The Ultimate Guide to Surrogacy in Kentucky

Surrogacy and egg donation helps straight and LGBTQ+ singles and couples in Kentucky grow their families.

Below you'll find information about surrogacy in Kentucky, including what the surrogacy process looks like, how much surrogacy costs in Kentucky, what surrogacy program can help you, and so much more. The process can feel overwhelming at first, but the more you read and research, the more familiar it will become to you. Many professionals are involved in a surrogacy journey, and it is a life-changing experience.

We're ready to help intended parents from all over Kentucky, including Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, or another Kentucky community.

Read on to learn more about how surrogacy works and if it's the right path to parenthood for you.

For both intended parents and surrogate mothers, the surrogacy journey will be unique and sometimes uncertain. Understanding each step and preparing as best as possible is a good strategy for both parties.

While you can choose to navigate the surrogacy journey on your own, partnering with an experienced agency such as Circle Surrogacy can help make the process smoother. An agency with years of experience in surrogacy can alleviate uncertainty so you can fully focus on the arrival of your little miracle.

We can help you understand the surrogacy programs available, the cost of surrogacy, and how much you can expect to pay for egg donation. Circle Surrogacy is transparent in its surrogacy options, costs, and what you can expect along your journey.

Circle Surrogacy offers an all-inclusive cost program: our Journey Protection Guarantee program.

Journey Protection Guarantee Program surrogacy costs in Kentucky:

Surrogacy only: $157,750
Surrogacy plus egg donation: $184,750
(both prices exclude IVF)

Our Journey Protection Guarantee offers Intended Parents:

• An all-inclusive program that covers all Surrogate fees and expenses for unlimited transfers and any complications that may arise during your journey
• No surprise costs or invoices, even in scenarios that require a rematch with a new Surrogate
  

Circle's costs include all agency fees, attorneys’ fees, screening and surrogate fees, and insurance costs. They do not include IVF costs.

The costs outlined above are for our Surrogacy Only and Surrogacy Plus Egg Donation Programs. For more information about the costs of our other programs, please email us or call us at 617.439.9900.

Financing Surrogacy Costs

Some intended parents may have the opportunity to qualify for financing for their journey. Please speak with our Parent Intake Team or Consultation Team or fill out this form.

here is so much to learn about becoming a surrogate. We're here to help you navigate surrogacy in Kentucky, from understanding what a surrogate is, what to expect, how being a surrogate can affect your life, to how to apply become a surrogate mother.

Circle supports women who wish to become surrogates from all over Kentucky, including Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, or another Kentucky community. Plus, we are able to connect you with experienced surrogates in your area even before you apply if you have questions.

Read on to see how rewarding being a surrogate can be when you help those who aren't able to have a baby on their own experience the joys of parenthood.

A surrogate mother – also called a gestational carrier or gestational surrogate – is a woman who carriers a baby for people (the Intended Parents) who are unable to have a baby on their own. Most surrogate mothers are gestational surrogates, meaning the surrogate mother does not use her own eggs and doesn't share any genetics with the baby.

Circle Surrogacy only works with gestational carriers – women who do not share biology with the baby they are carrying.

Surrogate mothers get paid for carrying someone's baby, and they are protected by a legal contract signed by both the surrogate mother and the Intended Parents.

Surrogates are women who have children of their own, have had relatively easy pregnancies and births (they like being pregnant!), and many have completed their own families. Surrogate mothers want to help others have their own families.

What is surrogacy? It's an amazing way to help make intended parents' dreams come true and give others the ultimate gift: a baby!

Our experienced social workers and program coordinators are here to help surrogates navigate the process at every stage. If you are interested in becoming a surrogate or just looking for more information before making your decision, you can talk to an experienced surrogate or Surrogate Advisor to gain more insight into the surrogacy journey.

Here is an overview of the surrogacy process:

• Pre-screening
• Consultation
• Matching with intended parents
• Medical screening and legal contracts
• Monitoring appointments and embryo transfer
• Pregnancy
• Delivery

Learn more about the surrogacy process at Circle.

We recommend completing our online surrogacy application to start the conversation about surrogacy. It takes only about 10 minutes to complete, and there is no obligation to proceed if you aren’t ready.

Women choose to become surrogates for a variety of reasons, such as pride in helping others start their own families and generous financial compensation. Women who wish to become surrogate mothers enjoy benefits such as:

• Getting a wonderful sense of self-fulfillment from giving the greatest gift humanly possible to another family
• Creating a life-long relationship with forever-grateful intended parents
• Working with a personal Program Coordination Team and licensed social worker
• Having an opportunity to work with local and international intended parents

We created the Circle Surrogate Promise because we truly care about our carriers and want each of them to have the most successful and rewarding journey possible. This program evolved after carriers shared their thoughts with their social workers or during exit interviews. Those conversations led us to improve our offerings to our gestational carriers.

Guaranteed Pay, Security, and Support

The Circle Surrogate Promise is a program exclusive to Circle surrogates; no other agency can offer the same level of security and support.

Circle Surrogacy promises:

1. Guaranteed Compensation. We financially back our intended parents to ensure a surrogate’s escrow account is always funded and she is always paid in full and on time.
2. No medical bill liability. Circle Surrogacy takes on the liability of medical bills. We listened to our past surrogates and their frustrations with medical bills, and we’ve made big changes. While we can never stop having you receive medical bills (since you are the “patient”), our new Fixed Cost programs for intended parents allow us to protect both the surrogates and the intended parents and ensure all medical bills will be paid in a timely manner.
3. $5,000 compensation, even if you leave the program. If you are accepted into our surrogate program and you are medically cleared and matched with intended parents – but you don’t achieve a pregnancy – we will compensate you for your time, energy, and dedication thus far in your journey (up to $5,000 total).
4. Empowerment in birth choices. Gestational carriers have various desires when it comes to the birth of their surrogate baby. At Circle, our surrogates have choices for her preferred birth options, such as doula care, a hospital birth, or using a birth center with a midwife.
5. Personalized, small agency feel, with the resources of a large agency. Our team is proud to develop close, personal relationships with our surrogates. The first person you speak with at Circle will likely be an experienced carrier who guides you through the process until you are matched with intended parents. They will personally introduce you to your dedicated in-house social worker and journey support team. You’ll always be supported by a Circle employee who knows all the details about you and your journey. (You’ll never have to worry about working with a third party who doesn’t even know your name!) Plus, with our expanded team, we are able to offer support groups, virtual events, one-on-one surrogate mentorship, and more.

Circle Surrogacy is leading the way in the surrogacy field with more than 25 years of experience and compassionate care for intended parents and surrogate mothers. We support both intended parents and surrogate mothers from the very first day and throughout the entire surrogacy process.

We help surrogates navigate the screening process, ensuring they match with the perfect intended parents, and guide them through the legal and social work aspects of surrogate parenting.

Our team includes experienced surrogates who are passionate about what they do and committed to supporting surrogates throughout their journeys. We bring our expertise in legal, social, and medical aspects of the surrogacy process and can answer any question you may have.

When you need a lawyer to review legal contracts, we'll recommend an attorney in your area with whom we've worked previously and who is thoroughly knowledgeable about Assisted Reproductive Technology law. We can connect you with reliable experts whenever needed. To learn more about being a surrogate, read our blog post about the 10 steps to becoming a surrogate.

Whether you are the intended parents, potential surrogate mother, or egg donor, the surrogacy process can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. Learning more about surrogacy is the first step of your journey.