ABRAHAM- “So you have someone supply the eggs, and then you insert them into the artificial womb, and that’s it?”
TOM- “For the most part yes. The most difficult part is the surgery to implant the womb to make sure all the necessary things are in order to allow the fetuses to grow properly.”
ABRAHAM- “So I assume then once the fetus has developed fully then you perform like a Cesarean section.”
TOM- “Precisely. We monitor the host or father pretty closely during the incubation period, as it is certainly not like a normal female pregnancy. A lot of things can go wrong, more so that a normal mother carrying her infant.
ABRAHAM- “So if I had a sister or female relative that would donate their egg, then I could carry the child.
TOM- “Yes, it works better, we have found out if the host is of the same DNA of the eggs biological mother. So yes, a sister or female relative. There is actually a set of twins that were born this way about 24 years ago, they were one of the first. Their fathers were gay and wanted children. The fathers have recently moved into the condo where Jude and I live. Their daughter is building a home here in Willow Creek. She just had a child of her own. So we know it works.”
ABRAHAM- “Wow...well I don’t have a sister, but Ezil’s sister Yoselin could donate an egg, if we wanted to have kids.”
TOM- “We always want to try and harvest at least five viable eggs, we then introduce them to the father’s sperm, which in your case, yours and once we have successful conception then we immediately implant them in the host father’s womb.”
ABRAHAM- “Are you hearing this Ezil?”
EZIL- “Yes, it sounds incredible. But I am not sure I would want to take that chance.”
TOM- “We have a 92% success rate. I mean there can always be complications, but like I said we monitor the host father pretty closely.”
ABRAHAM- “I mean I really never thought about having kids of our own, but then I didn’t know this option was even available. Ezil, what do you think?”
EZIL- “I would love to have kids, but other than the womb, a man is not really made for childbearing...what about the hormone levels, heart issues. and all that goes with carry an infant.”
TOM- “Like I said there are risks, but we monitor those things very closely. You would have a monitor on during the entire pregnancy. Your diet would be restricted, and you would be on hormone injections. Of course you would not be able to nurse once the child is born...and due to the fact that we place more than one fertilized egg within the womb, the chances of twins or multiple births are very high.”
EZIL- “It sounds amazing. I mean have two or three at one time and be done. What does the person supplying the eggs need to do.”
TOM- “Just have them come in to the office, we run a few tests and once they are at the fertile stage we take the eggs. Of course your sperm is on ice until conception and then it take place.
ABRAHAM- “You think Yosie would---
EZIL- “Oh, I know she would...let’s do this. I will call her tomorrow.”
