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Same-Sex Couples and Single Women Undergoing Medically Assisted Reproduction

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While a “traditional” nuclear family has been defined as a heterosexual married couple and their biologically conceived children, this model is far from universally true. There are an increasing number of unmarried heterosexual couples, divorced individuals, same-sex married and unmarried couples, and single individuals who have or desire to have children. Along with the changing landscape of social family structures, assisted reproductive technology (ART) continues to evolve, offering an increasing number of family building options and techniques. This chapter will examine the different methods available for same-sex couples and single women to have children and the matters pertaining to these specific populations.

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  1. Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut, Norwalk, CT, USA

    Ilana B. Ressler

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  1. Consultant Reproductive Endocrinology & IVF Millennium Medical Center MMC IVF, Dubai Health Care City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Gautam Nand Allahbadia

  2. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Baris Ata

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA

    Steven R. Lindheim

  4. X&Y Fertility, Leicester, UK

    Bryan J. Woodward

  5. School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Newyork, USA

    Bala Bhagavath

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Ressler, I.B. (2020). Same-Sex Couples and Single Women Undergoing Medically Assisted Reproduction. In: Allahbadia, G.N., Ata, B., Lindheim, S.R., Woodward, B.J., Bhagavath, B. (eds) Textbook of Assisted Reproduction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2377-9_38

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