Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation
IndustrySurrogacy, Third-party reproduction
Founded1995
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
,
United States
Websitewww.circlesurrogacy.com

Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation is a US-based surrogacy and egg donation agency headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.[1][2][3] Circle Surrogacy carries an audited success rate for intended parents having a baby at 99.3%.[4][5]

History

Circle Surrogacy was founded in 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts by John Weltman. Prior to establishing the agency, Weltman and his husband had children through surrogacy.[6]

Circle Surrogacy’s first baby was born to a heterosexual couple from Massachusetts.[7] Circle Surrogacy delivered its first baby born to a single gay man and first gestational surrogate baby born to a heterosexual couple.[8]

  • From 1995 to 2000, John Weltman operates as the facilitator for surrogacy, and during this time period, Circle Surrogacy began to help people find egg donors for pure egg donation.[9]
  • 2000 - Circle Surrogacy officially named. The name is inspired by The Lion King, which John’s son loved at the time.[10]
  • 2001 - Circle’s first egg donor surrogacy baby is born to a gay couple.[11]
  • 2010 - Circle moves out of the law offices at Lawson & Weitzen and into its present home in downtown Boston.
  • 2019 - Circle reaches its 2000th baby birth.[13]

Programs offered by Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation (services)

Circle Surrogacy provides services for intended parents & gestational carriers from the application and screening process through post-birth.[9][10] As a full-service agency founded by a lawyer, Circle Surrogacy also provides legal services for clients in any of the surrogacy programs that Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation provides.[14]

Intended parents program

Option Consideration under the Intended Parents Program are as follows:

  • Gestational Surrogacy
  • Gestational Surrogacy with Egg Donation
  • Surrogates Programs

Circle Surrogacy follows the strict guidelines established by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).[15] The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of reproductive medicine. It provides a forum for the public, researchers, physicians and affiliated health workers through education, publications, and meetings.

The types of intended parents' surrogate mothers help are:

  1. Heterosexual couples who have struggled with infertility
  2. Intended mothers who are unable to carry a child
  3. Intended parents, who have a genetic defect or health condition they don't want to pass onto the child
  4. Same sex intended parents who want to have a genetic link to the baby

Surrogate applicants also participate in screenings with a social worker and complete psychological testing.[16]

Egg donor programs

Circle Surrogacy offers an Egg Donor Program for persons who want to donate eggs or who need an egg donor.[17]

Industry scope historical review

Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to bear a child for another person or persons, who will become the child's parent after birth. [18][19] The surrogacy industry originally started as early as 1978, when the first baby was successfully conceived through an IVF transfer.[20]

In 1980, an establishment for a “compensated-surrogacy” was concluded, reporting a successful transition, outlining an agreement between the two parties (traditional surrogate and the intended parents) rewarding a total of $10,000 to successfully carry and deliver a baby for the intended couples/parents.[21]

Technological advancements led to increased surrogacy methodologies. The number of surrogacy agencies increased, providing surrogacy services for both females and males, regardless of their sexual preferences or orientation.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Michael Alison Chandler,"With new surrogacy law, D.C. joins jurisdictions that are making it easier for gay and infertile couples to start families". The Washington Post. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Christine Ro,"The workplaces that will pay for surrogacy". BBC. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Sophia Yan,"Chinese are hiring surrogate moms in America". CNN. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Jennifer Gerson,"How Does Surrogacy Work and What Does It Cost?". Marie Claire. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Breda O'Brien,"Surrogacy splits motherhood into bits". The Irish Times. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Ashby Jones,"Putting a Price on a Human Egg". The Wall Street Journal. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Evan Pondel,"Why Israeli gays opt for US surrogate births". pri.org. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Rachel Abrams,"Nepal Bans Surrogacy, Leaving Couples With Few Low-Cost Options". The New York Times. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  9. 1 2 Kevin Losani,"How Surrogacy Is Redefining What It Means To Be A Mother". elitedaily.com. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  10. 1 2 Marisa Lascala,"What Is Surrogacy? The Process, Types, and Costs, Explained by Experts". goodhousekeeping.com. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Kristin Marsoli,"Most Common Question From Gay Men About Surrogacy". gayswithkids.com. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation Announces New Regional Office in California". apnews.com. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "We Did It! We've Reached 2,000 Babies at Circle Surrogacy!". circlesurrogacy.com. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  14. ↑ David Dodge,"What to Know Before Your Surrogacy Journey". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "New Bay Area location will help serve even more families on their journey to parenthood". businesswire.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  16. ↑ Ben Tinker,"The top 10 questions about surrogacy for same-sex couples, answered". CNN. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  17. ↑ "Paid to be pregnant: American women having Chinese babies". sampan.org. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "IVF and adoption didn't work for me, so I found a surrogate. Here's what I learned". thelily.com. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  19. ↑ Kristin Marsoli,"How I Beat Cancer, Showed Infertility the Door, and Became a Mom". thriveglobal.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  20. ↑ Shalayne Pulia, "I Was a Surrogate and This Is What It's Really Like". instyle.com. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  21. ↑ Darlena Cunha, "The Hidden Costs of International Surrogacy". The Atlantic. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  22. ↑ Susan Donald James, "Surrogate Mom Damages Heart After Four Babies". ABC News. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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