Third-Party Reproduction Services in Chicago, IL & Nearby Areas

You may be ready to become a parent even when using your own eggs or sperm, or carrying a pregnancy, isn’t possible for you. Involving a donor or gestational carrier can give you another way forward, but it also brings medical and personal decisions that deserve thoughtful guidance.

Our clinical team here at Reproductive Medicine Institute proudly provides third-party reproduction services for intended parents across Chicago, including Oak Brook, Oak Lawn, and Skokie, IL. We’ll learn what you need to build your family and help you understand how a donor or gestational carrier may become part of your care.

Types of Third-Party Reproduction Services

Your third-party reproduction treatment will be developed around what you need to conceive or carry a pregnancy. Our physicians will explain how each option works, who will be involved, and which decisions you’ll need to make before treatment begins.

Donor Eggs

Egg donation may provide the opportunity for you to carry a pregnancy when your own eggs aren’t available or aren’t likely to result in a healthy embryo. The donated eggs are fertilized with sperm from an intended parent or donor before an embryo is transferred to the uterus. You may choose an egg donor you know or review donor profiles through an egg bank or agency. Our team will help coordinate the medical steps once you’ve selected a donor.

Donated Embryos

A donated embryo was created through IVF by an individual or couple who later chose to give another intended parent the opportunity to receive it. This option may allow you to carry a pregnancy when neither you nor your partner can provide the eggs or sperm needed to create an embryo. Our physicians will prepare your uterus and perform the embryo transfer when the time is right.

Donor Sperm

Sperm donation may be used when an intended parent doesn’t produce sperm, has a serious male-factor fertility diagnosis, or plans to become a parent without a male partner. Depending on your reproductive health, your physician may recommend using the sperm during intrauterine insemination or IVF. You can select sperm from a donor bank or ask someone you know to serve as your donor. Each option requires the appropriate health screening before moving forward with the treatment.

Gestational Carriers

A gestational carrier carries and delivers a pregnancy for an intended parent or couple who can’t safely carry one themselves. She doesn’t provide the egg, so she has no genetic relationship to the child. The embryo may be created with an intended parent’s egg or sperm, donated eggs or sperm, or both.

We’ll prepare the gestational carrier for embryo transfer and provide the fertility care involved in creating the pregnancy. We can also refer you to organizations that help intended parents find a carrier. Before the transfer, separate attorneys will help you and your carrier establish clear rights and responsibilities.

The Third-Party Reproduction Process

Once you know who may need to participate in your care, we’ll help you understand what has to happen before treatment begins. Each person will have their own decisions to make, medical requirements to complete, and questions that deserve clear answers. Here’s what you can expect:

• Understanding What You Need – We’ll review your fertility history and learn what has prevented you from conceiving or carrying a pregnancy.
• Finding a Donor or Carrier – You may ask someone you know or work with a donor bank, agency, or carrier-matching organization.
• Completing Medical Screenings – Donors and gestational carriers will complete health evaluations and any required genetic or infectious-disease testing.
• Preparing Everyone Involved – Third-party reproduction counseling helps intended parents, donors, and carriers discuss expectations, personal boundaries, and the relationship they may have moving forward. Independent attorneys will help each person understand consent, parentage, and their legal rights.
• Beginning Fertility Treatment – After everyone completes the necessary preparation, our clinical team will perform the insemination, fertilization, or embryo transfer included in your care.

The Benefits of Third-Party Reproduction Services

Third-party reproduction can make parenthood possible for you when infertility or a medical condition has removed options you once expected to have. You may still be able to carry the pregnancy, share a genetic connection with your child, or experience both, depending on the treatment and reproductive material involved. Most importantly, you can pursue parenthood through care developed around what your body can safely contribute and the family you want to start.

Why Choose Reproductive Medicine Institute for Third-Party Care?

Your third-party reproduction care will involve compassionate people making deeply personal commitments to help you become a parent. Our physicians at Reproductive Medicine Institute will give each person a clear understanding of their medical role and provide the testing, preparation, and fertility treatment needed to move forward. And we’ll stay closely involved as all those pieces come together. When you need help from a donor agency, counselor, or independent attorney, our team can connect you with professionals who understand the decisions you’re making.

Reproductive Medicine Institute – Your Third-Party Reproduction Clinic

Asking another person to participate in your family-building plans can come with questions you never expected to face. But you don’t need to answer all of them before reaching out to us. Our fertility specialists at Reproductive Medicine Institute will listen to what you need, explain all the options available to you, and coordinate all the medical care your circumstances deserve.

Let’s discuss how third-party reproduction could help you build your family. Schedule your consultation with us today.