Good surrogates are hard to find! They need to be thoroughly vetted before they are matched with intended parents. This first step takes an average of three months, then the whole process takes about a year (to get to the baby’s birth). Kathy Benardo from the Northeast Assisted Fertility Group explains the steps.
Inherited – A disease or characteristic that is transmitted through genes from parents to offspring. Inheritance patterns include the following:
Sources and additional information:
Cancer
Heart
Blood
Respiratory
Gastrointestinal
Metabolic/Endocrine
Urinary
Genital/Reproductive
Reproductive Outcomes
Neurological
Mental Health
Muscle/Bone Joint
Sight/Sound/Smell
Skin
Congenital Abnormalities/Birth Defects
Chromosomal Abnormalities
Genetic History