Essential Questions To Ask When Choosing a Surrogacy Agency

Not all surrogacy agencies are created equally. When you're ready to grow your family, you want to find the right agency that will suit your needs, answer your questions, and provide reassurance and guidance at every step of the journey. Asking the right questions can help you identify the agency that aligns with your needs, values, and goals.

At Circle Surrogacy, we’ve supported thousands of intended parents on their paths to parenthood, making their surrogacy journeys as simple and expedient as possible. Here are the key questions to ask a surrogacy agency—and how we answer them.

What Services Does the Surrogacy Agency Provide?

Not all agencies offer the same level of support. If you decide to grow your family through surrogacy, you should determine your needs and wants in order to find the ideal surrogacy agency. You’ll want to know whether the agency is full-service and how they assist you and your surrogate before, during, and after the journey.

At Circle, we are a full-service agency, which means we take care of you and your surrogate from the moment you choose to work with us until after you bring your baby home. Here are just a few reasons some of our previous intended parents chose Circle Surrogacy:

1.    We're a full-service agency. Taking care of you, your surrogate, and all matters from the very beginning to beyond birth. 

2.    We encourage and foster strong and healthy relationships between our parents and surrogates. 

3.    We practice a high-quality 3-step screening process for our surrogates.

4.    We offer an all-inclusive fixed cost program: Circle’s Journey Protection™​ Program.

5.    Nearly half of our staff have personal experience with surrogacy, egg donation, IVF, or adoption.

We are committed to standing by your side every step of the way. We provide all of our intended parents with the knowledge, leadership, and support needed throughout the surrogacy journey. Our team will work diligently to help you reach your goals and turn your dream into reality.

What Does the Agency Fee Cover?

When you are finding the right surrogacy agency for you and your family’s needs, you will want to understand exactly what the agency fee covers and look for comprehensive care and coverage to optimize your money.

For example, here at Circle, your surrogacy agency fee covers:

·         A thorough application process for both surrogates and intended parents.

·         In-depth screening services to ensure all parties are healthy and able mentally, emotionally, and physically.

·         Personal matching services to make for the ideal surrogacy experience.

·         Information coordination to make sure everyone—clinics, attorneys, accountants, social workers, and obviously the surrogate and intended parents—are all on the same page with the same information.

·         Emotional support because we know the emotional experience of surrogacy firsthand.

·         Post-journey communication to ensure the baby, parents, and surrogate are all doing well and adjusting post-birth.

·         Post-birth travel prep to help intended parents get themselves and their baby home.

Knowing all that comes with your agency fee will help you make an informed decision when you are looking for the ideal surrogacy agency.

What Happens If Something Doesn't Go as Planned?

Something else you will want to know about an agency is its built-in safeguards. If things, for some unfortunate reason, do not go as planned, you should know what will happen.

Here at Circle, we have our all-inclusive Journey Protection™ Program, which offers you confidence and peace of mind for surrogacy costs with a single, fixed cost for your surrogacy journey—no matter what happens. Additionally, if you have no remaining embryos and do not bring home a baby, you will receive a refund of 100% of our agency expenses.

Our Journey Protection™ Program provides the most security and protection for intended parents compared to any other agency or program. It covers all surrogate fees and expenses for unlimited transfers and any complications that may arise during your journey. You will never receive any surprise costs or invoices, even in scenarios that require you to rematch with a new surrogate.

What Kind of Emotional Support Is Offered?

At the end of the day, you will want to choose an agency that doesn’t just see you as another client. You will want to choose somewhere that values and prioritizes you and your parenthood journey. At Circle, we do just that. 

Our collaborative team is made up of professionals with backgrounds spanning:

• Medicine

• Law

• Social work

• Finance

• Program management

We're parents, former surrogates, and egg donors. We are not only highly specialized in our respective fields but are also grounded in personal experiences much like your own. We can offer you qualified, genuine guidance for a successful and rewarding surrogacy journey. We know firsthand how fulfilling and, sometimes, complex this journey can be, which is why we are open to sharing our own experiences and answering any of your questions.

What Sets Our Team Apart?

We’ve been where you are, and we want to help you grow the family you’ve always dreamed of. That begins with giving you the resources you need to find the right path for you. If you want to explore more issues and questions you should consider while searching for the right surrogacy agency, review our two related blog posts:

·         10 Tips on How To Find the Best Surrogacy Agency

·         5 Things To Consider When Choosing a Surrogacy or Egg Donation Agency

If you think Circle is the right surrogacy agency for you, fill out our application today! We can’t wait for you to start your journey with us.