Case Report: grandmother, mother and another -- an intergenerational surrogacy using anonymous donated embryos.
Surrogacy and embryo donation remain beneficial but controversial infertility therapies. This is the first report of a pregnancy and subsequent birth of healthy twins following a surrogacy involving a female patient's biological mother as surrogate, but using anonymously donated embryos. Due to the novelty of combining intergenerational surrogacy with embryo donation, the legal side of adoption has taken over 3 years to complete. Intergenerational surrogacy using donated embryos can successfully provide a family with a third generation, offering an alternative to adoption of genetically unrelated children without involvement in the pregnancy. The legal and ethical aspects of the treatment and eventual adoption are discussed.
Woodward
B J
BJ
Middle England Fertility Centre, BUPA Hospital Leicester, Gartree Road, Oadby, Leicestershire LE2 2FF, UK. woodwabr@bupa.com
Norton
W J
WJ
Neuberg
R W
RW
D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D013533:Gestational Carriers