How much does surrogacy cost?

To understand the cost of surrogacy you need to consider two factors, the cost of living and the cost of medical care in the county you will pursue surrogacy.

Factors influencing surrogacy cost

What is the cost of living in the country chosen to follow the surrogacy journey?

This factor significantly influences the surrogate mother cost. Just to put an example, surrogate mothers in Russia or Ukraine receive less than half the net reimbursement than American surrogate mothers

What is the cost of medical care?

For example, in the United States the medical cost are extremely high while in other countries you can pay much less for the same level of care. Clinics in USA are often advertised as the best worldwide, but success rates at quality IVF clinics in Ukraine, Russia or Mexico can be quite good to too, On the other hand the fertility procedure in USA can up to ten times the cost of the same procedure in Ukraine

Estimating your surrogacy budget

When you prepare your surrogacy budget and you star to estimate the surrogacy cost, you need to take in consideration the cost of clinical fees, surrogate mother cost, fertility medication cost, legal fees and travel expenses (if a donor is needed you need to include this factor too). Surrogacy costs vary from country to country (even between states), as does the success rate and legal requirements. Sometimes these costs are easy to calculate but other times the expenses are subtler.

What you need to know about surrogacy costs

Surrogacy costs are typically paid throughout the course of the 12-month long process

Agency Fee: this fee is only paid if you decide to work with a surrogacy agency. Normally the services included in this fee are the surrogate mother search and the coordination with the surrogate, the clinic and other service providers.

Surrogate Mother Cost: Normally the entire surrogate mother reimbursement is paid up-front into an escrow account and paid month-by-month during the pregnancy. Payment for prenatal care begins when the surrogate mother is confirmed pregnant. You should also have in consideration extra cost due to bed rest or C-section.

Fertility clinic fee: You need to have in consideration the cost of the surrogate/egg donor screening and the fertility treatments.

Legal fees: normally a first consultation is free but you will need to retain a lawyer to draft the surrogacy contract and support with all the legal paperwork after the baby birth.

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