SurrogateFirst is a for-profit, full-service surrogacy agency based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2018. The agency says it was started by former intended parents, and it is led by founder and managing director Jeffrey Hu. It is a small organization, with roughly a dozen people associated with the company.
As a full-service agency, SurrogateFirst handles a journey from end to end: screening and matching intended parents with gestational carriers, then managing the case through pregnancy and birth. According to the agency, its work spans matching, screening and overall journey management, with case managers acting as the day-to-day point of contact. An egg donor program is also offered alongside the surrogacy program.
The agency works with intended parents who are married or single, including LGBTQ+ parents, and accepts intended parents living outside the United States. Surrogates apply from within the U.S. and must be citizens or lawful permanent residents; the detailed eligibility criteria, along with fee and compensation information, appear further down this page.
SurrogateFirst is listed as a provider in the Men Having Babies Surrogacy Advisor directory, a resource for gay intended parents. Among publicly posted accounts from people who have worked with the agency, several intended parents and surrogates describe the accessibility and responsiveness of the staff assigned to their journeys.
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Reviewers are mostly positive about SurrogateFirst, often describing fast, attentive responses from staff and coordinators throughout the journey. Surrogates in particular report kind, caring treatment and a professional experience, and some reviewers returned for a sibling journey. A minority of reviewers were unhappy with sparse contact, unmet promises around medical bills and follow-through, though they noted leadership later responded professionally.
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Summary: International intended parents report very fast, thoughtful responsiveness from first contact through birth, and say the agency earned their trust quickly.
Read the original on Forums (opens in a new tab)Summary: International intended parents describe sparse contact, an unfulfilled case-manager assurance about negotiating large discounts on medical bills, and follow-through problems; they nonetheless note leadership responded more professionally afterward and they proceeded with a sibling journey while urging better case-manager training.
Read the original on Forums (opens in a new tab)Summary: Surrogate describes consistently kind and compassionate treatment from everyone she worked with, and an emotional connection to the family she carried for.
Read the original on Forums (opens in a new tab)Summary: Surrogate praises availability of staff and a thorough, well-fitted matching process, and recommends the agency to both surrogates and intended parents.
Read the original on Forums (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.
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See which agencies fit youSurrogateFirst accepts gestational surrogates between 21 and 40 years old.
SurrogateFirst requires surrogates to have a BMI of 32 or lower.
Yes. SurrogateFirst requires surrogates to have had at least 1 prior pregnancy.
SurrogateFirst accepts surrogates who have had no more than 3 C-sections.
No. SurrogateFirst requires surrogates to be non-smokers.
SurrogateFirst's citizenship or residency requirement for surrogates: U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.
