Gestational surrogacy is recommended over traditional surrogacy due to legal complexity. There are two types of surrogacy - traditional where the surrogate is impregnated with intended father's sperm, and gestational where an egg from the intended mother is fertilized in vitro. Surrogates must meet eligibility requirements including having had at least one prior successful pregnancy and delivery. The surrogacy process involves screening and matching intended parents with a surrogate through an agency to protect all parties' needs and interests.

1. Everything You Need To Know About Surrogacy
By: Physician's Surrogacy

2. Introduction
A surrogate mother is a woman
who carries to term the infant of
another couple and, after birth,
gives the baby to the couple.
While some infertile couples
privately hire women to carry
their child, surrogacy agencies,
such as the Center for Surrogate
Parenting, advocate the use of
an agency as a mediator to
protect the needs and interests
of the couple and the mother.

3. Why Use A
Surrogate
The surrogate's egg that is used for the pregnancy, the surrogate is also the
biological mother of the child. With the gestational surrogacy process, the origin
is created by using sperm from the biological father and an egg from the
biological mother through the process of in vitro fertilization.

4. Types
There are two types of surrogacy—traditional and gestational. In traditional surrogacy,
the surrogate is impregnated with the intended father’s sperm. Traditional surrogacy is
much more infrequently done because it is more legally complex than gestational
surrogacy and often subject to different laws and prohibitions.

5. Eligibility
Women involved in becoming a surrogate mother have to meet a number of
eligibility requirements. Even if these necessities may be a little different
among surrogacy agencies, most agencies require that the possible surrogate
has had at least one simple pregnancy and release.

6. Process

7. About Us
Physicians Surrogacy at Reproductive Sciences Medical Center creates families
with an all-inclusive model, including the largest surrogacy program in North
America.