A sequence of procedures that involves
extracorporeal fertilization of gametes. It includes conventional in
vitro insemination and ICSI.
Gamete Donation is a procedure in which a
person provides his /her gametes (sperm or oocyte) with the
objective of enabling an infertile couple or woman to have a child.
A procedure in which laboratory processed
sperm are placed in the uterus to attempt a pregnancy.
A procedure in which a single spermatozoon
is injected into the oocyte cytoplasm.
A test performed to analyze the DNA from
oocytes (polar bodies) or embryos (cleavage stage or blastocyst) for
HLA-typing or for determining genetic abnormalities. These include:
PGT for aneuploidies (PGT-A); PGT for monogenic/single gene defects
(PGT-M); and PGT for chromosomal structural rearrangements (PGT-SR).
Means a practice whereby one woman bears
and gives birth to a child for an intending couple with the
intention of handing over such child to the intending couple after
the birth.
Means the surrogacy in which no charges, expenses, fees,
remuneration or monetary incentive of whatever nature, except the
medical expenses and such other prescribed expenses incurred on
surrogate mother and the insurance coverage for the surrogate
mother, are given to the surrogate mother or her dependents or her
representative.