Woodward B J, Norton W J, Neuberg R W
Middle England Fertility Centre, BUPA Hospital Leicester, Gartree Road, Oadby, Leicestershire LE2 2FF, UK.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2004 Sep;9(3):260-3. doi: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62139-6.
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.
代孕和胚胎捐赠仍然是有益但存在争议的不孕治疗方法。这是首例关于代孕后成功怀孕并诞下健康双胞胎的报告，此次代孕中女性患者的生母作为代孕者，但使用的是匿名捐赠的胚胎。由于将代际代孕与胚胎捐赠相结合的做法具有新颖性，领养的法律手续耗时三年多才完成。使用捐赠胚胎的代际代孕能够成功为一个家庭带来第三代，为领养与自己没有血缘关系的孩子提供了一种替代选择，且无需代孕者参与怀孕过程。本文讨论了该治疗及最终领养过程中的法律和伦理问题。
