LGBTQ+ Family Building

Reproductive Resource Center, is proud to support our LGBTQ+ clients as they begin to explore family building options available to them. And, the great news is that for most people, barring an existing infertility diagnosis, the success rates for fertility treatments is quite high since we’re working with high-quality sperm and eggs.

Family building options for lesbian couples

Lesbian couples have several different options when it comes to conceiving a baby.

• Egg freezing. Not ready for a family quite yet? Lesbian women in their 30s who haven’t yet found their life partner may opt to freeze their own eggs while they’re still young, to be used via IVF when they’re ready to become mothers. This can significantly improve IVF success rates.
• Traditional IUI. Younger women with regular menstrual cycles are perfect candidates for intrauterine insemination – more commonly referred to as artificial insemination. We will sync the timing of insemination with the carrying mother’s menstrual cycle. Couples have the option of using donor sperm or using sperm from someone they know (after a 6 month quarantine of the sperm), depending on their preference.
• Traditional IVF. One partner uses her own eggs and donor sperm and carries the baby.
• Reciprocal IVF. With this option, one of you will contribute the egg(s) to another.
• Donor Egg IVF. Depending on the situation, often as the result of advanced maternal age that compromises the quality of the eggs, lesbian couples will opt to use a donor egg from a younger woman, and then move forward with IVF so that one – or both – of them can be the gestational carrier at one point or another as they grow their family.

Family building for gay men

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Family building for transgender couples

The transgender community can take advantage of the same types of family building services available to their gay and lesbian couple counterparts, including:

• IUI
• IVF
• Directed Egg Donation
• Egg or sperm freezing (transgender men and women can have their eggs or sperm frozen prior to their transition to preserve their fertility later on).
• Egg and/or sperm donation

Both transgender men and women may also have the option to halt their hormone therapy in order to reinstate a menstrual cycle – or to retrieve sperm – making them eligible to conceive a baby with or without fertility assistance. This process can be incredibly demanding. It is both physically and emotionally strenuous on the individual, and the hormone fluctuations and ensuing physical and emotional changes can place a strain on the relationship as well.

Halting your current hormone regimen requires a tremendous amount of thought and reflection before making a commitment. We’re happy to walk you through the process so you can make a completely informed decision.

Schedule a consultation with fertility specialists who specializes in LGBTQ+ Family Building

RRC looks forward to helping you find the best path forward to building your LGBTQ+ family. Please contact us online to schedule a consultation, or give us a call directly to ask questions or share your concerns.