A woman may desire to have a biological child, but for medical reasons she cannot sustain a pregnancy. For these women, IVF is performed; rather than having the embryos implanted into her uterus, however, the embryos are implanted into a another female, who carries the pregnancy to term. Upon birth, the baby is given to the biological parents. What form of ART is this?

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This is a case of surrogacy, where the gestational carrier (another female) carries a pregnancy and gives birth to a baby that is genetically related to the intended parents. IVF is used as the method of creating the embryos, but the actual process of gestation and childbirth is carried out by the surrogate. GIFT, ZIFT, and other forms of ART involve implantation of embryos into the woman's own uterus, which is not possible in this scenario.

A Woman May Desire to Have a Biological Child, but for Medical