| A | B |
| Infertile | Unable to conceive after years of trying |
| Adoption | Legal transfer of guardianship from birth parents |
| Artificial insemination | Inject sperm into uterus when woman ovulates |
| Invitro fertilization/ovum transfer | Surgical removal of eggs; fertilized with husband's sperm; implanted into mother's uterus |
| Surrogacy | A woman has the baby for another woman. |