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What is the difference between a gestational carrier and a traditional surrogate?

April 26, 2017difference gestational surrogate traditional

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What is the difference between a gestational carrier and a traditional surrogate?

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A gestational carrier is not genetically related to the baby. The carrier has embryos transferred to her consisting of eggs and sperm from either the prospective parents or donors. The baby may be genetically related to both prospective parents, to one prospective parent or to neither of them. A traditional surrogate is artificially inseminated with sperm from the prospective father and is genetically related to the baby.There are generally more women who are interested in acting as gestational carriers than as traditional surrogates.