The Use of Surrogate Gestational Carriers for Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Marrs, Richard P.
Ringler, Guy E.
Stein, Andrea L.
Vargyas, Joyce M.
Stone, Bronte A.

From the Institute for Reproductive Research, Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
Presented at the Fifty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Ojai, California, October 11-18, 1992.
Reprint requests: Richard P. Marrs, MD, 1245 16th St., Suite 220, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 168(6):p 1858-1863, June 1993.

OBJECTIVES

We determined the effect of embryo transfer, zygote intrafallopian transfer, and frozen embryo transfer on clinical outcomes after surrogate gestational transfers.

STUDY DESIGN

Prospective randomization was carried out.

RESULTS

Forty-five infertile couples were matched with a gestational surrogate carrier and underwent 81 cycles of embryo transfer with various assisted reproductive technologic procedures. Nineteen cycles produced a clinical pregnancy, with delivery in 15 of 81 cycles (18.5% live-birth rate). Fifteen of the 45 couples (33%) had a child from the surrogate gestational carrier program.

CONCLUSION

No significant differences in clinical outcome were observed on the basis of the type of procedure performed or the age of the patient. (AM J OBSTET GYNECOL 1993;168:1858-63.)