The country’s lack of proper medical infrastructure has been a major concern over the years. The lack of reasonable investment from the government side is the main reason behind it. Apart from this, increasing infertility rates and poor reproductive health among young married couples is also a major concern. 

As such, the demand for infertility treatments & access to proper medical care has also increased. One of many such infertility treatments, Surrogacy is an Assisted Reproductive method. Through this, many top celebrities are now enjoying the parenthood journey with their living child. It is a way to source happiness for infertility couples. 

Through this article, we are going to be aware of Surrogacy Cost in Burkina Faso. 

Introduction to Surrogacy in Mali

Surrogacy is the combination of legal & medical procedures to help an infertility couple achieve their parenthood journey. It is a very advanced form of Assisted Reproductive method to facilitate the pregnancy through the involvement of another woman (a surrogate) for the infertility couple. 

The couple is usually considered infertile based on various medical causes or infertility reasons. Here are the listed reasons why the couples would last be recommended for the surrogacy procedure. 

1. The woman is unable to get pregnant due to the absence of uterus or uterus malfunctions. 
2. The woman is unable to carry a pregnancy due to life-threatening reasons for both mother & child. 
3. The couple’s relationship could be homosexual. 
4. The single woman who usually wants to parent a child. 

Surrogate & Her Eligibility Criteria

Surrogate are the woman who is involved in carrying the pregnancy in her womb for another couple. The surrogate will usually have to provide her consent or in some cases, even her husband should provide consent. She will have to go through various medical procedures and checkups, before and during the whole surrogacy procedure. 

She will need to fulfill some eligible criteria to become a surrogate for another couple. Here are those:

1. She must be in the age group of 21 to 35 (mostly preferred by the other countries)
2. She must have her child or have prior experience with the pregnancy procedure. 
3. She must have to pass all the medical diagnostic tests and also pass for the psychological tests. She must ensure her all fitness tests. 
4. She must have to sign the legal contract which terms all her roles & responsibilities.
5. She must not possess any toxic lifestyle such as smoking, alcohol consumption, drug intake, etc. 
6. She should not have any infectious disease. 

Surrogacy can be of mainly two types- Traditional & Gestational. These types will tell the relationship of the child with the surrogate mother & intended couples.

Traditional Vs. Gestational Surrogacy

1. Traditional Surrogacy: It is a type where the surrogate will share her reproductive eggs for the formation of an embryo with the intended father’s sperm, with the help of artificial insemination. Due to this, surrogates become biologically related mothers. 
2. Gestational Surrogacy: It is a type where both the intended partner will share the reproductive egg & sperm for embryo formation, all with the help of the IVF procedure. The formed embryo will later transfer into the surrogate’s uterus for carrying the pregnancy in her womb. Due to this, both the partners are biologically related to the child. 

Surrogacy Laws in Mali

Considering the current period, Mali doesn’t have made any surrogacy regulations regarding the surrogacy procedure, and nor does have specified any prohibitions over it. If anyone wants to opt for surrogacy in Mali, then they are not penalized but face some legal complexity over the rights of the child born through this assisted reproductive procedure.  

Due to this, it is considered that surrogacy practices are considered in the ‘grey area’. So, any couple needs to seek law professional/attorney advice before understanding its implications in the country. 

If I want to Opt for Surrogacy, How will the be Surrogacy Procedure Completed?

Surrogacy involves the various stages to be performed in an orderly manner to achieve the desired results. Here are the involved stages for the surrogacy:

1. The surrogacy process starts with finding & matching a suitable surrogate for the intended couple. The surrogacy agency helps with this and matches based on the preferences while following ethical practices & maintaining the legality of the process. 
2. The surrogate will undergo several diagnostic tests and examinations. The surrogate must ensure her eligibility by passing fitness tests both psychologically and physically. 
3. The legal agreement will be set up between the surrogate and intended couples. The legal agreement will include all the necessary provisions for rights, expectations of each party, payment reimbursements, etc. 
4. The embryo formation process will start with retrieving the multiple eggs & sperm collection. The eggs will be retrieved with the method of oocyte-controlled hyperstimulation (ovulation induction) and its aspiration process. The sperm sample is collected on the very same day as the egg collection. 
5. The embryo formation takes place by combining both the collected reproductive eggs & sperm in a small petri dish. It is all done in the IVF-specialized laboratory and under the guidance of embryologists. The expert will be responsible for successful embryo formation and its culturing & development process until the blastocyst stage. 
6. After carefully selecting quality embryos, they will be then ready to transfer into the surrogate’s uterus. It is done under the guidance of fine fertility specialists. The surrogate will also prescribe hormonal medication dosages to create a favorable environment for a successful embryo implantation process. 
7. About 2 weeks after the embryo transfer process, a hCG blood test will be performed to confirm the pregnancy procedure. If it is confirmed then the surrogate will receive full pre-natal care, all under the guidance of the surrogacy agency. 
8. After the delivery of the child, the surrogate will pass on all the legal rights to the intended couple. This usually passes the parental rights to the intended couples. 

That’s how the complete surrogacy procedure is practiced. Now, we will understand its costing aspects as well. 

What will be the Overall Surrogacy Cost in Mali?

Since there are no dedicated surrogacy centers and required medical infrastructure in Mali, it will be difficult to access IVF, surrogacy, or related ART techs in the country. However, some private clinics in the main city should have services related to some of the ART services. 

If anyone wants to opt for the surrogacy procedure, then it would be helpful the understand the overall cost range. However, due to the lack of actual sources, it would be difficult to say the actual cost of the procedure. 

However, the estimated surrogacy cost in Mali would range between $18,000 – $25,000. This is the overall cost range and could differ from the actual surrogacy cost in the country. It is provided for the basic understanding perspective. 

Surrogacy Cost Breakup

Here are the included cost components involved in the overall surrogacy cost in Mali. 

Surrogacy Cost Component	Estimated Cost Range (USD)	Included(Info):
Surrogate Compensation	$5,000 – $12,000	Medical Care, Food & Travel or House Allowances, Full Pre-natal Care, Health Insurance
IVF Procedure (Single cycle)	$2,000 – $4,500	Contains Procedures such as ovarian stimulation, fertilization, embryo culture & transfer, etc, and hormonal medication costs.
Medical Expenses (Other than IVF)	$2,000 – $5,000	Medical care such as counseling services, regular checkups, diagnostic testing,/screenings & examinations.
Legal Charges	$1,000 – $3,000	High court approvals, legal contract & parentage rights, legal documentation
Charges by Agencies/Clinics	$2,000 – $5,000	Administrative & monitoring the whole procedure by agencies/clinics
Miscellaneous Cost	$2,000 – $6,000	Usage/Support of other ART techs such as ICSI, IUI, Genetic Testing, Cryopreservation, etc, or using a donor eggs/sperm, etc.

Factors Which Can Influence the Total Surrogacy Cost

These are the factors that can directly impact the cost components to increase/decrease the overall surrogacy cost in Mali. Here are those:

• Type of surrogacy procedure opted, 
• The reputation/brand of the surrogacy agency/clinic
• Medical Infrastructure & success Rates of the fertility Clinic
• Medical tourism (International patients) 
• Number of IVF cycles attempted
• Region/City in Mali
• Availability & Expertise of fertility experts

Why ‘Med Fertility Center Mali’ Could Be Your Best & Affordable Choice for Surrogacy?

Med Fertility Center Mali is one of the leading IVF & surrogacy centers in the country. The center has the mission to provide compassionate & comprehensive ‘Reproductive Care’. The center can complete its mission with the advanced medical infrastructure (state-of-the-art) & infertility experts. The center wants to remove the obstacles of infertility from your life to achieve the dream of parenthood life. 

Here’s why you should trust us for your infertility treatments, especially for IVF & Surrogacy:

1. We have the excellence of over 30 years in the infertility treatment field.
2. We carefully understand the needs of the potential couples to provide an excellent medically customized plan. 
3. We have the compassion to blend cutting-edge medical science with compassionate care & solution care. 
4. We have provided guidance to over 2,500 successful IVF pregnancies.
5. We also understand that ‘love is for everyone’ that’s why we offer surrogacy & IVF to the LGBTQ community. 

We facilitate the proper guidance throughout the journey for you to create the family you have dreamed of. Reach out to our website to know more, https://medfertility.com/. 

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Conclusions

In the end, we are going to conclude that the provided surrogacy cost in Mali is purely in the speculated way. It helps to form a general understanding of the included surrogacy cost components with their speculated ranges in making the overall billing. 

Although, it’s not easy to manage such high costs but look at it from an investment perspective. Nothing compares to successfully ‘carrying the parenthood’ journey with your child. It is better to opt for trying rather than regretting it later stages of your life. 

Start with a small step by booking a ‘consultaiton session.’

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