7.3M 2 1981 SURROGACY 101 THE PROCESS $100K-150K TO START A BRIEF OVERVIEW In a gestational surrogacy arrangement, intended parents create embryos through in vitro fertilization (IVF). One or more of these embryos is implanted in a surrogate, who carries the child or children to term, but has no genetic relationship to them. These make up the vast majority of modern surrogacy arrangements. Depending on the situation, an egg donor may be needed. INFERTILITY IN THE UNITED STATES LGBT INTENDED PARENTS (IPs) 7.3M SAME-SEX COUPLES CAN USE SURROGACY TO START THEIR FAMILIES PEOPLE AFFECTED BABIES HOW IT WORKS 2 30,000 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF BABIES BORN THROUGH SURROGACY FROM 1976 TO 2014 TYPES OF SURROGACY GESTATIONAL: SURROGATE IS ONLY THE CARRIER TRADITIONAL: SURROGATE IS THE EGG DONOR AND CARRIER NOTABLE YEAR 1981 AVERAGE OVERALL COST OF SURROGACY $100K-150K THE YEAR IVF WAS SUCCESSFULLY USED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROCESS HOW TO BECOME A PARENT THROUGH SURROGACY Log onto CircleSurrogacy.com and fill out the IP Form. 1 Schedule a Skype or an in-house consultation. 2 Complete the intended parent questionnaire (i.e. profile). 3 Negotiations are made and all contracts are finalized. 6 Your program coordinator helps you find a surrogate and/or an egg donor. z 4 The medical process starts: egg retrieval and embryo transfer. 7 IPs, surrogate and/or egg donor agree to work together, officially becoming a match. 5 Your surrogate begins dpregnancy, during which she remains in touch with IPs. 8 The baby is born! parentage and citizenship are secured by our lawyers. 9 Parents receive passport for baby, and the happy family heads home. 10 Get to know the process at www.circlesurrogacy.com or email sabravanelli@circlesurrogacy.com With more than 20 years of experience, helping families from over 70 countries bring over 1000 babies into the world, Circle Surrogacy is one of the oldest and largest surrogacy agencies serving gay and heterosexual parents. Circle stands out among other surrogacy agencies as a place that focuses on the long term best interests of the child, surrogate and intended parent(s).  Est. 1995 Sources: http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-surrogacy http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/babies/2/ http://abcnews.go.com/Business/cost-comparisons-international-domestic-adoption- surrogacy-foster-adoption/story?id=19962169#1