Same-sex couples' perceptions about the use of reproductive technologies in order to put plans for parenthood into effect are discussed in this paper. This qualitative study was based on semistructured interviews that were conducted in 2011 and 2012, with 26 respondents (12 couples, one man and one woman) who were living in the greater São Paulo region of Brazil. It was noted that biological bonds preponderated in the discourse of the women, who tended to want to use reproductive technologies, especially reception of oocytes from partner (ROPA). Even when men expressed the desire to have a genetically related child, they chose adoption because of fear of the bonds that might become established through pregnancy between the surrogate mother and the child, among other reasons. The medicalization of society, and how science, technology and the market are imbricated in creating healthcare needs, is discussed.
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