Mother's Hope IVF Clinic, Katwaria Sarai & SHE Delhi Hospital, Greater Kailash II +91 78271 49291  ·  Mon–Sat
Dr. Kriti Tiwari — IVF Specialist, New Delhi
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Surrogacy Consultation in Delhi

Assessment, documentation and treatment planning for couples who qualify under the Surrogacy Act.

What surrogacy consultation involves

Surrogacy in India is governed by the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 2021, which permits only altruistic surrogacy for eligible married couples with a documented medical indication. Commercial surrogacy is prohibited, and eligibility is narrow.

Our role is to assess whether you meet the medical criteria, prepare the embryos, and work with the surrogate's obstetric care. We will tell you plainly and early if you do not qualify rather than letting you spend money finding out slowly.

Who this is for

  • Absent uterus, or uterus surgically removed
  • Congenital uterine anomalies incompatible with pregnancy
  • Repeated implantation failure with proven uterine factor
  • Medical conditions in which pregnancy would be dangerous

Not everything on this list means you need this treatment. The workup comes first, and the recommendation follows from what it shows — not from what was booked before you arrived.

Step by step

  1. Eligibility assessment

    We establish whether your situation meets the Act's medical and eligibility criteria.

  2. Certification and documentation

    The required certificates of essentiality and eligibility are prepared and submitted.

  3. Embryo creation

    An IVF cycle using your own gametes creates and freezes embryos.

  4. Transfer and antenatal care

    The embryo is transferred to the approved surrogate, whose pregnancy is monitored throughout.

Your results, in writing

Whatever the outcome of surrogacy consultation, you leave each stage with the findings written down — what was done, what was found, what it means, and what the options are from here. Reports are issued the same day wherever the laboratory allows it.

Case study: Told early that they did not qualify

36, Vasant Vihar · Asherman's syndrome · enquiring about surrogacy

What she came in with

Severe intrauterine adhesions following a postpartum curettage, with no menstruation for three years. They had been told by an agent that surrogacy could be arranged and had already paid a deposit.

What the workup showed

Hysteroscopy confirmed dense adhesions obliterating most of the cavity. The medical indication for surrogacy was genuine. The eligibility question, however, was separate — and their circumstances did not meet the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act's requirements on the surrogate they had identified.

What we did

We set out the Act's criteria in writing at the first consultation, referred them to legal counsel, and in parallel offered hysteroscopic adhesiolysis with a view to restoring the cavity, which had not been attempted.

Outcome

Two adhesiolysis procedures with oestrogen and PRP restored a functional cavity. She conceived through IVF and carried the pregnancy herself.

The point of this case

Surrogacy in India has narrow eligibility and a great deal of misinformation around it. Checking the criteria first, and exhausting the uterine options, avoided an arrangement that would not have been lawful.

Illustrative case. This is a composite of presentations commonly seen in this practice, written for explanation — it is not the record of an identifiable patient, and no individual's details are used. Outcomes vary, and nothing here is a prediction of what will happen in your case.

What is different about having this done here

Honest eligibility screening before any money is spent

Full compliance with the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 2021

Coordination with legal counsel for documentation

Obstetric oversight of the surrogate pregnancy

Treated by the consultant, not by a rotating team

Dr. Tiwari performs the scans, the procedure and the follow-up herself, and looks after any pregnancy that results. Over a long treatment course that continuity is the difference between being known and being processed.

  • MBBS, MS (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), FNB (Reproductive Medicine)
  • Over ten years in reproductive medicine and gynaecological surgery
  • Consultations and scans at Mother's Hope, Katwaria Sarai; theatre work at SHE Delhi Hospital, Greater Kailash II
  • Itemised costs given in writing before anything begins
Surrogacy Consultation at Dr. Kriti Tiwari's clinic in New Delhi

Questions about surrogacy consultation

Is commercial surrogacy allowed in India?

No. Only altruistic surrogacy is permitted, and only for eligible Indian married couples with a certified medical indication. Any clinic suggesting otherwise is operating outside the law.

Can foreign nationals or single people use surrogacy in India?

The current Act restricts surrogacy to Indian married couples and certain widowed or divorced women within specified age ranges. The rules have changed more than once, so we confirm the position at the time you enquire.

Talk it through before you commit

Consultations run for a full hour. Bring any previous reports — they are reviewed properly, not repeated.

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