By Brandy Black All my days have become the same, at 5:00, my routine begins, I walk to the stereo and slip in a prepared disk that I listen to every night at this time. I open the refrigerator with a glimmer of hope for what I might get out of the pain I am […]
Hawaii Could Be 1st State to Provide LGBT Couples With Fertility Treatment Funding
As of now, by state law in Hawaii, married heterosexual couples can get financial help for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Due to the way that the law is worded, the law excludes LGBT couples and single individuals from gaining equal access to this funding. But that could soon change. LGBT couples in Hawaii are currently […]
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New Fertility Pump Could be as Successful as IVF
For those that have undergone IUI, you know the process — placing sperm inside a woman’s uterus in hopes of fertilization. It’s usually done at a doctor’s office, and many couples go through multiple rounds of this in hopes of getting pregnant. But what if you didn’t have to go to the doctor for your […]
The Future Has Arrived: Baby Born With Two Bio Moms & One Bio Dad
John Zhang of the New Hope Fertility Center of New York recently led a three-parent technique that resulted in the world’s first child born with two bio moms and one dad. A Jordanian couple in Mexico sought out Zhang’s help because the mother has genes for Leigh syndrome – a fatal disorder that attacks the […]
WATCH: Lesbian Moms Talk About Their Struggle With Infertility Issues
By Alex Temblador For many families across the world, infertility is a huge struggle, and no one has more first-hand experience with it than the moms of The Next Family. In their newest video, Brandy Black and Susan Howard discuss how they started working toward creating their family. Though Brandy was always intent on […]
Creative Ways For LGBT, Single, & Couples to Fund Their Path to Parenthood
By Alex Temblador Let’s be honest: No matter how you choose to create your family, it costs money. Just look below at the average costs associated with each path to parenthood: Surrogacy: $100,000-$150,000 Domestic Adoption: $30,000-$40,000 International Adoption: $30,000-$50,000 Foster Care Adoption: $2,000-$5,000 IVF Treatments: $7,000-$27,000 Costs associated with natural births: $9,000-$15,000 Even if you […]