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IS THE CENTER MORE EXPENSIVE THAN OTHER PROGRAMS?
No, not if you compare apples with apples. Here is why. Our program is comprehensive. Please note all the services we offer and compare us with other agencies. We have a full support staff of eight, including Medical Coordinator, Surrogate Coordinator, and Trust Administrator, and Program Coordinator. In addition, our team consists of a psychological group of four experienced counselors, and an experienced law firm with whom we are associated. We are affiliated with the finest medical groups currently practicing in the field of infertility.
We also state all costs. Our estimate anticipates all of your expenses, instead of giving you an initial low fee which excludes many expenses you will later be asked to pay. If other agencies give you the same service we do, their costs would probably be greater than ours. Our fee is $16,600.00. The remainder of the costs are medical, psychological, legal and Surrogate Mother fees. Please note that most of these costs are incurred no matter what program you select.
We offer seventeen years of experience in this field with a sterling record of success. The Center offers the most comprehensive program available. We are proud to provide you with the experience and tract record that is simply not available with other agencies or programs. Ask questions. Compare the programs! The more information you have, the better informed you will be to make the appropriate choice for you.
DO YOU HAVE A WAITING LIST TO BE MATCHED WITH A SURROGATE?Yes, and that is the good news!
Only a small percentage (about 5%) of potential Surrogate Mother applicants are accepted into our program. It takes approximately four months to fully screen a Surrogate Mother candidate before she is able to be matched with a couple. We are very particular in our selection process. When you are matched with a Surrogate Mother, she will have already been thoroughly screened. You meet your Surrogate Mother only after she has undergone medical evaluations, psychological screening and testing, criminal background check, insurance evaluation, etc.
Our philosophy is simple. You have waited a long time to come to this point. A wait of several months for the best Surrogate Mother working with the best program seems reasonable to us. Our five hundred plus clients during the past sixteen years agree with this philosophy. Previous clients who could easily choose to use the same Surrogate Mother again privately, have chosen to utilize the professional services of our Center.
DO WE NEED TO COME IN FOR A FULL CONSULTATION?Yes. We believe this decision is very important. You must have full informed consent and knowledge of our program before joining us. The only way we know how to accomplish this is for you to spend four to six hours at our Center, meeting with our entire staff, a member of the psychological team and an attorney experienced in the field of surrogacy. There is a lot of information given at this meeting, and at its end, you will have a comprehensive view of all aspects of surrogacy: psychological, legal, administrative and procedural.
In this complex and emotional partnership, it is also important that prior to our working together over the next eighteen months to two years, we get to know you and you get to know all of us. A little familiarity breeds a lot of comfort when it comes to surrogacy. If you think there's any obligation in coming to our consultation, let us reassure you that we never allow couples to join our program at the consultation. Even our overseas couples must go home and digest all of this information prior to making any decision.
DO YOU HAVE A WAITING LIST FOR EGG DONATION?No. Our Egg Donor program has a surplus of Egg Donors for several reasons. First, many of our Egg Donors are former surrogates who want to continue to help couples, yet do not wish to enter into another surrogacy arrangement (remember, that's a two year commitment!). So, we have a number of screened women who are excellent Egg Donor candidates.
Finally, our Egg Donor program is fairly small and is used primarily as an adjunct to physician's Egg Donor programs (usually run like a sperm donor program with "closed," anonymous matches). Our Egg Donor program is "open" much like our surrogacy program. Most parties meet. The anonymous situation is rare in our organization.
We are experts at matching specific Egg Donors for specific couples. Our clients find that our experience in screening and matching women to help infertile couples is simply unparalleled by any group, much less a medical group where the emphasis is on the medical procedures not the psychological matching process.
DO WE GET MORE PERSONAL SERVICE WITH A "SMALL" PROGRAM THAN WITH THE CENTER FOR SURROGATE PARENTING?No, you don't! Our staff is very available. After office hours, there are emergency numbers to call anytime to reach one of our staff members or one of the psychological team members assigned personally to you.
Our organization is staffed with real professionals working together to help our couples create their families. We are a multidisciplinary team of counselors, lawyers, physicians and administrators, and after sixteen years, we know what our clients need: communication, dedication and real commitment to our couples and surrogates.
To quote one of our couples from a March 9, 1995, letter to our Center: "Your staff was wonderful. Whenever we called (and we did frequently) the response was immediate. Words can never express our appreciation to you and your staff. Please know we will be thankful that your center exists and if ever you need someone for references we are available."
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