Guided Surrogacy Solutions is a full-service surrogacy agency based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It operates as a for-profit limited liability company and has been in business since 2017. The company is owner-operated and small, with a team of roughly five people in roles that include a founder, a case manager, a marketing and intake manager, and a client coordinator. Kristen Macurdy is the owner and founder, and is herself a former intended parent through surrogacy.
The agency works with both gestational surrogates and intended parents, and says it supports them through each stage of the process: prescreening and matching, medical screening, legal clearance, embryo transfer, pregnancy and delivery. According to the agency, it serves clients in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland. It states that it keeps its intended-parent waitlist limited to twenty families at a time, which reflects the scale at which the small team works. LGBTQ+ intended parents and single intended parents are among those it serves.
Guided Surrogacy Solutions publishes its fees and surrogate compensation figures, which appear in the tables further down this page along with eligibility requirements. The business is accredited by the Better Business Bureau, accredited since August 2024, and holds an A+ BBB rating.
In testimonials published by the agency, several surrogates describe regular check-ins and ongoing communication with the team over the course of a journey.
AI summary of 6 reviews · can make mistakes
The reviews here are uniformly positive, from both intended parents and surrogates. Reviewers often describe close, personal guidance that made a complicated process feel manageable, along with well-suited matches that grew into lasting relationships between families and surrogates. Several also mention hands-on help with practical matters such as billing, insurance and reimbursements.
6 reviews match these filters.
I can’t say enough positive things about Kristen and the entire GSS team. Through their guidance and support, we successfully completed two surrogacy journeys that brought our two beautiful daughters into our lives. GSS matched us with two incredible surrogates who exceeded every expectation and have since become part of our extended family. From start to finish, the team handled every detail with exceptional professionalism, care, and respect for everyone involved. Their attention to detail, responsiveness, and unwavering support made what can be a complex and emotional process feel manageable and reassuring. I wholeheartedly recommend GSS to anyone considering surrogacy, whether as intended parents or as a surrogate. Throughout the journey, they become so much more than an agency—they are trusted advisors, advocates, a source of guidance and comfort, and a steadfast support system every step of the way. We are forever grateful for the role they played in helping us build our family.
View on Google (opens in a new tab)The guidance and support provided by Guided Surrogacy Solutions was invaluable for our journey to create our family. They were fully engaged every step of the way, to help eliminate confusion, and ensure we understood every aspect of this very complicated process!
View on Google (opens in a new tab)I was recently a surrogate and had the best experience. If I was able to, I would do it again with Guided Surrogacy Solutions in a heart beat. Everyone I worked with took the time to get to know me and I truly felt cared for. If you are wondering if this is for you - shoot them a message and get your questions answered. But this was absolutely a bucket list thing for me to do and I am so happy I had such great guidance from them.
View on Google (opens in a new tab)The girls with Guided Surrogacy Solutions were so good on every level. This was my second surrogacy journey, and I can’t recommend them enough. Bills and all payments were paid on time, matching happened quickly, they were on top of legal and all steps associated. They checked on me just enough but not too much and they were so supportive for every step. So grateful to have found GSS and built an amazing relationship with the family I carried for.
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Base compensation
From $50,000
Published by the agency. Benefits and allowances are usually on top of this.
Requirements change — confirm with the agency before applying.
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