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Is IVF the same as surrogacy?

By Andrea Rodrigo (embryologist).
Last Update: 02/19/2018

No. Actually, IVF is an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) that is used in surrogacy arrangements. While surrogacy is a form of third-party reproduction, IVF is a technique that involves creating embryos at the laboratory and transferring them to the uterus of a woman. In this case, this woman is a surrogate.

 Andrea Rodrigo
Andrea Rodrigo
Embryologist
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction from the University of Valencia along with the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI). Postgraduate course in Medical Genetics.
Embryologist. Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction from the University of Valencia along with the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI). Postgraduate course in Medical Genetics.