Fertility for Lesbian Women Becoming Moms

This is a course for those with a uterus who may identify as lesbian, bisexual, queer or otherwise partnered with someone of the same sex. We cover issues like selecting a sperm donor, doing an at-home insemination, or working with a fertility doctor for IUI, IVF, or using reciprocal IVF together with a partner.

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Fertility for Lesbian Women Becoming Moms
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Experts you'll learn from

Dr. Samuel dos Santos Ribeiro

Professor Auxiliar da Universidade de Lisboa
Coordenador Científico, IVIRMA Lisboa

Assistant Professor, University of Lisbon
Scientific Coordinator, IVIRMA Lisbon

Natalie Gamble

Assisted Reproduction Attorney
Co-founder, Brilliant Beginnings Surrogacy Agency

Dr. William Buckett

Division Director
McGill University Medical Center
Canada

Dr. Promise Segofah

Senior Lecturer, OB/GYN
University of Ghana

MUDr. Štěpán Machač

Vedoucí lékař skupiny FutureLife
Předseda výboru sekce asistované reprodukce ČGPS

Dr. Stepan Machac

Chief Medical Officer, FutureLife International
Chairman, Czech IVF Society

Dr. Owen Davis

Former President, ASRM
Associate Director, REI
Weill Cornell Medical Center

Dr. Meera Shah

Reproductive Fertility Specialist
Nova Fertility

Dr. Erkut Attar

Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Anabilim Dalı Başkanı
Yeditepe Üniversitesi

Department Head, OB/GYN
Yeditepe University
Turkey

Brian Esser

Reproductive Attorney
Law Office of Brian Esser

What you'll learn

We cover every issue for lesbian women hoping to have children: from selecting a sperm donor using a sperm bank or a directed (or "known") donor, doing an at-home insemination, or working with a fertility doctor for IUI, IVF, or using reciprocal IVF together to share the experience with a partner. We cover the success rates, costs, risks, and some important legal issues.

Course Syllabus6 Lessons1h 45m

  1. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Different Options
    2. Risks of Multiples
  2. Lesson 2 (29 min)
    Selecting Sperm Donors
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Types of Sperm Donors
    2. Using a Directed (or "Known") Donor (Instead of a Sperm Bank)
    3. Using a Sperm Bank
    4. Open Identity (or "Open") Donors from Sperm Banks
    5. Nonidentified (or "Anonymous") Donors from Sperm Banks
  3. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. At-Home Inseminations
    2. IUI: Intrauterine Insemination
    3. IUI Success Rates for Lesbian Women
    4. IUI Medication Options
  4. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. What Is IVF and Who Benefits?
    2. IVF Success Rates
    3. The Process of IVF
    4. Reciprocal IVF
    5. Costs of IVF
  5. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Starting With IUI vs IVF
  6. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Lacey & Crystal's Reciprocal IVF Story