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Fertility Expert and Lesbian Mom Pens New Book on Assisted Reproduction

When my spouse and I first tried to start our family 17 years ago, we searched vainly for a book on assisted reproduction that was both authoritative and inclusive. There were queer parenting books, to be sure, but they covered such a range of topics that details of the actual babymaking processes and procedures were somewhat scanty. There were more detailed guides, but they omitted families like ours. A new book by a fertility expert—who also happens to be a lesbian mom herself—is just the book we would have hoped to have.

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Watch Now: Two-Mom Couple Featured in Documentary on IVF

Sarah and Yessie Williams, spouses from Brooklyn, New York, are featured in a new documentary airing today about four different couples and their journeys to create families through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Watch it here!

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The Costs of Starting a Queer Family

The always wonderful Nancy podcast from WNYC has just run a series on Queer Money Matters, about “the straight economy and how queer people navigate it.” Listen here to their episode on “Babies and Bills,” about the costs of starting a family when queer.

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Scientists Create Mice With Same-Sex Genetic Parents

A team of scientists in China has succeeded in creating healthy mouse pups from a pair of female parents. Does this mean human same-sex couples are closer to being able to create children with genetic material from each parent?

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Happy Birthday, Louise Brown! First IVF Baby is 40 Today

On July 25, 1978, Louise Brown of the U.K. became the first person born through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Twenty-five years later, my spouse Helen and I welcomed our own son, born via IVF. Now, our son is among eight million babies born through IVF, so let’s all wish Louise Brown a very happy birthday as she turns 40. 

How IVF Works

TED-Ed Video Explains IVF in Simple, Inclusive Way

Considering in vitro fertilization (IVF) but don’t know exactly how it works? Want to explain it to your kids? Here’s a great video from TED-Ed that will help. “How in vitro fertilization (IVF) works,” by Nassim Assefi and Brian A. Levine, uses soothing and simple animations to show us the cycles of producing egg and sperm, how

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