LGBT Fay Buildg l Gay and Lbian Fertily Optns l SCRC

Contents:

• CAN TWO MEN HAVE A BABY? GAY PARENTG OPTNS
• LGBT FERTILY OPTNS FOR TRANSGENR & GAY COUPL
• FOR GAY MEN, HAVG A BLOGIL CHILD N BE PLITED
• THIS GAY MAN IS PREGNANT WH HIS HBAND’S BABY

CAN TWO MEN HAVE A BABY? GAY PARENTG OPTNS

A gay or transgenr person’s optns for parentg clu:. Or, let’s say we have a gay cisgenr uple, Alex and Zack. Others may be ncerned that sgle men or gay male upl would have a harr time adoptg jt bee they are men, but this may not be te.

“For gay male sgl/upl, we have particularly easier the matchg procs, as there is no other mom 'replacg' the child’s birth mother and often get chosen quicker. Some women like the ia of havg their man rry and birth their kids, while some gay men wish they uld have kids together wh their own bodi. This is thanks large part to the growg number of adoptn and surrogacy optns available to gay upl today, pared to what was available a ago.

Other optns for gay upl clu adoptn and foster re. And for gay upl, surrogacy mak that dream a realy.

LGBT FERTILY OPTNS FOR TRANSGENR & GAY COUPL

However, is still not possible for a gay uple to have a child g DNA om both fathers. Whether you are gay, lbian, transgenr, or any other orientatn, choosg which fay-buildg procs is right for you n be a monumental task.

Lbian, gay, and transgenr upl all face different challeng and prospective parents need to evaluate which fay planng optn that is right for them. Gay Coupl.

FOR GAY MEN, HAVG A BLOGIL CHILD N BE PLITED

Although may take a ltle more preparatn, there are still many optns for gay men who wish to bee parents. Gay upl n e assistive reproductive technologi to have a blogilly related child or n make e of donors and other optns like surrogacy to achieve their dreams of parenthood. Sce they are unable to rry the baby on their own, male same-sex upl will need to look to other optns for gay impregnatn.

Through eher tradnal or gtatnal surrogacy, gay men n bee parents by havg a woman rry the pregnancy for them.

Gay upl n choose to build their fai through adoptn and there are many paths to achievg parenthood this way. When to surrogacy and adoptn for gay pregnancy, time and mental rlience should also be taken to nsiratn.

THIS GAY MAN IS PREGNANT WH HIS HBAND’S BABY

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Optns for Gay MenGay men have the optn of egg or embryo donatn bed wh gtatnal surrogacy. While ’s only possible to e the sperm om one man to fertilize any given egg, some gay upl choose to do spl sematn, which half of the eggs are put wh one man’s sperm and the other half are put wh the other man’s sperm. But for gay men, this procs is plited and expensive.

The procs tak about two years and sts around $200, 000 per child - and prospective gay fathers don't meet eligibily creria for most health surance plans' fertily benefs, although this is begng to change. Brent Monsr, MD, recently helped lead a study to document tails of how gay men e assisted reproductive technology to build their fai, cludg qutns such as how many children they wish to have and how often their efforts succeed.

As a gay person growg up a nservative environment, this was a challenge I thought about.

I asked them how I uld start a fay as a gay man.