Hatch Egg Donation & Surrogacy, which operates as Hatch Fertility, is a for-profit, full-service egg donation and surrogacy agency based in Los Angeles. According to its website, the program was established in 1991 and formerly operated as The Egg Donor & Surrogacy Program; it was rebranded as Hatch around 2020 and 2021.
The agency's founder, who started the egg donor program and later the surrogacy program, sold the business. The HATCH FERTILITY trademarks are registered to PFC Management LLC, the management entity associated with Pacific Fertility Center of Los Angeles, and Greg Wiles is listed as President of both Hatch and PFCLA, having joined both organizations in 2020. The agency describes itself as working in close partnership with that clinic, and the two are co-located on Wilshire Boulevard.
Services span egg donor matching, gestational surrogacy matching and embryo donation. The agency says it offers an all-inclusive "Peace of Mind" / Guaranteed Birth Plan package, and its fees are published. Intended parents are supported by case managers who coordinate the journey for both parents and surrogate. The program works with intended parents who are LGBTQ+, single, and living outside the United States, and it is listed as a participating provider in the Men Having Babies (Surrogacy Advisor) directory.
Surrogates applying to the program are expected to be United States citizens or permanent residents living in the US, to have had at least one prior pregnancy, and to be non-smokers. Age, BMI, prior cesarean and compensation details, along with licensing and Better Business Bureau information, appear in the sections below.
Recent ownership change: Founder Shelley Smith (who started The Egg Donor Program in 1991 and later The Surrogacy Program) sold the business; per her 2023 Hollywood Reporter obituary the sale occurred 'a few years' before her death. The HATCH FERTILITY trademarks (filed Nov 2020 and Jan 2021) are registered to PFC Management LLC, the management entity associated with Pacific Fertility Center of Los Angeles (PFCLA), and Greg Wiles is listed on the MHB profile as President of both Hatch and PFCLA, having joined both in 2020. The agency operates under the PFCLA-affiliated ownership and was rebranded from 'The Egg Donor & Surrogacy Program' to 'Hatch' around 2020-2021.
AI summary of 5 reviews · can make mistakes
Reviewers are generally positive about Hatch Fertility, often describing supportive case managers and responsive customer service. Some also mention smooth coordination through the agency's in-house clinic, careful donor screening, and straightforward billing with no unexpected charges. A few note delays or process hiccups but still describe being satisfied overall.
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Summary: Mixed-positive: delays and process hiccups occurred, but the parents were satisfied overall, praised customer service, and were especially appreciative of their case managers.
Read the original on Forums (opens in a new tab)Summary: Parents credit the integrated agency-plus-in-house-clinic (PFCLA) model with making coordination smoother than the alternative of using a separate local clinic.
Read the original on Forums (opens in a new tab)Summary: Egg donor reports no billing or payment problems with the agency, while noting their perspective is limited to the donor side rather than the intended-parent side.
Read the original on Yelp (opens in a new tab)Summary: Intended parent contrasts a prior agency's unscreened donor listings with Hatch, implying Hatch's donor screening and availability were handled properly.
Read the original on Yelp (opens in a new tab)Forum, Yelp and Trustpilot entries are our short summaries of what was posted, linked to the source. Reviewer type is inferred from what each reviewer wrote.
Base compensation
$65,000 – $70,000
Published by the agency. Benefits and allowances are usually on top of this.
Requirements change — confirm with the agency before applying.
See which agencies fit youHatch Fertility accepts gestational surrogates between 21 and 42 years old.
Hatch Fertility requires surrogates to have a BMI of 32 or lower.
Yes. Hatch Fertility requires surrogates to have had at least 1 prior pregnancy.
No. Hatch Fertility requires surrogates to be non-smokers.
Hatch Fertility's citizenship or residency requirement for surrogates: US citizenship or permanent residency and residence in the US.
