Intake Process

The Surrogacy Center provides screening and evaluation of potential Gestational Carriers (GCs) with the goal of providing healthy, responsible carriers who are committed to the process and adhere to ASRM (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) guidelines for surrogacy. Services include:

• A professional review of pregnancy and applicable medical records for GC candidates, including providing all of this information to your reproductive endocrinologist. They will review the GC’s records, etc. prior to matching (note that this initial review does not take the place of official medical clearance via physical examination by your reproductive endocrinologist and is only an assurance that the GC candidate’s medical history is acceptable to your doctor).
• Background check for GC candidate and partner.
• Formal interview of GC candidate and partner with TSC staff.
• Formal review of GC candidate’s insurance plan by a trusted third-party fertility insurance specialist.
• Arrangement of psychological evaluation for GC candidate and partner.

Similarly, The Surrogacy Center follows ASRM criteria and provides intake services for Intended Parents including:

• Free consultation phone call and follow-up communication with TSC staff.
• An individualized Journey Planning Meeting and Interview with TSC staff.
• Arrangement of psychological evaluation for intended parents, which will serve the purpose of providing clearance to proceed with a surrogacy journey and will be provided to your fertility clinic as proof of clearance.
• Assistance and feedback in creating an Intended Parent Profile through our online platform.

Matching Process

• Once onboarding is complete, you can expect careful consideration by TSC staff of matching you with a gestational carrier who is well-suited for your journey together based on a variety of matching criteria.
• Following matching, TSC will facilitate the Match Meeting with a gestational carrier and her partner and provide direction and agenda for a follow-up meeting to help get your journey off to a strong start.
• Following a successful match meeting, TSC will send you a detailed email containing next steps for moving forward.

Coordination of Services

TSC staff will assist you and your GC with coordination of the services associated with your journey from medical clearance through the postpartum period including:

• Working closely with your fertility clinic to attain medical clearance (note that all fertility clinics operate independently of TSC).
• Providing referral information for escrow services through SeedTrust.
• Referral to reputable legal counsel specializing in surrogacy law for each, GC/Partner and IPs. Attorneys will work with you and collaborate with each other to complete your Parentage Agreement and Pre-birth planning documents.
• Assisting you and your GC with communication needs throughout your journey.
• Ensuring that necessary documents for parentage are delivered to hospital during third trimester of pregnancy.
• Follow up postpartum, as needed.

Services we refer:

For best coordination of a surrogacy journey, we will provide you with referrals to external professionals and businesses.* We will work in tandem with these professionals during your journey to make sure tasks are being completed in a timely manner and that all issues that may arise are dealt with by the most qualified professionals avialable. This includes referrals to:

• A Mental Health Practitioner who specializes in Surrogacy and Third-Party Reproduction.
• Experienced family law attorneys to represent both IPs and the GC and her partner.
• An insurance company who specializes in the review of surrogate benefits and can work with you on finding the most affordable insurance options available to you.
• An escrow company to facilitate payments from the IPs to the GC for all surrogacy-related expenses.

TSC’s Ethics Statement

The Surrogacy Center does not condone the use of simultaneous gestational carriers, whether within our agency or with another outside agency. Our policy is that a pregnancy must be completed to delivery or other end in order for intended parents to be rematched with a new gestational carrier. If a successful match and medical clearance does occur with another agency, TSC reserves the right to suspend our relationship with intended parents until the completion of this journey as noted above and paid agency fees to this point will not be refunded.

*We have no financial interest in using any external referral we provide. These are independent companies with no affiliation to TSC.