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Consideration of the gestational carrier: a committee opinion

Fertility and Sterility, 2013
Gestational carriers have a right to be fully informed of the risks of the surrogacy process and of pregnancy, should receive psychological evaluation and counseling, and should have independent legal counsel.
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Gestational Carrier: Medical Aspects

2013
There are many women who have functioning ovaries but cannot carry a pregnancy. Reasons for this include having no uterus, having an abnormal uterus, having a history of poor pregnancy outcomes, and having illnesses that would preclude pregnancy. Many of these women understandably would like to have a baby who is genetically related to them.
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Navigating the gestational surrogacy seas: the legalities and complexities of gestational carrier services

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
This paper offers a comprehensive review of the gestational surrogacy process in the US, as well as internationally, focusing on the legal and ethical challenges that gestational carriers, intended parents, fertility providers, and OB/GYNs may face.
Evelina Manvelyan, Abha Rajendra Sathe, David Paul Lindars, Lusine Aghajanova   +3 more
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Gestational Carrier Pregnancies: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Pediatricians

Pediatrics
This case explores the legal and ethical considerations for pediatricians surrounding gestational carrier pregnancies in the United States. Because of high success rates for assisted reproduction, state laws supporting same-sex adoption and surrogacy, and established legal precedents, gestational carrier pregnancies are increasingly common.
Hayley M, Wilcox, Christy L, Cummings, Thaddeus M, Pope, Mark R, Mercurio   +3 more
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Use of Gestational Carriers: Psychological Aspects

2013
Use of gestational carriers is a growing technology that offers hope and promise to a new cohort of potential parents. Women without a uterus or those who have other contraindications for pregnancy as well as single men and gay male couples who lack the biologic capability to carry a pregnancy can now become parents with the help of a gestational ...
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Surrogacy and Gestational Carrier Arrangements: Legal Aspects

2013
Assisted reproduction with gestational carriers is practiced with increasing frequency, but there is little consistency in the laws surrounding this option for family building. The legal goal is to obtain parental rights for those who choose to build their families through surrogacy, but whether this can be accomplished, and how, varies from state to ...
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Recommendations for practices utilizing gestational carriers: a committee opinion

Fertility and Sterility, 2015
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
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The Ethics of Hiring a Gestational Carrier

2013
The debate regarding the ethical appropriateness of hiring a gestational carrier is contentious, and areas of concern include reproductive autonomy, commodifying women and their reproductive functions, baby selling, coercion, exploitation of women of lower socioeconomic classes, lack of informed consent, and impact on the family.
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Severe Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity Among Gestational Carriers

Annals of Internal Medicine
Use of a gestational ("surrogate") carrier is increasingly common. Risk for maternal and neonatal adversity is largely unknown in this birthing population.To determine the risk for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and severe neonatal morbidity (SNM) in gestational carriers.Population-based cohort study.All of Ontario, Canada.All singleton births at more
Maria P. Velez, Marina Ivanova, Jonas Shellenberger, Jessica Pudwell, Joel G. Ray   +4 more
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Gestational Carrier Delivery: What Do I Do Now?

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2014
Childbearing Poster Presentation Background Surrogacy is becoming increasingly more common in the United States. Recent publications and high-profile surrogate births have opened the discussion for many to consider surrogacy. Though surrogacy presents a viable option for childbearing, it can be stressful for all involved. Issues surrounding surrogacy
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