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Gestational Carrier

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Gestational Carrier
A woman who carries a fertilised embryo formed from another woman’s egg to term—completion of pregnancy—and is expected to release the infant to the genetic parents upon delivery


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A gestational surrogate, also known as a gestational carrier, isn't biologically or genetically related to the child she carries.
They were implanted in her uterus as fertilized embryos about six months ago, after she agreed to be the surrogate mother, or gestational carrier, for a couple who lives about 400 kilometers (250 miles) away in New York City.
They were implanted in her uterus as fertilized embryos about six months ago, after she agreed to be the surrogate mother, or gestational carrier, for a couple who lives about 400 kilometers (250 miles) away in New York City.
 
 
 
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