Thank you for visiting our site and exploring the possibility of becoming a surrogate. Being a surrogate for a couple and carrying their child is one of the most precious and generous gifts that one woman can do for a family. Many couples turn to surrogacy as their last option of having a baby that they want and desire. These couples look at surrogacy as a way to battle their infertility and grow their family. When possible, we try to complete an education session with each carrier and their spouse at their home to answer questions and review the process.

Women that want to be surrogates can be motivated by many things: the joy that pregnancy brings them; a history of uncomplicated pregnancies; an opportunity to make a generous and wonderful contribution to another family; a realization of their own children and how precious they are; a display of empathy for couples that can not have their own children; and/or a financial gain for their family. If you are motivated by any or several of these reasons, being a surrogate may be a wonderful opportunity for you to give to another family.

We are continually seeking surrogates regardless of your traits or characteristics. As a surrogate, you may fit the criterion that a family is seeking.

To be a surrogate with Reproductive Assistance Inc., you should follow these steps.

Reproductive Assistance Inc. has very strict criterion that every surrogate must meet before the application process begins. Please review the list of criterion set by Reproductive Assistance Inc. and see if you qualify.

To become a surrogate with Reproductive Assistance Inc., each female must meet the following criteria:

• Be between 21-40 depending on health
• Have prior children with no complications during pregnancy or birth and only 1 prior c section
• Have regular periods
• Have no history of any genetically transmitted diseases
• Have no history of any sexually transmitted diseases
• Have no history of any serious or ongoing medical conditions
• Never had a positive AIDS or HIV test
• Have reliable transportation
• Be a non-smoker and live in a smoke free household
• Never taken recreational drugs
• Be average weight for her height
• Be committed to being a surrogate including being available to attend medical office appointments during the treatment cycle and pregnancy
• Both surrogate and spouse or significant other need to pass a criminal background check

Step 2: Surrogate Application

If you meet the above criteria, you can fill out the following online form. If you qualify, you will receive an email from RAI with directions on to complete the entire application.
Prospective Surrogate Questionnaire.

Step 3: Initial Screening

After your complete the entire application, we review each and every questionnaire that is submitted. If you qualify, we will email you to set up a phone interview. This phone interview will allow us to find out many different things about you, explain our program, and see if qualify to be a surrogate or gestational carrier. When possible, we try to complete an education session with each carrier and their spouse at their home to answer questions and review the process.

After you qualify to be a carrier with RAI, we will ask you to start gathering your medical records and information.

Step 4: Surrogate Approval

After a representative from RAI approves you as a surrogate, you will be emailed an agreement and instructed on how to proceed.

Once RAI has the agreement, RAI will conduct a background check on both the surrogate and spouse. If all continues to go well, the surrogate and spouse will be scheduled to meet with a Psychologist. The surrogate and spouse will complete an MMPI test, and the Psychologist's approval will allow RAI to add the surrogate to the database.

Depending when a surrogate applies, it may take a few weeks to complete this initial screening process.

Step 5: Family Selection

After an initial interview, a family may receive a user id and password to the Surrogate/Gestational Carrier Database. Families may request phone conference calls to ask any additional questions about any surrogates during their selection process. When a family has selected a surrogate, a face-to-face meeting may take place to get to know all parties involved. Once a family has selected a surrogate, arrangements will be made for all necessary paperwork to be completed by the family and surrogate. At this time, the legal requirements related to surrogacy will also begin. Different legal counsels will represent both the surrogate and family and all necessary contracts will be completed.

After a surrogate has been selected, that surrogate will go to the family’s physician for the necessary physical screening. If approved by the physician group, the surrogate will proceed with medication. If the surrogate has just been added to our database and has not completed an MMPI test and psychological interview, we will complete this process before the surrogate’s first physician appointment.

Depending on the type of surrogacy, the physician will design a plan for all parties to follow detailing the necessary steps and medications if necessary. Once the program is ready, the uterus of the surrogate will be prepared to receive the embryos.

As a surrogate, you are generously giving an infertile couple a chance at a new beginning.

Step 8: Pregnancy and the Future

As a surrogate mother, think of the joy that you and the intended family will feel when a positive pregnancy is achieved. During the pregnancy, your couple will stay in contact with you every few weeks. The couple may attend physician appointments if possible or speak to the physician on the phone. The amount of contact is agreed upon by you and the couple.

Most families make every effort to be present at the birth of their child. Once the baby is born, the care and responsibility of the baby will with his/her new family. The parents will take the child out of the hospital after he/she is released. Saying good-bye can be an emotional time since you have shared an important and joyous event. You may receive pictures and updates on the new baby and some relationships continue to grow.

We thank you for your time and interest in helping others create a family.