There are two challenges to overcome when finding a surrogate on your own. 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. 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: 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. 1: Finding a Surrogate is Hard
2: Screening a Surrogate is Crucial and Complex
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: Work schedules that conflict with surrogacy requirements. When a surrogate doesn't pass screening, families burden these costs: Most surrogacy agency’s psychological and social assessment screening costs $5- 10K per surrogate. Your Fertility medical screening costs range from $3-10K (check with your clinic). Legal contract fees range from $3 - 10K depending on location. Finding a surrogate: The time to find a surrogate varies. This can be months or years. Screening process through embryo transfer: 4-5 months. Avoiding Pitfalls in Surrogate Screening
Medical Complications
Psychological Factors
Practical Challenges
The Costs of Failed Screening
Time Impact on 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: 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. 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 verification 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. 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: Mediation with attorneys and fertility clinics. 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.Our Solution: Reducing Costs and Simplifying Your Journey
1. Free Initial Screening:
2. In-Depth Screening: $5,000
Screening your surrogate at this stage includes:
3. Complete Case Management and Completing Your Journey: $10,000-$20,000
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: Identify qualified candidates early Prevent emotional and financial investment in non-viable matches Ensure compliance with medical and legal requirements Protect all parties involved Maintain healthy relationships throughout the journey By working with American Surrogacy's Independent Program, you gain: Professional screening expertise Time-saving processes Cost-effective solutions Emotional support Backup matching options if neededWhat If My Surrogate Doesn’t Qualify?
The Value of a Safety Net
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.Take The First Step