In the new episode of "Just Genetics," we discussed surrogacy. We discussed modern reproductive technologies, finding a surrogacy partner, the complexities of the process, as well as the ethics and Orthodox Christian approach to these technologies. Our guests:

Lyubov Efremova, a reproductive specialist, obstetrician-gynecologist, a top-category physician, and a PhD candidate in medicine, and Nikolai Babkin, a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church.
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0:00 intro
2:06 What is IVF, its history, and how many people have been born through this procedure
4:13 The Russian Orthodox Church's attitude toward IVF and Father Nikolai personally
6:51 Who can use IVF: indications and contraindications
9:06 The Church's attitude toward people born through IVF
12:45 How does the Russian Orthodox Church treat surrogate mothers
13:45 How are surrogate mothers selected
20:42 Patients with genetic diseases
22:09 Can the Church approve of a woman becoming a surrogate mother?
24:02 The Church's attitude toward a woman seeking a surrogate mother
29:43 Who seeks surrogacy services and how does the Church treat such people?
35:26 Embryo cryopreservation (freezing) and storage
44:55 Medical monitoring of people born through IVF
47:10 Biological Adoption
48:12 Priest Nikolai on Male Donation and the Institution of the Family
52:33 What Modern Methods Have Emerged in Reproductive Medicine
54:14 The Church's Attitude to Prenatal Screening

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