1. 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
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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
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