# Surrogacy guides

Surrogacy Agencies has 8 guides on surrogacy agencies and surrogacy support organisations for intended parents: full-service gestational surrogacy agencies, egg donor plus surrogacy agencies, non-profit surrogacy organisations (UK, Canada, Australia, where commercial surrogacy is not legal), and surrogacy consultants and matching services, grouped by country.

## General

- [Financing and Insurance for Surrogacy: Options and Strategies](https://surrogacyagencies.fyi/guides/financing-and-insurance.md): How intended parents fund surrogacy: savings, loans, grants, employer benefits, and insurance strategies. Covers health insurance for the surrogate, life insurance, and financial planning for a journey that can exceed $200,000.
- [Gestational vs Traditional Surrogacy: Key Differences](https://surrogacyagencies.fyi/guides/gestational-vs-traditional-surrogacy.md): Explains the medical, legal, and practical differences between gestational surrogacy (surrogate has no genetic link) and traditional surrogacy (surrogate is the egg donor). Covers legal risk, availability, and why most agencies only offer gestational.
- [How to Vet a Surrogacy Agency: Escrow, Screening, Contracts](https://surrogacyagencies.fyi/guides/how-to-vet-a-surrogacy-agency.md): A checklist for intended parents to evaluate surrogacy agencies. Covers escrow practices, surrogate and intended parent screening standards, contract transparency, fee disclosure, and red flags.
- [Questions to Ask a Surrogacy Agency: A Complete Interview Guide](https://surrogacyagencies.fyi/guides/questions-to-ask-an-agency.md): 50+ essential questions for intended parents to ask surrogacy agencies before committing. Organised by topic: fees, screening, legal, medical, communication, and red flags.
- [Surrogacy Laws by Country: US, Canada, UK, Australia](https://surrogacyagencies.fyi/guides/surrogacy-laws-by-country.md): A country-by-country summary of surrogacy laws in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia. Cites the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (Canada), Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985 and Law Commission 2023 report (UK), state legislation (Australia), and US state-by-state variation.
- [Surrogate Requirements: ASRM Guidelines and Agency Standards](https://surrogacyagencies.fyi/guides/surrogate-requirements-asrm.md): The medical, psychological, and lifestyle criteria for gestational surrogates based on the ASRM 2022 committee opinion and typical agency requirements. What intended parents should confirm their agency screens for.
- [Timeline of a Surrogacy Journey: From Match to Birth](https://surrogacyagencies.fyi/guides/timeline-of-a-surrogacy-journey.md): A step-by-step timeline of a typical US gestational surrogacy journey, from agency selection through post-birth parentage. Includes typical durations, milestones, and decision points.
- [What Surrogacy Costs in the US: Line-Item Breakdown](https://surrogacyagencies.fyi/guides/what-surrogacy-costs-in-us.md): A detailed breakdown of US gestational surrogacy costs by line item, sourced from CNY Fertility's 2022 published cost ranges for agency, surrogate compensation, legal, medical and escrow fees.