Kim Kardashian Is Looking into Using a Surrogate for Baby #3—But What Does That Mean?

By
Shannon M. Clark, MD
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March 19, 2017
Kim Kardashian Is Looking into Using a Surrogate for Baby #3—But What Does That Mean?

But what does getting a surrogate actually entail? First of all, while the term is often applied broadly, a true “surrogate” pregnancy uses the surrogate’s own eggs to create an embryo. It’s likely Kim is actually interested in a gestational carrier, who will carry an embryo created from her own eggs and Kanye’s sperm during IVF. That embryo is then transferred to the gestational carrier.

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Shannon M. Clark, MD

Shannon M. Clark, MD

Shannon M. Clark, MD, MMS is a double board certified ObGyn and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, and founder of Babies After 35. In her roles as a clinician, educator and researcher at UTMB-Galveston, she focuses on the care of people with maternal and/or fetal complications of pregnancy. Dr. Clark has taken a special interest in pregnancy after the age of 35, which according to age alone, is considered a high-risk pregnancy.

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