For Pride month, we’re rolling out four episodes that cover family building for the LGBTQ+ community. The first episode is about what it’s like to build a family as a same-sex couple. There are important decisions to make up front such as, who’s going to carry the baby? How do you choose a sperm donor? And which fertility treatment – IUI, IVF, or reciprocal IVF – do you choose?
But even when you’ve made all of those decisions, sometimes things don’t go as planned. In this episode, Katie Acosta and Hilary Smith explain how their chosen family building path didn’t work, how they embarked on a new fertility journey called reciprocal IVF, and how they navigated the legal logistics with their new family.
Guests: Katie Acosta and Hilary Smith
Expert: Dr. Shahin Ghadir, SCRC
Host: Melissa Maldonado, Implementations Manager at Progyny
For more information visit Progyny’s Podcast Page, Progyny’s Education page for LGBTQ+ family building options, and Southern California Reproductive Center (SCRC).
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