Gestational carrier pregnancy.

Objective: To evaluate the results of a gestational carrier program in terms of pregnancy rates in fresh and cryopreserved cycles.

Design: Retrospective analysis.

Setting: Private IVF program.

Patient(s): Women with uterine or medical reasons for unsuccessful gestation.

Intervention(s): In vitro fertilization of oocytes with fresh or cryopreserved ET to gestational carriers.

Main Outcome Measure(s): Pregnancy rates and deliveries.

Result(s): A PR of 56.3% and a cycle rate of 30.8% was achieved in each patient <40 years of age in 117 cycles of fresh or cryopreserved ET. There were no pregnancies for nine patients >40 years of age in 27 cycles.

Conclusion(s): Carrier gestation offers a satisfactory solution to childlessness caused by uterine or major medical factors.