This is the most common route of adoption. Although it takes longer, this is guaranteed to provide support services.

These three letters represent the process by which an embryo is implanted into a woman's uterus.

This used to be the way to go when it comes to the handling of adoption information. Today, less and less opt for this secretive way.

This type of surrogacy involves artificial insemination of the surrogate with semen from the father or from a donor.

This term is used to designate the genetic parents of a child, to differentiate it from his adoptive parents.

These two letters is short for a surrogate who is implanted with an embryo that is genetically unrelated to her.

This route of adoption may be less strict and has a shorter waiting period.

If this process is followed, like in the case of California, the baby's mother and father are already known by the time he/she is born.

This term is used to describe the process by which an adopted child is informed that he or she is adopted.

They are the couple who pays for all the expenses of surrogacy to have a child of their own.