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Surrogacy in India-Delivering more for less!

Surrogacy gives a woman a chance to experience motherhood, when she is unable give birth by natural means. But surrogate mothers in the U.S. cost anywhere between $50,000 to $100,000. Moreover, surrogacy is ridden with many legal hassles in the U.S. These factors make it extremely difficult for American couples to bear children through surrogate mothers. However, there is hope in the form of medical tourism for couples who wish to opt for surrogacy. India, especially, is emerging as a hub for IVF and surrogate births. More and more couples are choosing to come to India in the hope of taking home their very own bundle of joy. Reasons for India's success in this form of reproductive outsourcing include: Affordable surrogacy: The entire surrogacy process in India costs anywhere between $20,000 to $35,000 and includes doctors fees, medicines, pre-natal care, delivery, legal charges as well as surrogate compensation. It's just one-fourth the cost of surrogacy in U.S. The IVF procedure, which is a part of the surrogacy process, costs around $2,500, a real steal compared to the sky high charges in U.S. hospitals.

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Reproductive Outsourcing - A new perspective to child birth!

The term 'outsourcing' in India, not just refers to core industries like IT and textiles these days. Medical outsourcing in the form of medical tourism has taken the medical industry by storm. As if this weren't enough a new wave of reproductive outsourcing is tearing down geographical frontiers and redefining the basic concepts of conception and child birth.

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