Traditional & Gestational Surrogacy: What is the difference?

Surrogacy is when a women choose to carry a pregnancy for intended parent(s) who cannot carry a pregnancy to term without help.

Traditional Surrogacy

Traditional surrogates use their own eggs and are artificially inseminated by the intended father or donor sperm. A traditional surrogate is the baby’s mother, who gives the baby back the intended parents to raise.

Gestational Surrogacy

A gestational surrogate carries a baby that is created by combining two of the following: the intended mother’s egg, a donor egg, intended father’s sperm, or donor sperm. A gestational surrogate has no genetic connection to the baby.

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