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Partner-assisted reproduction, reception of oocytes from partner (ROPA), reciprocal IVF, shared motherhood, partner IVF or co-IVF is a method of family building that is used by couples who both possess female reproductive organs. The method uses in vitro fertilization (IVF), a method that means eggs are removed from the ovaries, fertilized in a laboratory, and then one or more of the resulting embryos are placed in the uterus to hopefully create a pregnancy. Reciprocal IVF differs from standard IVF in that two partners are involved: the eggs are taken from one partner, and the other partner carries the pregnancy.[1] In this way, the process is mechanically identical to IVF with egg donation.[2][3] Reciprocal IVF offers the highest chance for pregnancy and a lower chance of a multiple births.[citation needed]
This process was first introduced in Spain in 2007 at the CEFER institute.[3]
- ^ "Shared motherhood: The amazing way lesbian couples are having babies". Cosmopolitan. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ Klatsky, Dr Peter (22 June 2017). "Co-Maternity And Reciprocal IVF: Empowering lesbian parents with options". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ a b Marina, S.; Marina, D.; Marina, F.; Fosas, N.; Galiana, N.; Jove, I. (9 February 2010). "Sharing motherhood: biological lesbian co-mothers, a new IVF indication". Human Reproduction. 25 (4): 938–941. doi:10.1093/humrep/deq008. PMID 20145005.