Intended Parents

Start your surrogacy journey in 2026 with confidence. Learn about matching, timelines, costs, and support from Golden Surrogacy.

Looking for a surrogacy agency in Illinois? Learn the 5 red flags to avoid when choosing the right agency for your family-building journey.

Thinking about surrogacy in Illinois? Discover key considerations for Intended Parents before starting your journey in the new year.

When you’re starting your surrogacy journey, it’s natural to want some solid numbers. A lot of Intended Parents ask questions …

Choosing the right surrogacy agency is a big decision. After all, it’s the team that will be by your side through …

If I had a dime for every time someone asked, “But isn’t the Surrogate the baby’s real mom?” I’d probably have enough to …

For many Intended Parents, welcoming a child through surrogacy is a life-changing experience, and sometimes, it’s so rewarding that …

If you follow Golden Surrogacy on Instagram, you might have come across our Surrogacy 101clips, those quick, one-minute videos …

Let’s talk about the most important part of your surrogacy journey, and it’s a step that happens even before you start working with a surrogacy agency.

Only about 2% of those reading this will meet the qualifications to become a Surrogate with Golden. As the director of a surrogacy agency …

Embarking on a surrogacy journey as Intended Parents is a significant and complex process that requires careful planning …

Beginning the surrogacy journey, the matching phase is a big deal—it’s brimming with anticipation and hope for both Intended Parents and …

Picture this: you are saving up for the house of your dreams, a goal that may seem out of reach at first, but with careful planning …

As a director of a surrogacy agency, I’ve seen firsthand how the concept of surrogacy costs can catch many Intended Parents off guard …

Over 10 years ago, the birth of Frank and Adam’s daughter lit a spark that ignited the inspiration …

No one likes to hear that their expectations are unrealistic. This is especially true for …

The question, “How much does surrogacy cost” can be intimidating. If you are an Intended Parent …

Imagine this: you just got diagnosed with a severe health condition. Your doctor recommends …

Embarking on a surrogacy journey is a remarkable and unique path towards parenthood.

“Women only become Surrogates for the money.” Have you ever heard someone say this?

What are good attributes of a surrogacy agency? What should I look out for to avoid? These questions get asked a lot …

Despite its growing popularity, I’ve noticed that many of our Intended Parents have questions about egg donation …

This is a PSA for anyone hoping to become a parent through gestational surrogacy. Being a parent is hard work.

The surrogacy journey is a complex process with many different phases that all come with potential roadblocks.

What makes Golden Surrogacy different from every other surrogacy agency? If you are currently looking for a surrogacy agency …

Hello! My name is Frank Golden. Maybe you already knew that, maybe this is our first introduction. Whether you know me personally …

Despite its growing popularity, I’ve noticed that many of our Intended Parents have questions about egg donation …

When Adam and I first started this agency, we didn’t expect to see much returning ….

It’s official: I love camp. Last year, Adam and I took our family to CampOut Family …

Surrogacy journeys are exciting. They embody hope, joy, and in many cases, pride. They can also embody anxiety and a sense of uncertainty.

On April 15th, 2018 my team and I attended the Men Having Babies Chicago Expo…

I remember a time when I had no idea what Surrogacy was or what it entailed…

We’re in a changing world. It’s interesting- as gay marriage became legal and more gay couples are getting married…

Immediately before and immediately after we ring in the new year, our agency experiences a flux of inquiries from potential Intended Parents…

Many surrogacy agencies lack basic customer service skills and focus on quantity rather than quality. In this episode…

Summer camp was not part of my childhood experience. For Adam, it was. Every summer, for four weeks, Adam attended …

CampOut is an overnight camp for LGBT families, hosted by the Lake of the Woods & Greenwoods Camp located in Decatur, Michigan…

Most of us can relate to “first date jitters”. You’re nervous. You’re excited. You’re a little bit hopeful…

Matching calls are a necessary and exciting part of the Surrogacy process. In this segment…

A young couple struggles to have a family. They undergo multiple treatments and procedures, all of which are unsuccessful…

Saturday, June 17th, I attended the Midwest Reproductive Symposium International’s 2017 Conference held in downtown Chicago…

Amy Riley, pregnancy coach and author of “Loving the Pregnant You”, visits the studio to discuss pregnancy coaching, parenting, and Surrogacy. In this segment…

After writing my last blog on celebrating Mother’s Day as a gay father, I realized that there was so much more I wanted to say regarding gay parenting…

Going into parenthood as a gay man, I understood that my children would have an upbringing different than other children and different than my own…

Kelly Del Valle, of Fertility Centers of Illinois, pays Golden Surrogacy a visit to discuss her role as a Third Party Reproduction Coordinator. In this segment…

My personal path to parenthood has not been easy. This is partly because I’m a gay male, but even more so…

I often get asked the question, “How did you or how will you tell your children that they were born via Surrogacy?” For me, the answer is easy…

The experience of going through a surrogacy journey is life changing. A bond is formed between a woman and a couple or individual…

At Golden Surrogacy, we work with only the best IVF clinics in each region. There are key elements we strongly consider before making a referral…

This past weekend, Frank and Adam celebrated the five-year anniversary (02/11/2012) of their very first life-changing embryo transfer.

With the first successful gestational surrogate pregnancy, having been roughly 30 years ago, surrogacy as a family building method remains a relatively new concept in the medical field…

Throughout my years operating Golden Surrogacy, I have noticed many agencies, big and small, having surrogate applicants request their own medical records…

The process of gestational surrogacy has many moving parts that must synchronize in near perfect rhythm to reach the ultimate goal of producing a baby…