ESTIMATED PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR GESTATIONAL SURROGACY with Egg Donation: Baby Guarantee: 3 tries or fee refund (2009 - INTERNATIONAL)

We are excited to introduce a unique and unprecedented program: The "Guaranteed Baby” Program. This program guarantees that a client, who follows the program guidelines, will have a baby within three attempts or their money back. The plan is offered in conjunction with Connecticut Fertility Associates (CFA), our premium fertility center.

This is how it works: Circle and CFA will charge an additional $15,000 (combined) over their normal fees. The prospective parents will undergo an egg donation cycle with an approved donor of their choosing. If the first cycle fails, there will be no extra fees charged for up to two additional retrievals and transfers, or if a new donor or carrier is needed. If you are not successful by the third try, all fees paid (except for out of pocket expenses – such as medications, travel and donor fees) will be refunded (for a total of 60-70% of overall costs).

Many people would like to know with more certainty how much the overall costs of the process will be. The "Guaranteed Baby" plan offers a way to control such contingency costs and even minimize their exposure in the very unlikely case they do not have a baby at the end. However - we are so confident in our services and of that of our key partner clinic, that we are the first agency in the world to stand behind our services with an offer like this. And best of all, the cost for this program is less than many other agencies charge for a single cycle! Read below for complete details.

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[1] * means the item is refundable

[2] The guarantee works with Connecticut Fertility Associates only. It works as follows: For an extra charge of $10,000 for clinic services, and $5,000 for agency services, CT Fertility and Circle Surrogacy will agree to provide three transfers of either fresh, frozen embryo, shared cycle or frozen eggs. The first transfer is always done with fresh eggs from a medically pre-approved donor from CT Fertility or Circle Surrogacy. If Intended Parent(s) are not successful on the first try, and there are remaining frozen embryos, they may use those embryos if medically recommended, or if not medically recommended, they may choose either a cycle with ten fresh or frozen eggs from a medically approved donor. If they are not successful after the second try, then they will be required to choose a previously successful donor for either another shared cycle or frozen egg cycle, based on medical advice. There are no charges from Circle Surrogacy or CT Fertility for findin a new donor or carrier, should one become unavailable or be deemed medically or psychologically unfit. However, additional charges for screening and payments to the donor and/or carrier, and medications will apply. If the Intended Parent(s) still have not achieved a pregnancy (defined by a fetal heartbeat detected by ultrasound) after the third treatment cycle, all agency fees and fertility center professional fees (marked by asterisk) will be refunded. In addition, all remaining funds in the trust fund will be returned. If they have had a heartbeat detected by ultrasound in one of the first three tries but for any reason the carrier still does not go on to deliver a baby, then they have the opportunity to undertake a fourth cycle, of which they must avail themselves, before funds will be refunded. This fourth try must also be of a shared or frozen egg cycle with a proven donor. If this fourth cycle is unsuccessful, the agency fees, fertility center fees and sums in the trust fund that are asterisked above will be refunded. In accepting this plan, the Intended Parent(s) should be aware that they will be out of pocket some monies if they proceed along this path and a baby does not result. These include payments related to the surrogate or donor, and other third party expenses. They will have paid for all applicable egg donor's fee, they will have paid for any travel involved, they will have paid for the carrier's transfer fees and her monthly allowance, and they will have paid for any other out of pocket expenses such as screening tests, medications and local monitoring. It is estimated that there should be an approximate 60-70% return of funds.

^†Total payments to donors in excess of $5,000 require justification and sums above $10,000 are not appropriate; Circle Surrogacy complies with ASRM guidelines for egg donation compensation.

[3] If a donor is from the CT Fertility then the entire $3500 will be refunded. If she is a donor who originated from Circle Surrogacy or elsewhere and has required local monitoring at an off-site clinic, then only $1500 is refundable.

[4] This fee is required to cover the extra resources required for the evaluation and administration of their insurance policies. This extra fee will also cover any potential correspondence and administrative hearings that are sometimes required to secure payment from insurance companies that contest the carrier's eligibility.

[5] This is the total of all charges that are expected and the number that clients should consider as the likely minimum charges for your "Baby Guarantee" egg donor surrogacy program. Anyone coming into the program should be prepared for 5 to 10% above this number since travel (for the carrier or donor) and twins are common occurrences and can substantially add to this number. To account for this, we collect a $3,000 advance on travel expenses These are only used if needed, and will be returned if not. As they are simply advances on some of the potential contingent expenses, they are not separately identified above or below.