Together, We Make Parenthood Possible
Circle is recognized for its 99.1% success rate with 30 years of full-service experience bringing joy to over 3,600 families
What Is Surrogacy?
Surrogacy is a method of assisted reproduction where intended parents work with a gestational surrogate who will carry and care for their baby(ies) until birth. Intended parents use surrogacy to start or grow their families when they can't do so on their own.
Success and Passion You Can Count On
As the only full-service surrogacy agency, our internal team of finance, mental health, and insurance specialists offer coordinated and comprehensive support without the risk of low-quality third-party services.
99.1%
Over 99% of Circle parents bring home a baby, and live in 73 countries around the world.
Many of us have been where you are, and we’re ready to help.
Nearly 50% of our staff are experienced surrogates or donors, or parents who have grown their family through surrogacy, egg donation, IVF or adoption.
3,800+
Over 3,800 babies born and counting!
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Over 50% of our surrogates are return carriers or referrals.
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Over 450 clinic partners nationally, with the top 10 fertility clinics partnered with us for over a decade.
What is Surrogacy?
Surrogacy is a method of assisted reproduction where intended parents work with a gestational surrogate who will carry and care for their baby(ies) until birth. Intended parents use surrogacy to start or grow their families when they can't do so on their own.
By definition, surrogacy is the process or arrangement of someone giving birth for someone else. Gestational surrogacy helps those who are unable to have children become parents.
How Does Surrogacy Work?
Surrogacy is a process that requires medical and legal expertise, as well as a strong support process throughout the journey. Those who explore surrogacy to have a child are often referred to as Intended Parents (IPs).
Through IVF, embryos are created in a lab at a fertility clinic. Sometimes the intended parents use their own genetic material. Sometimes, an egg donor is required. At the fertility clinic, an embryo is implanted into a gestational carrier, who carries the baby(ies) to term.
Who Uses Surrogacy to Build Their Families?
Surrogacy allows couples and individuals from a variety of backgrounds, ages and sexual orientations to build their families.
Intended parents who use surrogacy include:
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Heterosexual couples who have struggled with infertility
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Gay and Trans parents, as well as other members of the LGBTQIA+ community
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Intended mothers who are unable to carry a child
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Intended parents who have a genetic defect or health condition they don't want to pass onto the child
Each surrogacy journey is unique, and we are proud to have helped grow so many amazing families in the United States and around the world.
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Circle offers the personalized feel of a small agency, with the resources of a large agency.
Our team members are experienced surrogates and can expertly guide surrogates through the process
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Best-in-class surrogates and service.
Intended parents choose to work with Circle Surrogacy because we give them access to a full-service program with highly-screened surrogates, dedicated interdisciplinary experts and a long history of success.
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Most comprehensive surrogate benefits and support.
Surrogates select Circle Surrogacy as their agency because our program is created with surrogates in mind: competitive pay, guaranteed security and unbeatable support. Our team members are experienced surrogates and can expertly guide surrogates through the process.
Why Circle?
Circle Surrogacy has been successfully guiding surrogacy journeys for intended parents and surrogates for 30 years. We offer the most experienced support team who is emotionally invested in each and every journey.
Small agency personalization with the resources and expertise of a large agency
We support you and your surrogate from start to finish. Mental health professionals are assigned to every case and we offer support groups customized to all types of families. And 24% of our team are licensed professionals.
Best-in-class surrogate screening
Over 3,000 moms have been surrogates with us and we’re proud to say that 94% of our surrogates pass their first medical screening.
Integrity and security guide our shared experience
We ensure alignment on termination decisions with your surrogate before matching. And Circle’s contracts and pricing are transparent so there’s no surprises down the road.
30 years of building families through surrogacy
After growing his own family through surrogacy, John Weltman founded Circle Surrogacy in October 1995 with the aspiration to help others who could not grow their families on their own. Now 30 Years later, we celebrate the birth of over 3,800 babies and our partnership with over 450 clinics.
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John Weltman, Circle Founder
How Much Does a Surrogacy Journey Cost?
Surrogacy costs are based on a variety of factors but typically include agency and legal fees, screening costs, your surrogate’s expenses, and insurance.
Circle created the Journey Protection Guarantee Program, with a fixed price of $189,500, to give intended parents the freedom to focus on building their families without financial stress and uncertainty. This all-inclusive program ensures a predictable and secure surrogacy journey.
To learn more about our program cost, click here.
How We're Different
Our people and our programs make the difference.
We understand—firsthand, for many of us—that bringing a baby into the world through surrogacy is an exceptionally special, and complex, journey. That’s why our team includes mental health professionals and lawyers, intake associates and accountants, program managers and coordinators, all working across specialized teams to help parents and surrogates navigate all aspects of the journey together.
More than that, as a leading agency made up of parents, former surrogates and egg donors, our personal expertise gives us the insight to create a variety of programs to fit the needs of as many families as possible, complete with unlimited matching, experience with diverse communities and long-term support plans.
Our Surrogate Matching Process
Our experienced team carefully hand selects intended parents and surrogates whom we believe will make the greatest impact on each other’s lives. These meaningful matches are made using our proprietary MatchMade™ approach to ensure a healthy and genuine relationship with your surrogate.
Our matching specialists have successfully matched over 3,600 sets of parents. We will recommend the right match by balancing the below criteria:
Personality
Preferences on the level of communication, number of embryos to transfer and views on termination
Legal and location information
Once a match is mutually agreed upon by all parties, Circle encourages intended parents and surrogates to be open to sharing themselves with each other to strengthen their bond throughout their journey together…and beyond.
