Artificial insemination
This also known as IUI, is a method of fertility treatment in which sperm are implanted directly into a woman’s uterus. IUI can be coordinated with a woman’s normal cycle (when the ovary releases one egg) or with fertility medications (to ensure the release of multiple eggs), depending on the cause of infertility. Using the father’s or a donor’s sperm is an option.
In vitro fertilization (IVF)
The performance of a procedure outside of a living organism, in a controlled (test tube) environment” is the medical definition. IVF involves retrieving mature eggs from a woman’s ovaries and fertilizing them in a laboratory with sperm. The treated eggs (undeveloped organisms) are then embedded in a suitable uterus.
Adoption
The most well-known and well-understood alternative to having your own child is adoption. Additionally, it’s a choice that comes with a fair amount of social stigma, good intentions, emotional stress, and couples with polarized opinions.
Depending on whether the adoption is domestic or international, laws vary from country to country. You can adopt a boy or a girl, a baby or an older child, and this too is governed by the laws of the country you live in or want to adopt from. Couples can select an OPEN (where the birth family is known); Adoptions that are either SEMI-OPEN (through a third party) or CLOSED (with no contact with the birth family)
Foster Care
Although fostering a child is an alternative option, not many nations have the systems in place.
In essence, it is a method for providing a safe environment in which children can live and develop, though the interpretation and methodology vary from country to country. Children in this system are typically placed in foster homes or care homes when their parents are temporarily unable to care for them.
Ravi Sharma is a self-motivated, successful entrepreneur and has a solid experience in the fertility segment. and he is the director at ARTbaby Global (ARThealthcare). He is a pharmacy graduate with post-graduation in business administration and has 14 years of rich experience in the field of infertility segment. He loves to write about IVF, Surrogacy, and other ART (assisted reproductive technology) news, issues, and updates. He is a Pharmacy graduate (B. Pharm) and M.B.A (marketing).
His most recent success includes the successful launch of the medical tourism company, ARTbaby, which offers treatment options for infertility, egg donation, and surrogacy. He likes spending time with his family and writing about various aspects of IVF surrogacy and donating eggs.