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Article written by Audrey Hickey and reviewed by Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh , host of the Egg Whisperer Show and Marea Goodman , Licensed Midwife and Certified Professional Midwife If you’re a lesbian couple thinking about getting pregnant or have already started trying to conceive (TTC), welcome! This guide is designed to help you and your partner explore your fertility options, including Intracervical Insemination (ICI), Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and Reciprocal In Vitro Fertilization . You’ll also learn about the costs of each option, get insights about choosing a sperm donor, and see some resources to help you along the way.
It may seem like a lot of information at first glance, but you’ve totally got this!
As a lesbian couple, you have tons of options when it comes to starting a family. In this section, you’ll discover the four main fertility options for lesbian couples trying to conceive: Intracervical Insemination (ICI), Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and Reciprocal In Vitro Fertilization .
You may know this already, but it’s worth repeating—no one option is better or worse than another. The one you choose is a personal decision and will depend on your medical history, personal preferences, and budget. That being said, it’s important to remember that these fertility treatments may require multiple attempts.
Regardless of which option you choose, your fertility journey can start at-home with an option like ICI or with an initial fertility consultation. During this appointment, your doctor will review your medical history, perform diagnostic testing, and discuss financial options. Once you’ve settled on a path forward, you and your partner will discuss the specifics of your chosen option and treatment can begin.
Intracervical insemination, often shortened to ICI and known as home insemination, is the simplest, least expensive, and lowest risk option of the four main techniques currently used. It can be done at a doctor’s office or at-home (more on that later)! ICI involves transferring sperm directly into the female reproductive tract, right at or near the cervical opening A.K.A. the door to the uterus.
If you choose the home option, you can use a specially designed syringe like Mosie to transfer the sperm to the opening of the cervix. If you prefer going to a doctor’s office, the doctor will use a catheter (a thin, flexible tube) with a syringe attached to the end to deposit sperm to the opening of the cervix.
If ICI isn’t possible, or hasn’t worked, your provider may recommend trying intrauterine insemination (IUI) . Intrauterine insemination can be performed in a doctor’s office or with a midwife at home.
During the IUI procedure, the doctor or midwife uses a syringe and a long, thin tube called a catheter to inject washed sperm into the uterus via the cervix.
If getting care through a fertility doctor, in preparation for the IUI procedure, they will likely run blood tests and perform a vaginal ultrasound to monitor your cycle and confirm that you’re ovulating. They may also prescribe fertility medications and have you use ovulation predictor kits at home in order to identify the best time for insemination.
During the procedure itself, your provider will fill a vial with “washed” sperm. The doctor washes the sperm using special equipment designed to eliminate supporting cells, semen, and slower sperm from the sample. This process selects the best available sperm and reduces the volume of fluid going into your uterus.
Once the sperm is washed, your provider will take the sample and attach it to a long flexible tube. Next, they’ll insert the tube through your cervix and deposit the sperm inside your uterus. The goal is for the sperm sample to meet an egg and create a baby.
All things considered, the procedure is pretty fast. You may have some discomfort, cramping, and possibly light spotting. But most people don’t experience any pain.
During in vitro fertilization (IVF), a doctor collects mature eggs from your ovaries and fertilizes them using fresh or frozen “washed sperm” outside of the body. After a few days, the doctor transfers the fertilized egg(s) (embryos) to your uterus.
The goal is for the embryo to implant and develop inside the uterus. Alternatively, you can choose to freeze the embryos and undergo a frozen embryo transfer at a later date.
To start an IVF cycle, you’ll do “Day 3” bloodwork to test hormone levels and undergo an x-ray procedure called a hysterosalpingogram (HSG). The HSG is a fifteen-minute procedure that allows the doctor to verify that your fallopian tubes are open and that the inside of the uterus is normal.
After these initial tests, you’ll start taking injectable hormones for a few weeks to create several mature eggs at the same time. The idea here is to have more eggs available so the doctor can create and deposit more embryos, giving you a greater chance of getting pregnant.
Before the doctor implants the embryos, you’ll also take some medicine to help prepare the uterus for implantation.
Lesbian couples may also be interested in reciprocal IVF. Similar to the standard IVF procedure, eggs and sperm are combined outside the body and the embryos are implanted. The difference with reciprocal IVF is that one partner provides the eggs and the other carries the pregnancy.
This gives the partner providing the eggs a genetic link to their offspring, while the partner carrying the pregnancy maintains a gestational link.
If you and your partner choose this route, and you are doing a fresh transfer, both of you may be asked to take oral contraceptive pills to synchronize your cycles before any other procedures can happen. Think of them as “fertility planning pills.” Once that happens, you’ll both undergo blood tests and take medications to boost your fertility. In addition, the partner donating eggs will undergo an egg retrieval procedure. Couples may also choose to do a Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) and/or PGT-A ,
As a lesbian couple trying to conceive, finding sperm to fertilize your eggs is one of the most important steps to getting pregnant. This process can feel a little overwhelming, but luckily there are plenty of resources to help you out.
One option is to use a known donor. This could be a brother, cousin, or friend who volunteers to give a sperm sample to you and your partner. Collecting the sample can be done at a lab, in a doctor’s office, or even at home depending on the method of insemination you choose. Afterwards, you have the option to analyze the sample for sperm count, mobility, and possible genetic abnormalities.
You and your partner can also choose an anonymous donor from a sperm bank. This option allows you to browse hundreds of donors in order to find the perfect one.
All reputable sperm banks screen potential donors for genetic diseases, chromosomal abnormalities, and STDs that could be transmitted through the sperm. In addition, you’ll have information about the donor’s physical characteristics, general health, race, educational background, and career history.
For even more information about things to think about when choosing a sperm donor, check out this article !
Bringing a new life into the world as a lesbian couple is a joyful experience, but does come with some costs. These costs will vary based on which fertility option you choose, which procedures are covered by your insurance provider, and the number of attempts it takes to get pregnant.
That being said, there are some costs associated with most fertility procedures. These include:
With that in mind, let’s check out some estimates for the various fertility options available.
An ICI cycle at a doctor’s office ranges from $200 to $350 . This doesn’t include the cost of a new patient appointment, preconception testing or the sperm sample (between $400 to $1,000 per frozen sperm vial ), nor does it cover the costs of sperm analysis.
If you choose to try ICI at home, you should account for the cost of the sperm as well as the syringe and ovulation tests. The Mosie Baby Bundle comes with 2 Mosie syringes, a specimen collection kit, detailed instructions, 7 ovulation test sticks, and 2 pregnancy test kits for $132. This makes it one of the most economical options for lesbian couples TTC.
One cycle of IUI can range anywhere from $400 to $2,000 out of pocket . The exact amount will vary based on the clinic you choose and your insurance.
In addition to the cost of the IUI cycle, you’ll also have to factor in fertility medication costs, as well as sperm sample costs. The cost will vary depending on whether your doctor prescribes oral or injectable medications. Out-of-pocket oral medication costs between $30 and $130 , while injectable medications range between $3,500 and $5,500.
The cost of an IVF cycle varies between treatment centers and locations. On average, you can expect to spend between $10,000 and $50,000 without insurance. In addition to the cost of the procedure itself, the medications add an additional $1,500 to $4,000.
You should also think about the cost of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A). This procedure identifies potential genetic defects within embryos. Out of pocket, these tests can run between $4,000 and $10,000 .
All told, the average IVF patient can expect to spend between $30,000 and $60,000 if insurance doesn’t cover the procedure.
Given the elevated costs of IVF, many people shop around in order to find the most affordable options. Some travel to other states or countries for treatment, whereas others elect a center that includes more than one attempt in their pricing.
Getting pregnant as a lesbian couple is exciting, but it can also feel really overwhelming and challenging at times. When you’re feeling like that, always remember, you’ve got this!
And if you need some extra help, there are tons of great resources to assist you and your partner during your pregnancy journey.
Read on to learn about resources from national support organizations, websites, books, and more!
There’s a lot to think about when you’re a lesbian couple TTC, but hopefully you’re feeling a little more informed. Take as much time as you need to research, think about your options, and discuss what you want your pregnancy journey to look like as a couple. Whether you choose ICI, IUI or IVF, we wish you lots of success. If you have any questions or need support, please reach out !
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Oct. 28, 2018 -- Using a special type of in-vitro fertilization, two women in a same-sex couple became the first to both carry their baby .
"This represents the first time that two women have both physically carried their child together," fertility specialist Dr. Kathy Doody of The Center for Assisted Reproduction, who works with husband Dr. Kevin Doody, told CBS News .
Ashleigh and Bliss Coulter of North Texas had their son Stetson through what's called effortless IVF , using Bliss' eggs and a donor's sperm .
Instead of placing the sperm and eggs into incubators, they are put into a device called an INVOcell that's placed in the body for five days where the eggs are fertilized and early embryo development begins.
In this case, Bliss carried the INVOcell. The embryos were frozen and one was transferred to Ashleigh, who carried the baby to term, CBS News reported.
The couple refer to 5-month-old Stetson as their miracle baby. "The way that Mr. Stetson came into this world was pretty special," Ashleigh said.
"This is a revolutionary type of IVF," Kevin Doody told CBS News . "It's more accessible, it's more affordable and it's truly more natural."
This the first time the Doodys have had a same-sex couple go through Effortless IVF, but they've performed the process for around 200 heterosexual couples.
Effortless IVF typically costs about half as much as traditional IVF, according to the Doodys.
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A lesbian couple from the UK welcomed the first-ever “two-womb” baby — with the women sharing in the process from conception to birth, according to new reports.
The birth of little Otis in July marked what doctors are calling a breakthrough in “shared motherhood,” a fertility treatment in which the egg is harvested from one woman, fertilized with donor sperm and then implanted into the womb of the other female partner.
But Jasmine and Donna Francis-Smith’s case goes one step further — the fertilized egg was placed back into Donna’s womb to be incubated for 18 hours before it was transferred to Jasmine’s womb for the remainder of the pregnancy.
That means Donna is Otis’ biological mother, while Jasmine is his gestational mother.
“You get a lot of same-sex couples where one person is doing the whole thing, and the one person is getting pregnant and giving birth, whereas with this we’re both involved in a massive way,” Donna, 30, told the Telegraph . “It’s definitely brought us closer together emotionally. We’re a close couple anyway but we both have a special bond with Otis as well which was helped by the way we’ve done it.”
More than 100 babies have been born to lesbian couples through the “shared motherhood” process, but the Francis-Smiths’ case is the first of its kind.
“This is the first time this has been done,” said Nick Macklon, medical director at the London Women’s Clinic, where Otis was born. “It’s very exciting because it means that for lesbian couples wanting to have babies together, both of them can be involved in actively creating the embryo and then creating the baby.”
Jasmine, 28, added, “We’re really fortunate that this was our first go at IVF, but the reality is that it doesn’t work first time for a lot of people.”
The couple met in 2014 through online dating and married in April 2018.
Donna, who’s served in the British army for 11 years, said Otis has been a dream baby.
“He’s really good. He’s just chilling out. He’s a really good boy,” she said. “Jasmine said he’s going to be an astronaut, but he can be whatever he wants to be. We’ll always support him in whatever he wants to do.
“We’re just happy that it’s worked so well and the information is out there. It will help people in the future. It brings you closer together rather than feeling one has a bond more than the other.”

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