Stanford physicians have published the first study of gay men's experienc wh g assisted reproductive technology to have children.
Contents:
- CAN TWO MEN HAVE A BABY? GAY PARENTG OPTNS
- FOR GAY MEN, HAVG A BLOGIL CHILD N BE PLITED
- CAN GAY MEN GET PREGNANT?
- GAY MEN: HOW TO HAVE A BLOGIL CHILD
CAN TWO MEN HAVE A BABY? GAY PARENTG OPTNS
* can gay men get pregnant *
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.
FOR GAY MEN, HAVG A BLOGIL CHILD N BE PLITED
Y, gay men n get pregnant. They may e a surrogate mother or adopt. * can gay men get pregnant *
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. However, is still not possible for a gay uple to have a child g DNA om both fathers.
CAN GAY MEN GET PREGNANT?
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Alex Kroghlian, director of the Natnal LGBT Health Edutn Center at Fenway Health, which t health re anizatns on how to re for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people.
GAY MEN: HOW TO HAVE A BLOGIL CHILD
”That msage often don’t translate to the populatn that needs Coleman, a gay transgenr man — meang his genr is trans male and his sexual orientatn, somethg separate and different, is gay — is father to two dghters, 9 and 2, and has been on ttosterone for 14 years.
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.