic (included in the cost of all programs). Consultations with a reproductive specialist, embryologist (if necessary). Signing an agreement with the clinic, paying the first instalment. Delivery of medical tests. Creation of a cryobank of the spouse's seminal fluid. Registration of a power of attorney and signing the agreement with a surrogate mother.
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Stage of obtaining embryos (except for the program with cryopreserved embryos).
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N.B. Before the start of stimulation, patients pay a 2nd instalment (for programs with own oocytes and donor oocytes). For the program with cryoembryos: 2nd instalment is paid before the preparation of the surrogate mother.
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Program with donor oocytes: examination of the donor – stimulation of the donor's ovaries (10-14 days, 3-4 ultrasound monitorings) – oocytes collection, thawing of seminal fluid, fertilization of oocytes (+1 day) – obtaining of embryos (+5 days) – performing a biopsy of the trophectoderm (as agreed) – cryopreservation of embryos – genetic testing of embryos (+21 working days).
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Program with own oocytes: examination of the patient (performed at the first visit to the clinic) – stimulation of the patient's ovaries (10-14 days, 3-4 ultrasound monitorings) – oocytes collection, thawing of seminal fluid, fertilization of oocytes (+1 day) – obtaining of embryos (+5 days) – performing a trophectoderm biopsy (as agreed) – cryopreservation of embryos – genetic testing of embryos (+21 working days).
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Stage of preparation and verification of surrogate mother pregnancy.
Examination of the surrogate mother (up to 1 cycle) – preparation of the endometrium for embryo transfer (35 days, starts immediately after receiving the embryos) – transfer of the embryo into the uterine cavity (1 day) – hCG (blood) test to confirm biochemical pregnancy (+14 days) – first ultrasound after embryo transfer (+14 days, confirmation of uterine clinical pregnancy) – second ultrasound scan after embryo transfer (+14 days). -
Payment for the 2nd stage of the Guaranteed surrogacy program and the 3rd stage for the rest of the surrogacy programs.
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Surrogate mother supervision in the women’s health department of the Nadiya Odessa clinic (located in the same building). All tests and documents of the surrogate mother are in a common database and are completely forwarded to the doctor of the women’s health department. This eliminates the possibility of missing important information in the course of pregnancy.
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We carry out a full cycle of the surrogacy program up to childbirth. This is due to the fact that one of the doctors of the women’s health department at the Nadiya Odessa clinic is MD, professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Odessa National Medical University, who also attends deliveries in a state maternity hospital.
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Supervision, ultrasound monitoring, scheduled examinations in the women’s health department from the 9th week of pregnancy until the birth of the baby (+ 250 days on average).
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Arrival of parents before childbirth.
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Childbirth in a state maternity hospital by prior arrangement with the attending physician (+3-5 days). Payment for the 4th stage of surrogacy programs.
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Registration of a child, certificate issue of genetic relationship (up to 7 days from the date of the baby delivery).
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Registration of documents for the departure of the child with parents outside of Ukraine (+1-12 weeks).
How long does the surrogacy process take?
On average, the program takes from 12 to 18 months.
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1-4 months takes the process of preparing a surrogate mother and receiving embryos (except for the program with cryoembryos).
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It takes a few more months if the first transfer attempt fails.
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9 months of pregnancy.
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14 days-3 months takes the process of obtaining documents for the departure of the child to the country of residence of the biological parents.
Surrogacy success rates
- 50 % –clinical pregnancy rate among patients under 42 using own oocytes
- 75 % –clinical pregnancy rate among patients using donor oocytes

Surrogacy programs at the Nadiya Odessa clinic
At our clinic, 4 options of surrogacy programs have been developed and put into practice. Choose the program that suits you or ask the coordinator for help.
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Surrogacy with own oocytes (IVF+ICSI, surrogate mother, gender selection, PGT-A 24 up to 3 embryos, 2 embryo transfers, newborn package)
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Surrogacy with donor oocytes (IVF with donor oocytes, surrogate mother, gender selection, PGT-A 24 up to 3 embryos, 2 embryo transfers, newborn package)
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Cryo surrogacy (FET, surrogate mother, 2 embryo transfers, newborn package)
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New Hope Surrogacy. Guaranteed pregnancy till 8th week of pregnancy (Unlimited IVF attempts with egg donors and surrogate mothers including fresh and frozen embryo transfers, PGT-A 24 up to 10 embryos, gender selection, NIPT test)
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