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Surrogacy & Hepatitis B

What is Hepatitis B?

Hepatitis B is the world’s most common liver infection that affects nearly 70% of all Asian populations throughout the World – with 240 million people infected worldwide. While hepatitis B is not as common in the United States, The ONLY way to get the hepatitis B virus is to come into contact with infected blood or bodily fluid. Hepatitis B is not spread through food, water, or casual contact.

How will this affect me as a Surrogate?

There is no evidence that hepatitis B can be passed to a gestational surrogate from embryos created with eggs / sperm from an infected individual. The risk to the Surrogate is essentially zero, based mainly via the CDC recommendations. Most doctors will, however, ensure that gestational surrogates are vaccinated according to proper protocol as a precautionary measure only, although this is not required.

What precautions can I take as a Surrogate if my Intended Parents are carriers of Hepatitis B?

Prevention is the key with hepatitis B, which is why your doctor will likely treat you with the hepatitis B vaccination before you start your surrogacy journey, as hepatitis B is completely preventable through vaccination.

Please Note: This information is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, and treatment or services to you or to any other individual. Through this information, Conceptual Options provides general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care, and you should not use the information in place of a visit, call consultation or the advice of your physician or other healthcare provider. Conceptual Options is not liable or responsible for any advice, course of treatment, diagnosis or any other information, services or product you obtain through this information.

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