A BRIEF OVERVIEW In a typical 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 makeup 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
SURROGACY AND THE LAW
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28,000 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF BABIES BORN THROUGH SURROGACY FROM 1976 TO 2008
TYPES OF SURROGACY GESTATIONAL: SURROGATE IS ONLY THE CARRIER
NOTABLE YEAR
TRADITIONAL: SURROGATE IS THE EGG DONOR AND CARRIER
1981
AVERAGE OVERALL COST OF SURROGACY
$80K-$120K
THE YEAR IVF WAS SUCCESSFULLY USED IN THE UNITED STATES.
HOW TO START AND COMPLETE THE PROCESS
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Log onto CircleSurrogacy.com and fill out the IP Form.
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Schedule a Skype or an in-house consultation.
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Negotiations are made and all contracts are finalized.
Complete the intended parent questionnaire (i.e. profile).
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The medical process starts and leads to egg retrieval and embryo transfer.
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Your agency helps you find a surrogate and/or an egg donor.
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Your surrogate gets pregnant, and IPs and surrogate stay in touch with each other.
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IPs and surrogate and/or egg donor agree to work together, officially becoming a match.
The baby is born and parentage and citizenship is secured by lawyers. Parents receive passport for baby, and the happy family heads home.
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Get to know the process at www.circlesurrogacy.com or email
[email protected] Est. 1995
With more than 17 years of experience and more than 650 births, Circle Surrogacy is one of the oldest and largest surrogacy agencies serving gay and heterosexual parents all over the world. Circle stands out among other surrogacy agencies as a place that focuses on the long term best interests of the child, the surrogate and the intended parent(s). Sources:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/131464.php http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/babies/2/ http://abcnews.go.com/Business/cost-comparisons-international-domestic-adoptionsurrogacy-foster-adoption/story?id=19962169#1