Only a
short time ago, Ukraine, state in the Eastern Europe, was unknown and sometimes
even alarming for residents of European countries. Euro 2012 football
championship matches that were held in Ukraine have lifted the veil a little
and shown the world Ukrainian hospitality, beauty of cities and friendliness of
local people. Modern reproductive medicine, in particular surrogacy and egg
donation, is an additional factor attracting foreigners in Ukraine.
Infertility
has been gaining momentum with each passing year, and with regard to the development
of modern medicine the number of infertile women doesn’t reduce. According to the
WHO statistics, every seventh couple in developed countries faces with infertility
diagnosis. Surrogate motherhood and egg donation have already become the only
way for such families to have own child.
Center for
human reproduction BioTexCom welcomes couples from all over Europe and conduct
successful programs using assisted methods of reproductive medicine. Ukrainian
legislation is one of the most loyal in this field. Ukrainian law allows conduction
of commercial surrogacy, egg donation, and there is no age limit for those ones
who want to use IVF. Couples from around the world conduct medical programs in
Ukraine and successfully come back home with legal documents, not violating nor
Ukrainian law no legislation of own countries.
Every year number
of patients who want to undergo IVF procedure, surrogacy or egg donation in
Ukraine has been increasing. These programs are rather popular among older people,
48-68 years of age. These are families who want to have common children in the
2d, 3d marriage.
Italian, French,
German, Spain infertile couples of different age go to BioTexCom center in
order to use IVF in Ukraine. In most European countries surrogacy and donation
are banned. As of Ukraine, ART cost is not so expensive for foreigners; there
is a good service and friendly laws.
BioTexCom
Medical Center was founded in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, for foreign patients’
special benefit. Managers and interpreters who work in BioTexCom are fluent in
German, English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Hebrew, Chinese and Arabic. Client
managers not only perfectly know foreign languages but also lived abroad. It gave
them a great opportunity to explore culture, mentality and traditions of people
whom they meet today in the Ukrainian clinic.
I felt the same at the beginning of our infertility journey. Here's my story in brief. We've been together with dh for 10 years. 2 years of which spent ttc. After we got no results we applied for a fertility expert's help. Soon I was diagnosed on severe endo. In haste we did try IUI, ICSI shots, despite dh's semen low count and motility. But it didn't work, as later we got to know my eggs were useless for the procedures. So we went on egg donation route with overseas clinic. We got our baby after shot#3. But the hardest were the things with egg donation track. I saw so many others moving on. Why couldn't I? Why did counseling just make me feel worse? This was my husband's only option, in a marriage with me, at being a bio dad. But I felt so guilty for taking that away from him because of my defective body. And because of my selfishness of not wanting to see him mixed with someone else!! I knew he desperately wanted his own genetic child. Even if that had to be a child that would be half another woman. He was content with the de option. He was supportive of fostering or remaining childless. Or throwing ourselves into volunteering and helping others. I knew he was hurting too and that option sounded nice. It took really loooong for me to get there. But I'm thankful I was finally meant to. The path is tough and difficult, but endurable. Of course take time needed to recover emotionally. This will lead you to another step. I hope you'll soon feel better, honey, with your thoughts so that you can keep on moving. Praying for your luck!!
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