Being the original form of surrogacy traditional surrogacy assumes that the surrogate mother is artificially inseminated with the sperm of the intended father or a sperm donor. This procedure is not usually recommended; but it is sometimes used when the wife is unable to produce her own eggs or to carry a child. When the baby is born, the surrogate mother abandons her parental right and if the intended parent has a partner, then he or she carries on the documentation of a step-parent adoption.
 The traditional surrogacy is considered to be the easiest way concerning medical and legal issues, that’s why many intended parents and surrogate mothers are attracted to this form of surrogacy. In this form of surrogacy the surrogate mother requests more money than in gestational one but nevertheless it is cheaper because it doesn’t include complex medical therapy, and all that is needed is a sperm analysis, medical screening of both parties and an artificial insemination which may even be done at home using a needless syringe.
It is much more difficult to find a surrogate mother for traditional surrogacy than for gestational one because now not only her time frame, location, personality and surrogacy expectations matter, it’s very important to find a mother with high genetic qualities and usually the intended parents are seeking the healthiest traditional surrogate they can find. Far fewer women want to become a traditional surrogate rather than gestational. The reason is the psychological problems related to being the baby’s genetical mother. Some surrogates think that they can manage solving this problem but it’s often hard for them to get support from their friends and family.
The advantage of this surrogacy option is that because the surrogate is synthetically inseminated with the husband's sperm, the baby is the husband's biological offspring. Costs are diminished because the costly fertility medications and in vitro fertilization procedures are not necessary.
The surrogate mother may have some legal advantages if she decides to keep the baby and a small quantity of women volunteering in surrogacy agree to become traditional surrogates. It will be much easier for the intended parents to find a gestational carrier rather than a traditional one.
Traditional Surrogacy Advantages
• The Artificial Insemination Process is quite easy and painless;
• This procedure is considered to be much less expensive, than IVF;
• There is a high success rate of a surrogate mother getting pregnant quickly;
• The rebound time in case of an unsuccessful attempt to get pregnant is a matter of weeks as a rule;
• The very process of Artificial Insemination is quite a private one, and it may even be conducted by a woman in home conditions;
• A traditional surrogate mother usually does not need take any special medicines;
• There is lower miscarriage rate, comparing to the Gestational Surrogacy.
Traditional Surrogacy Disadvantages
• A baby, the traditional surrogacy mother carries is genetically linked with her, and not with the intended mother;
• Some women, who agree to become traditional surrogates, are not able to relinquish their native babies after the delivery.
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