Surrogacy agency satisfaction - overall score (out of 10)
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Agency score |
| Overall |
Average Rank
7.69
- Count: 13
- Min: 4 / Max: 10
- StdDev: 1.68
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Agency experience
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Agency rating |
| Effective (contribution to the success of journey) |
Average Rank
8.31
- Count: 13
- Min: 4 / Max: 10
- StdDev: 1.49
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| Responsive and supportive throughout journey |
Average Rank
7.23
- Count: 13
- Min: 2 / Max: 10
- StdDev: 2.49
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| Surrogate screening and matching |
Average Rank
8.15
- Count: 13
- Min: 3 / Max: 10
- StdDev: 2.07
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| Gay friendly and knowledgeable |
Average Rank
9.69
- Count: 13
- Min: 8 / Max: 10
- StdDev: 0.61
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| Accommodation of international parents |
Average Rank
7.89
- Count: 9
- Min: 3 / Max: 10
- StdDev: 2.28
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Agency recommendation rate
| Value |
Percent % |
| Yes |
84.6% |
| No |
15.4% |
| Statistics |
| Total Responses |
13 |
| Avg. |
0.8 |
Agency reviews and comments
| Response |
|---|
| GG was great. They cover all the bases so all parties including surrogate & egg donor were protected in case of a bed event. They found a terrific surrogate, and when we weren't satisfied with their egg donor selection, they found us an outside agency that was a good fit. Our case advisor was there for the whole journey, and the delivery & return home went off smoothly. I couldn't be happier. |
| Growing Generations is an experienced agency, particularly in dealing with the LGBT community. Although we had a successful experience with them, we did experience frustration with their level of accessibility and their rigid bureaucracy. When problems arose during the process, we found it difficult to access the right person in the agency to solve the problem. They own their own egg donor agency and insurance businesses, and it seemed as if they pushed us to use those affiliates at the expense of finding the best option for our needs. They are partial to anonymous egg donation, which we do not prefer. In summation, they are competent, but not a great agency. |
| We started to talk with Growing Generations in 2001. But noone knew much about the how/who etc. They really supported us through the process although we sometimes changed our mind about difficult choices. We have no experience with other agencies but Growing Generations support was really comforting. They made us feel safe. Our four chidren are doing okay and we are happy parents! |
| We used GG with our first daughter and worked with them from 1998-2001. They were new at the time; our surrogate, to whom we are still close, occasionally got the feeling that their concerns to too obviously weighted toward the gay parent and not enough to the surrogates, whom she said sometimes felt like the "hired help." It was also concerning to her when they ditched the independent psychologist she was working with (and with whom she had confidentiality) for a staff psych, whom she was sure was reporting what she said back to the agency, which I don't doubt. Given the fact that they were new at the time, and I was single when I started, coupled with the fact that there were zero resources then for gay men, who wanted to have kids, I think we all benefited from each other, and still maintain a friendly relationship. |
| Growing Generations takes care of everything but at an extra cost to comparable agencies. At the time the "pushed" all intended parents onto New Life Agency insurance. I understand they are now more flexible about insurance options. |
| Voor we met dit avontuur begonnen hebben we drie weken in californie rondgereist en verschillende agentschappen bezocht.
Elk met een verschillende organisatie. In ons geval omdat we absoluut goed verzekerd wouden zijn hebben we GG genomen. De verzekering was wel enorm duur. Gelukkig is de zwangerschap en bevalling goed verlopen.
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Fertility clinic used
| Statistics |
| Total Responses |
11 |
Journey statistics for service provider
Overall cost of surrogacy journey
| Statistics |
| Total Responses |
12 |
| Avg. |
166.7 |
Number of IVF / IUI cycles done until journey resulted in a birth
| Value |
Count |
Percent % |
| One |
6 | 50.0% |
| Two |
4 | 33.3% |
| Three |
1 | 8.3% |
| Nine |
1 | 8.3% |
| Statistics |
| Total Responses |
12 |
| Avg. |
2.2 |
Length of journey from signup to birth (months)
| Statistics |
| Total Responses |
12 |
| Avg. |
21.2 |
Known / Anonymous egg donation
| Value |
Count |
Percent % |
| Unknown |
4 | 36.4% |
| Known |
7 | 63.6% |
| Statistics |
| Total Responses |
11 |
Egg donation source
| Value |
Count |
Percent % |
| Family or friend |
3 | 27.3% |
| Surrogacy agency |
6 | 54.6% |
| Independent Egg donation agency |
2 | 18.2% |
| Statistics |
| Total Responses |
11 |
Demographics / family makeup
Gay / straight
| Value |
Count |
Percent % |
| LGBT |
10 | 100.0% |
| Statistics |
| Total Responses |
10 |
Countries
| Statistics |
| Total Responses |
13 |