Common use of ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY Clause in Contracts

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY. includes all treatments or procedures that involve the in vitro (i.e., outside of the living body) handling of both human oocytes (eggs) and sperm, or embryos, for the purpose of establishing a pregnancy. Treatments and procedures include, but are not limited to, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer, gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT), tubal embryo transfer (TET), peritoneal ovum sperm transfer, zona drilling, sperm microinjection, gamete and embryo cryopreservation (freezing), oocyte and embryo donation, and gestational surrogacy or carrier, but does not include artificial insemination in which sperm are placed directly into the vagina, cervix or uterus.

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY. includes all treatments or procedures that involve the in vitro (i.e., outside of the living bodyfemale reproductive system) handling of both human oocytes (eggs) and sperm, or embryos, for the purpose of establishing a pregnancy. Treatments and procedures include, but are not limited to, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer, gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT), tubal embryo transfer (TET), peritoneal ovum sperm transfer, zona drilling, sperm microinjection, gamete and embryo cryopreservation (freezing), oocyte and embryo donation, and gestational surrogacy or carrier, but does not include artificial insemination in which sperm are placed directly into the vagina, cervix or uterus.