What surrogacy in Nigeria costs.
No line item should surprise you. Here is the range, what it covers and how we show you the numbers.
Full surrogacy journey
USD 14,000 – 20,000
Most full surrogacy journeys with us cost USD 14,000 – 20,000, depending on your program and medical plan. After your consultation you receive a written, itemised breakdown for your own case.
Why a range?
The total depends on your program, how many treatment cycles you need, whether donor eggs or sperm are involved, and how long you stay. We would rather give you an honest range today and an exact figure for your own case after your consultation.
The Two-Cycle Promise – terms
- Applies only to the Full Surrogacy Coordination program, not to surrogate-only matching for agencies or clinics.
- If the first embryo transfer does not result in a pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound with a heartbeat, Journey to Parenthood Consult covers the second embryo transfer cycle.
- The free cycle covers the partner clinic’s embryo transfer fee, the surrogate’s medication and monitoring, the surrogate’s agreed support for that cycle, the new eggs/sperm donor program, and our coordination.
- It does not cover a new egg collection or IVF cycle for the self-eggs program, or donated embryos; genetic testing of embryos; shipping of new material; your travel; or treatment at a hospital outside our partner clinics.
- You must have at least one suitable frozen embryo available for the second transfer, or be using donor eggs.
- If the first cycle results in a pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound, the offer ends, including if that pregnancy is later lost.
- The second transfer must take place within 6 months of the first, unless the clinic advises a delay for medical reasons.
- The second cycle may use the same surrogate or a new screened surrogate, as the clinic advises.
- The offer covers one free cycle only.
Four ways to work with us.
When the services are the same, the base program price is the same for Nigerian and international families.
approx. USD 375
We search for a surrogate to your requirements, present a suitable candidate and coordinate the matching until your hospital accepts her, under the agreed service terms. Paid before the search begins.
Not included: IVF, medical investigations, surrogate compensation, transport, accommodation or other program expenses. A matching service is not a guarantee of medical approval or pregnancy.
approx. USD 900
Professional management fee. We find a surrogate, coordinate with your own IVF clinic or one from our partner network, and give you a proposed surrogate compensation and expense schedule (current estimate approx. USD 4,150–4,900, depending on location and arrangement).
You pay the IVF clinic, medical providers and surrogate-related expenses separately.
approx. USD 5,650
Surrogate search and matching, hospital visit transport, accommodation, feeding allowance and welfare support, surrogate compensation, our management fee and coordination of her care throughout the program.
Not included: IVF, medical investigations, fertility medication and other hospital expenses, paid directly to the clinic.
USD 14,000 – 20,000
Everything in option 3, plus the hospital and fertility services listed in your signed quote: IVF or ICSI, donor services where required, luteal support, cerclage and fetal lung maturation if medically indicated, antenatal care and medication, and hospital admission.
The final quote depends on your treatment plan, donor needs and the clinic’s written quote.
Dollar amounts marked “approx.” are estimates. Your written quote states the final price in the currency we agree with you.
Naira fees. Families living abroad are quoted in US dollars.
Shipping, permits, courier, embassy, legal, travel and other third-party fees are quoted separately unless your signed package says they are included. We never guarantee a pregnancy or a baby.
What a surrogacy budget usually includes
- Agency and coordination fees
- Fertility treatment and embryo creation
- Medical screening and tests for the surrogate and the intended parents
- The surrogate's medical care during pregnancy and delivery, and the support agreed with her
- Legal fees — agreements prepared by our barrister
- Birth registration, DNA testing and the documents for your child's passport
What is paid on top
- Your own travel and stay in Nigeria
- Shipping and courier fees if we collect your eggs, sperm or embryos from abroad, with any permits. We quote these before you commit.
- Fees from a lawyer at home, if you use one
What can change the total
The number of treatment cycles, medical complications, delays in the paperwork and the length of your stay. We list these in your breakdown so you can plan for them.
What your written breakdown looks like.
The layout is real. The amounts are filled in for your case after your consultation.
| Line item | What it covers | Status | When it is due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agency and coordination | Our work from your first consultation to paperwork | Fixed | Stated in your proposal |
| Fertility treatment | Cycles, embryo creation, transfer | Estimated | Per the clinic's plan |
| Medical screening | Tests for the surrogate and for you | Fixed | Before matching |
| Surrogate's care | Medical care and agreed support | Estimated | Per the agreement |
| Legal fees | Agreements prepared by our barrister | Fixed | Before signing |
| Birth and paperwork | Birth registration, DNA test, passport documents | Estimated | After the birth |
| Your travel and stay | Trips to Nigeria | Estimated | Paid by you directly |
Cost questions, answered.
Why a range and not one price?
Because it depends on your program and medical plan. A single published number would be either too low to be honest or too high to be useful. We give the range here and an exact written breakdown for your case.
How do I get started?
Book a private consultation (USD 300), paid before the consultation and separate from the program fees. For a quick question first, message us on WhatsApp or call us.
Is anything refundable?
What is refundable, and when, is written into your agreement. We go through it with you before you sign.
What is not included?
Your own travel and stay, shipping fees for eggs, sperm or embryos, and anything outside your medical plan. The breakdown lists exclusions so nothing arrives later as a surprise.