Frequently asked questions

• How to be legally recognised as parents of my surrogacy baby?

  The answer depends on your nationality. In many European countries, the intended father is recognised at birth while the intended mother may need to adopt her partner’s child.

• How do I return home with my surrogacy baby done abroad?

  The legislation of the intended parents with surrogacy abroad needs to be followed. For baby born in the European Union with EU intended parents may benefit from a quick return home, for they are EU citizens with free circulation. For USA and Canadian citizens, the procedures are straightforward as both countries have a comprehensive guideline that govern surrogacy abroad.

• How long does it take to complete all procedures after my surrogacy baby is born?

  To complete all procedures after the birth of the surrogacy baby abroad may vary from 2 days to 8 weeks depending the origin of intended parents. With EU parents, such time is relatively short: a few days. For USA and Canadian citizens, it may vary from a few days to a couple of weeks.

• Is it guarantee to have a baby with the first surrogacy attempt?

  Surrogacy is a very advanced technique that help thousands of childless households to find happiness with their baby born via a surrogate mother. Unfortunately, surrogacy is not yet a perfect technique, and no doctor in developed countries was able to point out the reason of an unsuccessful attempt.

• What is traditional surrogacy?

  The technique used in traditional surrogacy in fertility clinics is called IUI (Intrauterine insemination). The sperm of the intended father is cleaned in the laboratory and injected directly into the uterus of the surrogate mother during her ovulation period. The surrogate mother (angel mother) become pregnant of a child that she is genetically related to.

• What is gestational surrogacy?

  It is an advanced procedure that uses IVF techniques to fertilize the eggs collected from the intended mother or from a matching egg donor (after medical stimulation) with the sperm of the intended father. The resulting embryos are transferred to an Angels mother (surrogate mother) who carries the pregnancy to birth. At least one intended parent is genetically related to the new-born while the Angels mother is not genetically linked to the baby.

• What is altruistic surrogacy?

  Altruistic is considered to be the best and the most ethical surrogacy. altruistic surrogacy is encouraged by many countries and more tolerable among society as the surrogate mother remains a person with dignity (an Angels) the surrogacy agreement is established with mutual understanding of all parties involved. The surrogate mother does not make profit from the journey, she is reimbursed all spending including living expenses.

• When is it time to start surrogacy?

  It is the right time to start surrogacy after 3 unsuccessful attempts of IVF, after recurrent miscarriage, women with MRKH, women diagnose with high pregnancy risk, with a doctor recommendation (in countries where doctors can suggest such service to their patients). Do not hesitate to contactez-nous for clarification on your particular case.

• How much does surrogacy cost?

  The cost of surrogacy varies depending on several factors: with or without egg donation, whether it is a frozen embryo transfer or a fresh cycle, if genetic testing of the embryos is needed, where your surrogate mother lives and if you wish to get the guaranteed journey.

  Currently the cost of surrogacy varies from €39900 to €75900.

• Do I pay all my money if surrogacy is unsuccessful?

  No, an unsuccessful attempt does not cost the full amount. In case you have a non-guaranteed package, the cost of your surrogacy journey is broken down in stages. Therefore, you are always aware of the cost.

• Are there guaranteed surrogacy packages?

  All parents from surrogacy understand that the cost of surrogacy increased with unsuccessful attempt. Longing for baby is already stressful in its own right. Therefore, we provide guaranteed journey to limit the financial burden.

• How long does a surrogacy journey takes?

  A surrogacy journey around the world takes between a few weeks to start in Czech Republic or in Cyprus to more than 6 months in the USA, Canada and Greece.

  There are egg donors and surrogate mothers available in our database network. Therefore, your surrogacy can start in just days with us for intended parents that are ready for the journey.

• Why is surrogacy so expensive?

  We understand that surrogacy is probably the second most expensive journey in a lifetime. The most expensive part of surrogacy is to cover the expenses of your surrogate mother. This amount may vary from a surrogate mother to another and it depends on her city and country or residence. Therefore, it is not unusual to compensate surrogates close to USD $80000 in the USA while, Surrogate mothers’ expenses are much lower in Europe.

• What is the role of a surrogacy agency?

  A surrogacy agency helps in many different ways during your surrogacy journey: it shortens significantly the length of time you would take to start your journey, it organises the whole journey on your behalf(a year of planification and assistance), it lowers the risk of conflicts and misunderstandings between the surrogate mother and the intended parents, it limits the risk of possible scam parents may fall into, it reassures the surrogate mothers when they are down, it lowers the level of stress intended parents may have during their surrogacy journey; just to name a few roles

• Do surrogate mothers make profits from surrogacy?

  Altruistic surrogacy is the most ethical surrogacy available, as the surrogate rights and dignity are respected. The surrogate mothers’ primary goal is to assist a childless family to find happiness by helping them welcoming a child in their house. During the journey, her expenses are refunded so that she is not out of pocket.