New York Fertility Institute

New York Fertility Institute

Surrogacy Options: While all surrogacy arrangements involve a woman carrying a baby for another person or couple, there are two basic types of surrogacy. Traditional surrogacy mother and gestational surrogacy. Traditional Surrogacy Mother: With this type of arrangement, a woman is artificially inseminated with the sperm of either the intended father or a sperm donor. The child she becomes pregnant with and eventually delivers is genetically her own baby, as her own egg is fertilized as part of the process. Traditional surrogacy is typically employed when a single heterosexual or gay male wishes to have a child and does not have a suitable female partner for carrying the baby. It is also employed when a woman wishes to have a baby and her eggs are unsuitable for some reason. For example, if a woman