Infertility, which is the inability of a couple to achieve conception after 12 months (or six months if the female is 35 year or more) of regular unprotected sexual intercourse of at least two to three times a week, is a global public health concern. The incapacitation of many women to make use of their uterus due to absence or disease and the advent of a new family structure of same -sex marriage has drawn a global attention to a forgotten ancient practice of surrogacy. The purpose of the study is to review studies in order to know public perception and acceptability of gestational surrogacy as a form of ART. A Pub-Med search was performed on August 25 and 26, 2025. Primary articles published between Jan 2015 and August 2025 that investigated the public perception and acceptability of gestational surrogacy as a form of ART and determinants of these perception and acceptability were sought for. Snowballing to select references from the selected publications were also made and no publication selected. The following were keywords used for the search and the publications yielded: Category 1: Acceptability, Surrogacy, Assisted reproductive technology (ART) = 33 publications. Category 2: Public perception, Acceptability, Surrogacy, ART=2 publications. Category 3: Assessment, Public perception, Acceptability, Surrogacy, ART =1 publication. This gave a total of 36 publications. Of the 33 publications yielded in category 1, only 2 met the study inclusion criteria. Out of the 2 publications in category 2, 1 met the inclusion criteria. For category 3, the only 1 publication did not meet the inclusion criteria. This gave a total of three (3) publications that were selected and used for study. Consequently, 33 studies were excluded, leaving 3 studies for final review. The review has clearly shown that there is a gap of information on the public perception and acceptability of gestational surrogacy as a form of ART. There is need to bridge this gap by carrying out research works in this area.
Keywords: Public Perception and Acceptability, Gestational Surrogacy, Assisted Reproductive Technology.
Citation: Obuna, J. A. et al., (2026). Assessment of the Public Perception and Acceptability of Gestational Surrogacy as a Form of Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Systematic Review. J Medical Case Repo 8(1):1-11. DOI : https://doi.org/10.47485/2767-5416.1138