Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine
LGBT Family Building. Family Building Options for LGBT Couples: The Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine is proud to help gay, lesbian and transgender individuals create the family of their dreams. Same-sex and transgender couples face different fertility options and issues than heterosexual couples who can attempt conception without any medical help. Typically, Lesbian couples require an outside source of sperm while gay men require both eggs and a carrier for the pregnancy. All patients will have an initial consultation with their physician to discuss their medical history, potential treatment and financial options. The next step is diagnostic testing to discover the level of fertility in either partner. Once testing is complete, our medical team will develop a protocol and treatment can begin. All couples using a 3rd party for reproduction, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, are required to have a psychological consultation. The purpose of this meeting is for education and support and is not in any way an evaluation. This informative meeting is primarily focused on how to best support you and your future child around the issues of donor/ gestation carrier conception. Our treatment options include: donor sperm insemination, in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg donation and gestational carrier services. In addition, egg cryopreservation is available to preserve fertility for same-sex couples. Thanks to the availability of effective fertility procedures, same-sex couples have an excellent chance of achieving pregnancy. Fertility Treatment for Lesbian Couples: For lesbian couples, treatment may be as simple as intrauterine insemination (IUI) using donor sperm from an anonymous or known donor. For women with diminished ovarian reserve, tubal, or pelvic factors, IVF may provide the best chance for pregnancy. Before undergoing any treatment procedures, all women should be evaluated to identify any factors that may interfere with conception. Once this fertility evaluation is complete, an individualized treatment plan is prescribed. Lesbian couples may choose to use the eggs from one woman and allow her partner carry the pregnancy. In this scenario, one partner undergoes ovarian stimulation and surgical retrieval of her eggs for IVF. The embryo is then transferred into her partner
