The Agency Fee for gestational surrogacy is $30,000. 

The Self-Match agency fee (bringing your own gestational carrier and Forward Fertility coordinating your match, treatment, pregnancy, and post-partum experience together) is $15,000.

This fee is broken up in three installments, based on milestones we reach.

Installment 1 ($20,000):  Made AFTER you have met the carrier and her partner (if applicable) IN PERSON at a facilitated meeting at the Forward Fertility office.

Installment 2 ($5,000): Made AFTER the carrier has been medically screened by your IVF clinic provider AND you've completed the legal agreement with the carrier. 

Installment 3 ($5,000): Made at 20 weeks gestation.

Should the carrier you match with not work out, the agency fee includes a re-match at no additional agency fee cost.

You should plan on the cost of having a baby via surrogacy could cost $150,000-$175,000. 

One of the biggest ways you can save on costs is by working with an IVF clinic where you're most likely to have success on the first transfer. You can look up the National success rate and IVF specific success rates at www.sart.org or by clicking here for the CDC success rates for IVF clinics in the United States.

Once you inquire and register through our Portal, you can find the most recent CDC IVF clinic success rates of the clinics we tend to work with as well as a detailed breakdown of the cost categories and 'typical' ranges of costs for each category. 

You can use this link to submit your request for more information.  

Agency fee includes services such as, but are not limited to:

• Presentation of one or more potential gestational carrier applicants
• Coordination of IVF clinic reviewing the carrier's records BEFORE you meet the carrier
• Psychological evaluation, performed via ASRM (American Society of Reproductive Medicine) guidelines
• In-home interview of all potential gestational carrier and partner (if applicable)
• Review of medical records of gestational carrier by a women’s health nurse practitioner with two decades of experience
• In-home meeting with parents-to-be to discuss the surrogacy process and preferences (video conference if necessary)
• Opportunity to speak with former clients or surrogates as references
• Coordination of legal requirements from before treatment starts to after delivery
• Unlimited phone and email contact with Forward Fertility staff; including evenings and weekends, if needed
• In-person visits or informational meetings with Forward Fertility as desired
• Travel arrangements as needed
• Injection training or assistance for you or your surrogate
• Scheduling medical appointments and locating monitoring IVF clinics for you or your surrogate
• Coordination of escrow account and confirmation of payments
• Support and anticipatory guidance for you and your surrogate from the very beginning to after the delivery
• Professional, responsive, attentive care for you and your surrogate