The Surrogacy Center, LLC is a for-profit, full-service gestational surrogacy agency based in Minnesota. It describes itself as a boutique agency, small enough to know all of its gestational carriers and intended parents personally, and says it has been operating since 2002.
Alongside Minnesota, the agency says it works with intended parents and surrogates across the Upper Midwest, including Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and the Kansas City area.
As a full-service program, the agency coordinates a journey from matching through to the birth, which in practice means screening and matching carriers with intended parents, ongoing case management, and support through the legal and medical steps along the way. Funds for surrogate compensation and expenses are held through Ally as the escrow provider.
The agency publishes its fee information, and its base agency fee, eligibility requirements for surrogates and other program details appear in the tables below this summary.
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Most reviewers describe a positive experience with The Surrogacy Center, often mentioning well-handled matches and staff who know the surrogacy process well. Both surrogates and intended parents say the agency supported them throughout the journey, including help with fertility clinic coordination. Not every reviewer was satisfied, and some reported frustration with the agency's reliability and delays.
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Definitevely not a serious surrogacy agency. Too much employee turn over. Constantly change their mind about the clinics they want to work with. We lost one year before being parents because of them. Stressful and disappointing experience.
View on Google (opens in a new tab)I was a GC for an amazing couple between 2020-2021 when I gave birth to their beautiful little girl. The surrogacy center did an amazing job matching us and educating us first timers through the entire experience. We developed such an amazing organic relationship which came with such ease and comfort. I wish highly recommended using the surrogacy center, the staff is highly knowledgeable!
View on Google (opens in a new tab)I was recommended to The Surrogacy Center by my obstetrician. I called and was sent an Information packet Within a few days. After reviewing the material, I called and was able to schedule a consultation at the center. We felt welcome from the moment we entered the building and all of our initial questions were answered. We decided to go ahead with our surrogacy journey and were matched with our surrogate within a few months. I can’t say enough how easy this process was made because of The Surrogacy Center. They communicated with the fertility doctors and got every appointment and test scheduled for us and our surrogate. It’s a very stressful time and there’s a lot that needs to be coordinated and having the center be able to do that for us was a big help. Anytime that I had a question they responded either that night or the next day. They are on top of it! We had a successful transplant and our daughter was born in 2018. We were so thrilled with The Surrogacy Center that we decided to keep our same surrogate and we have a baby girl due July 2021. I have recommended the surrogacy center to others who have fertility issues. If I could give 1 million stars I would.
View on Google (opens in a new tab)I served as a gestational carrier in 2019/2020 for TSC and it was an overwhelmingly positive experience. They did a great job matching me with a fantastic couple to carry for. Highly recommend TSC for anyone considering going down this road, be it as a carrier or parent.
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