The impact of Covid-19 on gamete shipping by Australian and New Zealand patients.
Sam EveringhamAndrea WhittakerPublished in: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology (2022)
The inability of involuntarily infertile patients to travel internationally, rather than halt cross-border reproductive care, has led to a significant increase in the uptake of gamete shipping. The high proportion of internationally shipped gametes going to the US and Ukraine is likely a reflection of the availability of surrogates and donors and more amenable legal frameworks.