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Anupriya shares her journey from leukemia and a bone marrow transplant to surrogacy, using a donor egg, and navigating stigma in the South Asian community
In this episode of Before the BFP, Hafsa talks with Anupriya, a family medicine physician, cancer survivor, and mom, about her remarkable journey to parenthood through surrogacy.

Anupriya opens up about:

• Being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in her 20s

• How cancer treatment and a bone marrow transplant ended her ability to carry a pregnancy

• Facing the emotional grief of losing fertility options

• Choosing surrogacy and working with an agency during the pandemic

• The high financial, legal, and emotional costs of surrogacy

• Using a donor egg, and the lack of South Asian donors

• Starting the South Asian Women Infertility Warriors group on Facebook (now 300+ members)

• Navigating stigma, secrecy, and cultural shame around infertility and donor conception

• How her surrogate’s gift brought her son into the world, and the mixed emotions of goodbye

• The importance of therapy, compassion, and presence in healing

Resources & Mentions:

• Resolve – infertility support and advocacy

• American Cancer Society – cancer resources and patient support

• Facebook group: South Asian Women Infertility Warriors (founded by Anupriya)