What pregnancy options does a woman have without a man?

Esther Marbán, a gynaecologist specialising in fertility at the Tambre clinic in Madrid, tells us about reproductive options for women who do not have a male partner:

Well, everything will depend on her age. If the patient is young we normally recommend undergoing IUI, which means intrauterine insemination with a sperm donor. She can also undergo IVF (in vitro fertilization) and, of course, we also offer egg donation plus sperm donor. In some patients is also possible to do what we call embryo adoption, so the patient may adopt an embryo that has been previously created.