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How Infertility Affects Mental Health
By Kate Henson, ORM Fertility Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist Infertility can be a mentally, physically and emotionally challenging road. With all the ups and downs that come along with the journey, those facing infertility are often more prone to experiencing heightened depression and anxiety along the way. An Unexpected Journey When you dreamt of becoming…
How Infertility Affects Mental Health
By Kate Henson, ORM Fertility Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist Infertility can be a mentally, physically and emotionally challenging road. With all the ups and downs that come along with the journey, those facing infertility are often more prone to experiencing heightened depression and anxiety along the way. An Unexpected Journey When you dreamt of becoming…
Family Building for Gay Men: Who is on your team?
It takes a Village, People! This post was written for Love Is Family by Yanir Dekel, a gay father of twins through surrogacy and IVF and cohost of the podcast, Daddy Squared. Deciding to start a family is no small step – it’s a big commitment, responsibility, and a completely new direction in your life….
The First Meeting With Your Surrogate
When beginning your journey to parenthood through the help of a surrogate (gestational carrier), the first meeting with your surrogate is a significant encounter. Your surrogate is such an important part of the process, the first meeting is a milestone for a relationship that may last for years after your child’s birth. It’s normal to…
Creating a Pregnancy and Delivery Plan
When it comes to pregnancy and delivery plans, there seem to be two different types of people – those who prepare for every possible scenario and desires that may arise during delivery, and those who decide to cross the bridge when they reach it and make real-time decisions. Each approach has its advantages, but when…
Split-Cycle IVF: A single twin pregnancy from two sperm providers
One of the possibilities for gay men or trans couples with two sperm providers is pursuing a split-cycle IVF treatment which results in the couple having twins who each hold a genetic link to one of the fathers, within a single pregnancy. The great advantage of having twins through a split-cycle IVF is that you…