For intended parents

Compare surrogacy agencies with your questions—and privacy—intact.

Prepare for agency conversations, understand what varies, and stay in control of when your information is shared. Jurnee is building a consent-first way to request introductions after launch.

Get surrogacy launch updates What to know first

Jurnee is pre-launch. This page provides general education, not individualized advice.

Prepare before you compare

A surrogacy agency is one part of a larger journey.

Programs, services, fees, timelines, and legal requirements vary. Build context first, then ask each agency to explain what it does, what it does not do, and who independently represents your interests.

Understand the model

Ask how screening, matching, coordination, communication, and support work—and which services come from independent professionals.

Compare transparently

Request clear information about fees, timelines, geographic availability, escrow practices, and what may change.

Choose when to connect

Keep your personal information private until you understand the proposed introduction and explicitly approve what will be shared.

The U.S. intended-parent journey

Map the decisions before comparing agencies.

A journey commonly involves medical, agency or independent matching, legal, insurance, escrow, and support professionals. The order and requirements depend on your circumstances and jurisdiction.

01
Clarify your path
Discuss embryo creation and transfer readiness with a qualified fertility clinic, then identify the locations and professional support relevant to you.
02
Compare service models
Separate agency services from independent medical, legal, insurance, mental-health, and escrow responsibilities.
03
Review screening and matching
Ask who sets criteria, how consent and rematching work, and which professionals independently evaluate each participant.
04
Complete legal and financial preparation
Use independent counsel in the relevant jurisdictions and understand fees, insurance review, funding deadlines, escrow controls, and contingencies before transfer.
05
Plan coordination and support
Document communication, travel, appointments, reimbursements, delivery, parentage steps, and post-birth support.

Costs, escrow, law, and fit

Compare what is included, independent, and variable.

There is no universal U.S. surrogacy price or timeline. Agency fees, professional services, insurance, travel, reimbursements, compensation where permitted, and unexpected events can differ materially. Request a dated, itemized estimate and have agreements reviewed by your own qualified attorney.

Agency scope

Ask which services are included, which are referrals, what can change, and how cancellation or rematching affects fees.

Independent escrow

Ask who holds funds, when an account must be funded, how balances and disbursements are visible, and what safeguards apply.

Jurisdiction and counsel

Surrogacy and parentage law varies. Each party should have qualified independent counsel familiar with every relevant jurisdiction.

Different families, specific questions

LGBTQ+ couples and single intended parents

Ask how parentage, donor involvement, and birth-certificate steps apply to your family and jurisdictions.
Confirm whether agency policies, referral partners, and communication practices are inclusive of your identity and family structure.
Discuss clinic, donor, genetic, travel, and estate-planning questions with the qualified professionals responsible for them.

Designed for a private topic

Your story stays yours.

When Jurnee launches, completing an intake will not send your information to an agency. You will see what is proposed for sharing and explicitly approve it before an introduction.

No selling personal data
No third-party advertising trackers
Account deletion instructions before intake launches

Build your comparison framework

Continue with Jurnee’s intended-parent resources.

How Jurnee works

See what is available today and how private comparison and consented introductions are planned to work.

Fertility and surrogacy guides

Browse dated educational resources as articles complete Jurnee’s substantive review process.

Editorial standards

Learn how sources, dates, qualified review, corrections, and content limitations are handled.

Intended-parent questions

Does Jurnee recommend a specific agency today?

No. Jurnee is pre-launch and does not currently make introductions or personalized agency recommendations.

What should an agency estimate include?

Ask for a dated, itemized explanation of agency fees, estimated third-party costs, insurance, legal work, escrow, travel, reimbursements, compensation where permitted, contingencies, refunds, and what is not included.

When should intended parents speak with an attorney?

Because laws and parentage procedures vary, consult qualified independent reproductive counsel for the relevant jurisdictions before relying on general online information or signing an agreement.

Will joining the waitlist share information with an agency?

No. The waitlist subscribes you to relevant education and launch updates. Jurnee’s planned introduction flow will show what is proposed for sharing and ask for approval before anything is sent.

Questions are a form of preparation

Take these prompts into your next conversation.

Which services are included, and which medical, legal, insurance, or escrow professionals remain independent?
How are agency fees, estimated third-party costs, refunds, and possible changes explained?
How does screening and matching work, and what happens if a match does not proceed?
What information is collected, who can see it, and when is it shared?
Which jurisdictions do you serve, and where can I verify current policies?

Continue with authoritative sources

Use authoritative guidance alongside Jurnee.

ASRM patient education: Third-party reproduction ASRM: Gestational-carrier practice guidance ASRM: U.S. gestational-carrier policy overview