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
12k took this course
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Experts you'll learn from

Dr. Owen Davis

President, ASRM
Associate Director, REI
Weill Cornell Medical Center

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 28m

  1. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Different Options
    2. Risks of Multiples
  2. Lesson 2 (20 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