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Does body mass index impact assisted reproductive technology treatment outcomes in gestational carriers [PDF]

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2020
Background The purpose of this study was to assess whether increased body mass index (BMI) negatively affects assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes among gestational carriers.
Noga Fuchs Weizman, Miranda K. Defer, Janice Montbriand, Julia M. Pasquale, Adina Silver, Clifford L. Librach   +5 more
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Screening of gestational carriers in the United States [PDF]

Fertility and Sterility, 2016
To assess medical and psychosocial screening and evaluation received by gestational carriers and compare those using agencies to those not using agencies.Cross-sectional questionnaire.Not applicable.A total of 204 women who completed a survey on their experiences as gestational carriers in the United States.None.Self-reported screening received before ...
Erika L Fuchs
exaly   +5 more sources

Gestational carriers: A viable alternative for women with medical contraindications to pregnancy [PDF]

Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2013
Compare the efficacy of surrogate or gestational carrier (GC) cycles to that of autologous in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injections (ICSI) in patients with gynecologic or medical co-morbidities contraindicative to pregnancy.Retrospective cohort study.Infertility patients from a single university hospital-based program from 1998 ...
Raymond M Anchan, Stacey A Missmer, Katharine F Correia   +2 more
exaly   +7 more sources

A singular relationship: the bonds between gestational carriers and intended parents in surrogacy between Ukraine and Argentina [PDF]

Salud Colectiva
Surrogacy is a practice that generates controversy, especially in contexts where regulation is scarce or nonexistent. In Argentina, although there is no specific legislation, this practice involves significant judicial mediation and various legal ...
Lucía Ariza, Natacha Salomé Lima
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Outcomes for Gestational Carriers Versus Traditional Surrogates in the United States [PDF]

Journal of Women's Health, 2018
Background: Little is known about the obstetric and procedural outcomes of traditional surrogates and gestational carriers. Materials and Methods: Participants included 222 women living in the United States who ...
Erika L Fuchs
exaly   +5 more sources

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gestational carriers. [PDF]

J Assist Reprod Genet, 2022
Reproductive medicine has been significantly impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and this includes the gestational carrier (GC) process. The objectives of this commentary are to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on the GC process, as well to communicate Shady Grove Fertility's considerations of and response to COVID-19 on the GC process to ...
Romanello JP, Sun B, Hill MJ, Singer T, O'Brien JE.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Motherhood, the “blank slate,” and the language of surrogacy [PDF]

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
Women who gestate and give birth to infants or who provide oocytes in surrogacy arrangements are most often described as “surrogates,” “gestational carriers,” or “donors,” rather than mothers. This terminology is used not only by the women themselves but
Karleen D. Gribble
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Recommendations for practices utilizing gestational carriers: a committee opinion [PDF]

Fertility and Sterility, 2017
This document provides the latest recommendations for evaluation of gestational carriers and intended parents. It incorporates recent information from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US Food and Drug Administration, and the American Association of Tissue Banks, with which all programs offering gestational carrier services must be
Samantha Pfeifer, Samantha Butts, Gregory Fossum   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Association between G6PD gene variants and adverse pregnancy outcomes [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Objective Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is primarily characterized by neonatal jaundice and acute/chronic hemolytic anemia. This study aimed to examine the influence of different G6PD genotypes on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes ...
Danhua Guo, Nani Zhou, Jinfu Zhou, Na Lin, Shuqiong He, Yifang Dai, Hailong Huang, Jia Jia, Liangpu Xu   +8 more
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Gaucher disease carrier with gestational thrombocytopenia and anemia: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism that causes disorders of blood, bone, and central nervous system as well as hepatosplenomegaly.
Takako Sugiura, Arisa Fujiwara, Takasugi Yo, Kana Kashinoura, Chihiro Hayase, Yumiko Taura, Yasuhiro Kawarabayashi, Yasuyuki Hasuo, Shinji Ogawa   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources