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Background information on 15 Swedish commissioning parents using surrogacy.
| Background information | Country where surrogacy took place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | USA | Northern Europe | ||
| Type of partnership | Total | |||
| Male same-sex couples | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Heterosexual couples | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mode of surrogacy Commissioning mother's egg |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Egg donor | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Surrogate mother's egg | 0 | 0 | 3a | 3 |
| Number of children | ||||
| Twins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Singleton | 4 | 2 | 3a | 9 |
One couple who went to a country in Northern Europe used surrogacy twice.
