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surrogate pregnancy
- pregnancy in which a woman carries & gives birth to a baby for another woman who is not able to have children
- eggs from the surrogate carrier or from an egg donor are fertilized with sperm from a sperm donor to create an embryo
- the embryo is implanted in the uterus of the surrogate carrier, who carries the fetus until birth [1]
Indications:
- infertility, including treatments that cause infertility
- chemotherapy, radiation therapy [1]
Complications:
- risk for severe maternal morbidity appears to be elevated
General
pregnancy (gestation)
References
- National Cancer Institute
surrogate pregnancy
https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/surrogate-pregnancy
- Velez MP et al.
Severe maternal and neonatal morbidity among gestational carriers: A cohort study.
Ann Intern Med 2024 Sep 24;
PMID: 39312777
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M24-0417