Gestational carrier pregnancy

Objective: To evaluate the results of a gestational carrier program in terms of pregnancy rates in fresh and cryopreserved cycles. Design: Retrospective analysis. Setting: Private IVF program. Patient(s): Women with uterine or medical reasons for unsuccessful gestation. Intervention(s): In vitro fertilization of oocytes with fresh or cryopreserved ET to gestational carriers. Main Outcome Measure(s): Pregnancy rates and deliveries. Result(s): A PR of 56.3% and a cycle rate of 30.8% was achieved in each patient <40 years of age in 117 cycles of fresh or cryopreserved ET. There were no pregnancies for nine patients >40 years of age in 27 cycles. Conclusion(s): Carrier gestation offers a satisfactory solution to childlessness caused by uterine or major medical factors. (C) 1998 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.