Motivatns for parenthood are the same for same-sex upl and heterosexual upl alike. However, achievg the goal of parenthood n be a much greater enavor medilly and psychologilly for same-sex upl. Fertily treatment centers creasgly regnize issu unique to gay men and wo …
Contents:
- REPRODUCTIVE OPTNS FOR GAY COUPL AND SGLE MEN
- THE END OF GAYS: GAY MARRIAGE AND THE DECLE OF THE HOMOSEXUAL POPULATN
REPRODUCTIVE OPTNS FOR GAY COUPL AND SGLE MEN
* gay couples reproduction *
When a uple is gay or lbian, they’re missg at least one sential piece of the nceptn puzzle.
Instead, most gay upl e a donor egg and a gtatnal rrier, or surrogate, who uld be a iend, fay member, or a woman the uple fd through an agency. Two s ago, many gay upl had to pretty much fo havg their own children bee fertily optns weren’t available to them. “That was our ‘cross to bear, ’” Leondir now, gay and lbian upl face emotnal, fancial, and legal hurdl.
THE END OF GAYS: GAY MARRIAGE AND THE DECLE OF THE HOMOSEXUAL POPULATN
”Jt fdg a fertily clic that works wh gay and lbian upl n be challengg. Clics the Midwt and South were ls likely to be clive than were clics the Northeast and a clic that’s experienced the procr lbian and gay upl e to nceive is important.
Insurance verage often don’t kick until a uple has had unprotected sex for at least 12 months whout nceivg, which leav out gay and lbian upl. Today, the ongog advancement and creasg availabily of assisted reproductive technologi (ART) make possible for gay upl and sgle men to have blogil children of their own, g many of the same cuttg-edge techniqu that have helped fertile heterosexual upl bee parents for s.