Surrogacy Blog

Learn how the surrogacy matching process works at Advocates for Surrogacy, including intake review, clinic records screening, and direct communication before formal medical clearance.

The surrogacy contract establishes the legal relationship between intended parents and the surrogate, protects everyone's rights, and creates clarity about how every situation will be handled.

The medical checklist is just the starting point. Learn what really makes a surrogate the right fit — motivation, alignment on hard topics, communication style, and how the matching process gives you time to find out.

Gay men and male couples have trusted surrogacy as a path to genetic

More women than ever are choosing parenthood on their own terms. Here's

The decision to become a parent as a single man is one of the most intentional choices a person can make. You're going in with eyes wide open: you want a child, you're ready to parent, and you're prepared to navigate a process that wasn't originally designed with you in mind.

Choosing a surrogacy agency is one of the most consequential decisions in your family-building journey. The right agency protects you, guides you, and advocates for you throughout a complex and emotionally significant process. The wrong one can cost you time, money, and heartbreak.

When people first start researching surrogacy, they often wonder whether working with an agency is really necessary — or whether it's just an expensive middle layer they could skip. The honest answer is that some people do navigate surrogacy independently, and yet the vast majority choose to work with an agency.

If you're reading this, you've probably spent time — possibly years — trying to build your family. You've arrived at a crossroads with three paths stretching out in front of you: try another round of IVF, pursue adoption, or explore surrogacy.

Becoming a gestational surrogate is one of the most generous and life-changing decisions a woman can make. You're helping intended parents achieve their dream of a family — and that's a gift beyond measure. But your willingness to help isn't the only thing that matters.

Your surrogacy agency point of contact is one of the most important factors in your journey — whether you're an intended parent or a gestational surrogate. Beyond the agency's reputation or success rates, there's a factor that can dramatically shape your experience: who, exactly, will be guiding you.

Intended Parents who seek surrogacy programs in foreign countries outside the United States to save costs face particular risks. Ukraine was a popular foreign destination for surrogacy. When the war started, Georgia was hosting an ever-growing surrogacy program for foreigners.

The provisions in a surrogacy contract should outline the rights, responsibilities and expectations of all parties involved in the surrogacy arrangement. While the specific terms may vary depending on state law and preferences, here are 12 important provisions your contract should include.

Surrogacy contracts impose restrictions against traveling outside the United States typically once a surrogate is on medications and often outside the state where the surrogate lives in the second trimester. Understanding these restrictions is important before beginning your journey.

As a California surrogate, you will receive excellent compensation and benefits during your journey and a lifetime of personal rewards.

There are many independent matching sites and groups. But independent matching is not all it may seem. Here are 10 reasons why a surrogate needs an agency.

Becoming a surrogate is a significant commitment. Here are some steps a potential surrogate can take in preparing to become a surrogate and to speed up the process.

As a surrogate, you will receive excellent compensation and benefits during your journey and a lifetime of personal rewards knowing you gave the most meaningful gift ever to someone who is not able to have a child. You are truly an extraordinary woman.

Florida is one of the most surrogacy-friendly states in the nation. Here's what intended parents and surrogates need to know about the legal landscape.

A good match involves the intuitive, gut feeling that one has when meeting their potential Surrogate or Intended Parents — whether you feel you 'click' with each other.

For a woman considering whether to become a surrogate, there are many considerations beyond meeting the basic requirements.

Infertility affects 1 in 8 couples and affects both men and women. Let's take a moment to think about those facing the challenges of infertility.

The team at Advocates for Surrogacy is keeping a close eye on COVID-19 and ASRM recommendations for fertility clinics.

Becoming a surrogate is one of life's biggest decisions and will take commitment and dedication. No two journeys are the same.

There are a few frequent questions that we get asked by almost all surrogate candidates about what happens if Intended Parents change their minds.

The issue of termination is perhaps one of THE most important issues in a surrogacy arrangement and contract.

Despite the landmark Obergefell decision, anti-gay forces continue to find ways to wage war against gay rights including adoption and parenting rights.

When choosing a fertility clinic for surrogacy, there are a number of factors Intended Parents should consider including success rates, financial programs, and egg donor options.

Beyond the basic questions, there are some other questions to ask a surrogacy agency that can provide great insight into your experience.

It takes a pretty special woman who will consider the prospect of carrying a baby for someone unable to do so. Here's an honest look at what it takes.

Infertility can strike in many ways. The journey from diagnosis to surrogacy or adoption involves grief, healing, and ultimately hope.

One important step in the surrogacy process is planning for the birth and delivery, also referred to as the surrogacy hospital plan.

Same-sex couples are raising an estimated 200,000 children under the age of 18. These numbers reflect the importance of community-based organizations.

A case that serves as an important reminder about how important it is to understand fully the legal process in a particular state.

Establishing parentage for gay parents in surrogacy arrangements is not necessarily accomplished by being named on the birth certificate.

Medical costs of surrogacy are often the lion's share of overall costs of the surrogacy arrangement.

Men Having Babies offers networking, support groups, seminars and a financial assistance program for gay men seeking to become parents through surrogacy.

The CDC estimates the use of ART procedures has doubled over the past 10 years with gestational surrogates being involved in one percent of ART cycles.

Using donated embryos for your surrogacy arrangement can result in significant cost savings and is even an alternative to consider for those thinking about adoption.

A reminder of how many people around you can be affected by your decision to become a surrogate or to have a child through surrogacy.

If you are deciding whether to work with a surrogacy agency, here is what you need to know: a surrogacy agency must do much more than find a surrogate for you.

In a recent CBS News report on surrogacy in India, the question of whether Indian women are being exploited is at issue.

As someone who has been helping build families through adoption and surrogacy, this common question deserves a thoughtful response.

Census 2010 estimates show that more than 111,000 same-sex couples (17%) are raising nearly 170,000 biological, step, or adopted children.

One question that gay couples often ask is about their biological parenting options. There are several options available.