Becoming a Surrogate Mother
If you want to become a surrogate mother you require preparing and educating yourself. For women considering the option of surrogacy, understanding the process involved in approval for surrogacy, the emotional and psychological implication as well as the physical implications will provide for a more educated decision process. You must read articles, books, internet for detailed information about all the process and legal issues. Take time to think about the effects of a pregnancy on your life. Contact surrogate agencies and independent surrogate so you can decide which option is good for you.

The main reason for becoming a surrogate mother should not be financial, but one made out of the deep desire to help another couple. There are two means to become a surrogate mother. One is through an agency. The other is to be an independent surrogate.

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Traditional Surrogacy
An arrangement between the intended parents of the child and a woman who agrees to donate her egg to be artificially inseminated with the sperm of the intended father. In most states the intended mother does a step-parent adoption after the birth in order to establish her parental rights and so that the surrogate will relinquish her rights regarding the child.

Gestational Surrogacy
An arrangement between the intended parents of the child and a woman who agrees to carry the embryo made from the egg and sperm of the intended parents. The child of gestational surrogacy is the genetic child of the intended parents, and the surrogate carries the embryo/fetus to term in the role of host uterus.

Donor Egg
Arrangement between the intended parents of the child and a woman who agrees to carry the embryo made from the egg of a third party donor and sperm of the intended father. The surrogate carries the embryo/fetus to term as a host uterus since there is no biological tie between the surrogate and the embryo/fetus. In this form of surrogacy, the surrogate may also be called the "gestational carrier".