There are two challenges to overcome when finding a surrogate on your own.
1: Finding a Surrogate is Hard
This is why 90% of intended parents turn to surrogacy agencies. While locating a surrogate through friends, online forums, or other means is possible, this process demands significant time and effort. You’ll often find yourself competing with other couples, making the search both challenging and frustrating. You just need to decide if this is part of the process you wish to manage.
2: Screening a Surrogate is Crucial and Complex
Once you’ve identified a potential surrogate, she must undergo rigorous screening to ensure she qualifies. Only 2% of interested surrogates pass these stringent criteria, meaning 1 in 50 candidates will qualify. You will need a surrogacy agency to help you screen your surrogate.
With many professionals handling the screening, you risk:
- Spending thousands of dollars on unqualified candidates.
- Enduring repeated delays and emotional setbacks.
Our team simplifies this process, helping you avoid wasted time and money. In fact, we offer initial surrogate screenings for free, ensuring you don’t invest unnecessarily in candidates who won’t initially qualify.
Avoiding Pitfalls in Surrogate Screening
Numerous factors can disqualify a potential surrogate even when working with someone you know and trust. With over 150 common disqualifying factors, the screening process is more complex than it seems. Below are some key reasons why surrogates may not qualify:
Medical Complications
- Pregnancy-related health issues.
- Pre-existing medical conditions.
- Medications incompatible with fertility treatments.
Psychological Factors
- Mental health history, past or present.
- Past traumas that could impact the process.
- Current life stressors or instability.
- Relationship and family support.
- Home environment suitability.
Practical Challenges
- Insurance that doesn’t cover surrogacy-related needs.
- Unstable or unsuitable living conditions.
- Limitations on travel for medical appointments.
- Work schedules that conflict with surrogacy requirements.
The Costs of Failed Screening
When a surrogate doesn't pass screening, families burden these costs:
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Most surrogacy agency’s psychological and social assessment screening costs $5- 10K per surrogate.
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Your Fertility medical screening costs range from $3-10K (check with your clinic).
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Legal contract fees range from $3 - 10K depending on location.
Time Impact on Your Journey
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Finding a surrogate: The time to find a surrogate varies. This can be months or years.
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Screening process through embryo transfer: 4-5 months.
Our Solution: Reducing Costs and Simplifying Your Journey
With our expertise, we streamlined the screening process so you are shielded from repeated surrogacy agency screening fees.
Here is how we save you costs:
1. Free Initial Screening:
We offer preliminary screening at no cost to help identify potential issues early before committing more financial and emotional resources to an unqualified surrogate, and you can send us unlimited surrogates.
2. In-Depth Screening: $5,000
Unlimited surrogates are screened for this fee until you have a successful transfer.
Expert evaluation of surrogate candidates Medical record review Thorough psychological assessment Insurance verificationScreening your surrogate at this stage includes:
This program is designed to help you save money and benefit from a much easier process than doing the legwork completely on your own.
You decide how quickly you move through your journey, but we are here to make the process easier and save you money.
3. Complete Case Management and Completing Your Journey: $10,000-$20,000
Now that you know your surrogate is ready to move on to the clinical review stage, you are a step closer to achieving your dream.
We can guide you through the rest of the process with complete case management, which includes:
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Mediation with attorneys and fertility clinics.
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Assistance with travel coordination, outside monitoring, medication schedules insurance coverage reviews and more.
If you have a surrogate and you’re ready to become a parent, we are prepared to guide you to the finish line.
What If My Surrogate Doesn’t Qualify?
In this case, the benefit to you is we will continue to provide initial screening for other surrogates at no cost, and the one-time in-depth screening fee of $5,000 allows you to bring us as many surrogates as you want until one successfully qualifies.
Because only 2% of surrogates pass the screening process, we are prepared to seamlessly transition you to one of our other programs, starting with matching you with an already thoroughly screened surrogate.
Our screening process helps:
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Identify qualified candidates early
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Prevent emotional and financial investment in non-viable matches
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Ensure compliance with medical and legal requirements
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Protect all parties involved
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Maintain healthy relationships throughout the journey
The Value of a Safety Net
By working with American Surrogacy's Independent Program, you gain:
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Professional screening expertise
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Time-saving processes
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Cost-effective solutions
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Emotional support
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Backup matching options if needed
Take The First Step
Don't risk delays in your journey to parenthood. Let us help evaluate your chosen surrogate or connect you with a pre-screened candidate who's ready to help you build your family.
Contact us today to learn more about our program for families with a surrogate and how we can help protect your surrogacy journey while saving you time and resources.
Your path to parenthood deserves the security of professional support and qualified candidates.