Female Couples Undergoing IVF with Partner Eggs (Co-IVF): Pathways to Parenthood

Yeshua, Arielle; Lee, Joseph A.; Witkin, G.; Copperman, A.B.

doi:10.1089/lgbt.2014.0126

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“…The more difficult requests are those where couples opt for the procedure that is more risky and/or less likely to be successful. They may choose to use the eggs of the oldest partner or may decide to use the eggs of the partner with a known genetic risk 3. Obviously, the higher these ‘costs’ and extra disadvantages are, the more likely that the clinic will deny them the treatment.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Having a child together in lesbian families: combining gestation and genetics

Pennings

2015

J Med Ethics

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The increasing acceptance of lesbian couples in medically assisted reproduction has led to new, unusual requests. This paper discusses the request for egg transfer from one partner to the other. In the first part, different analogies (egg donation, embryo donation, surrogacy and mitochondrial replacement) are made in order to find out whether one of these can help us determine whether this procedure is acceptable. It is shown that there are major difficulties with all analogies. In the second part, two balances are developed between the medical risks and costs of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intrauterine insemination on the one hand and the medical risks of IVF and the psychosocial benefits on the other hand. The final conclusion is that the disadvantages of the procedure can be compensated by the psychosocial advantages and thus can be accepted.

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Section: Proportionalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They called it ‘reception of oocyte from partner’ or ROPA. The number of requests for this application seems to be growing 2 3. The application is interesting because it resembles several known practices such as egg donation and surrogacy and at the same time differs from these practices.…”

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Having a child together in lesbian families: combining gestation and genetics

Pennings

2015

J Med Ethics

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“…The receiving partner's average age was 40.0 AE 2.9, and the sharing partner's average age was 34.8 AE 3.5. Additionally, the study observed that 76% of the co-IVF couples achieved at least one pregnancy, as compared with 46% in the study of Marina et al 8,12 Given the small number of individuals in these studies and paucity of literature with conflicting results, more studies are needed to evaluate the influence of various factors on success rates of co-IVF.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…To achieve this, women of SSFCs typically elect to undergo DIUI before pursuing ART including in vitro fertilization (IVF), both of which are conducted with an anonymous or known sperm donor. 8 Although the use of DIUI and/or IVF offers patients the ability to become pregnant, give birth, and secure a desired genetic link for one of the partners, DIUI can also provide, although limited, an opportunity for the nongenetic mother to actively participate by assisting the medical staff with the insemination. 4,5,9 Consequently, fertility evaluations and decisions about which treatment to undergo when only one woman desires to be the genetic mother and become pregnant are not influenced by sexual orientation.…”

Section: Same-sex Female Couples: Treatment Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…12 A similar, yet larger cohort, study by our group evaluated co-IVF outcomes of 21 couples. 8 Fifteen SSFCs chose the older partner to receive the embryos, while only 6 couples chose the older partner to share the oocytes. The receiving partner's average age was 40.0 AE 2.9, and the sharing partner's average age was 34.8 AE 3.5.…”

Section: Same-sex Female Couples: Treatment Strategymentioning

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Co-IVF for Same-Sex Female Couples

2017

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The utilization of assisted reproductive technology (ART), particularly by same-sex female couples (SSFCs), has increased over the past few decades. Alongside the increase in use by lesbian women, there has also been an increase in the number of available treatment options. The process by which SSFCs make the various decisions associated with conceiving and parenting, however, has been largely overlooked. This review provides an overview of the reproductive treatments available to lesbian women and specifically highlights the “biological” and “social” obstacles they must overcome on their journey to parenthood. This review also describes how a relatively novel treatment strategy, co-in vitro fertilization, can give couples greater flexibility and provide them with the unique opportunity of a shared biological motherhood.

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Donor sperm recipients: fertility treatments, trends, and pregnancy outcomes

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Shandley

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J Assist Reprod Genet

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Purpose To report fertility treatment use and outcomes among patients who use donor sperm for intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), and reciprocal IVF (co-IVF). Methods This is a retrospective review of patients who used donor sperm at an urban, southeastern academic reproductive center between 2014 and 2020. Results Among the 374 patients presenting for care, 88 (23.5%) were single, 188 (50.3%) were in a same-sex female partnership, and 98 (26.2%) had a male partner with a diagnosis of male factor infertility. Most patients did not have infertility (73.2%). A total of 1106 cycles were completed, of which there were 931 IUI cycles, 146 traditional IVF cycles, and 31 co-IVF cycles. Live birth rates per cycle were 11% in IUI, 42% in IVF, and 61% in co-IVF. Of all resulting pregnancies, hypertensive disorders were most commonly experienced (18.0%), followed by preterm delivery (15.3%), neonatal complications (9.5%), gestational diabetes (4.8%), and fetal growth restriction (4.8%). Of the 198 infants born, fifteen (8.3%) required admission to the neonatal intensive care unit and three (1.7%) demised. Pregnancy and neonatal complications were more likely to occur in older patients and patients with elevated body mass index. Conclusion The use of donor sperm for fertility treatment is increasing. These data show reassuring live birth rates; however, they also highlight the risks of subsequent pregnancy complications. With the expansion of fertility treatment options for patients, these data assist provider counseling of patients regarding anticipated cycle success rates and possible pregnancy complications.

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Female Couples Undergoing IVF with Partner Eggs (Co-IVF): Pathways to Parenthood

Cited by 32 publications

References 10 publications

Having a child together in lesbian families: combining gestation and genetics

Having a child together in lesbian families: combining gestation and genetics

Co-IVF for Same-Sex Female Couples

Donor sperm recipients: fertility treatments, trends, and pregnancy outcomes

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