Starting a family is a big step for everyone, but having a child is more complicated when both partners are the same sex. When a couple is gay or lesbian, they’re missing at least one essential piece of the conception puzzle. “To conceive, you need a sperm, an egg, and a uterus,” says Amanda Adeleye, … Read more
SOURCES: Amanda Adeleye, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology; reproductive endocrinologist, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago. ASRM: “Is In Vitro Fertilization Expensive?” Fertility and Sterility: “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender content on reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic websites,” “Recommendations for practices utilizing gestational carriers: an ASRM Practice Committee guideline.” Jennifer Eaton, MD, division director … Read more