In the process of surrogacy , a woman's uterus must implant and accept the embryo so that a baby may be delivered for a couple or another person. The female who will carry this embryo is referred to as a surrogate. In surrogacy, in vitro fertilization or IVF is used to implant the fertilized egg into the surrogate female's uterus. In surrogacy, there are two types: traditional and gestational. The differences between the two are explained in further detail below: Traditional Surrogacy The surrogate donates the egg and carries the embryo in her uterus. The surrogate is impregnated through intrauterine insemination (IUI). In the IUI procedure, the physician will take sperm from the biological father and transfer it into the surrogate mother's uterus. This encourages fertilization to occur naturally. In traditional surrogacy , the surrogate mother is also the child's biological mother. Couples pursue this form of surrogacy when the biological mother's egg or biologica...
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