Comments on: Injections, Eggs, and Attorneys: How We Conceived

By: Hopeful in Baltimore

Hopeful in Baltimore — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:38:25 +0000

Stuck in DC- we also heard this from Shady Grove. We found a Dr. in Baltimore who would work with us. Shady Grove was not helpful and we found them rude…. but what we later found out is that many clinics won’t do 2 donor ivf, which is technicaly what this is. You can call fertility doctors in DC and specifically ask if they will do 2 donor ivf. Good luck! Let me know if you want our doctor’s info.

By: Mombian » Blog Archive » Happy Birthday, Louise Brown!

Mombian » Blog Archive » Happy Birthday, Louise Brown! — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:05:53 +0000

[...] in 1978 heralded a new era of fertility services for many women, including lesbians. Helen and I conceived our own son this way, using my egg and her womb, so we bear a personal debt to Ms. Brown, her parents Lesley and John [...]

By: Mombian » Blog Archive » Congrats, Cat and Jennifer!

Mombian » Blog Archive » Congrats, Cat and Jennifer! — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:30:35 +0000

[...] we did both shoot up hormones together so that I could donate an egg to her. I’ve written up a long post about the process, in case anyone’s interested.) via Twitter, Facebook, Digg, e-mail, and more 10:29 pm [...]

By: Fertility

Fertility — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:29:48 +0000

Thanks for your referral from @mombian – This blog post was very helpful for me.
@GayParent

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:27:55 +0000

Vanessa: The cost very much depends on a) Whether your medical insurance will cover IVF and consider your situation one of medical necessity; and 2) How many tries it takes you to get pregnant. Even insurance companies that cover IVF usually don’t cover more than three attempts. (We were lucky and did it in two.) Otherwise, it can run $10-20,000 a try. Sperm is almost never covered, regardless, and can be about $3-500 per try. Plus lawyer’s fees–and I would always recommend working with a lawyer in your state to ensure your rights as a couple and if (heaven forbid) you ever separate. I want to say those would run about $2500-3000, but may depend on whether you’re doing a second-parent adoption or trying to get a court order, and may vary from state to state. Some corporations cover adoption fees for employees as part of their benefits package. Might check into that, if your employer is big enough.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:31:40 +0000

Would you be able to tell me anything about the cost of going through this process? We have been considering different options and we like the idea of using my uterus and her egg, but it seems like it could potentially be very costly. I am sure the costs would vary for many different reasons, but any information would be helpful. I have been having difficulty finding much information about the subject, and any help would be greatly appreciated.

By: Offsprung > Mombian » Iron Chef Cat Cora Will Be Cooking for a Crowd

Offsprung > Mombian » Iron Chef Cat Cora Will Be Cooking for a Crowd — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:55:19 +0000

[...] Hmm. I have to question that “unique family story” part, though. Helen and I did half of it, with her carrying my egg. I have to imagine there are other couples out there who each carried each others’ eggs, like the Coras. (Helen and I are old enough now that we’re not going to try for another.) If you want to read about how we did it, I’ve described it in detail in Injections, Eggs, and Attorneys: How We Conceived. [...]

By: Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » Iron Chef Cat Cora Has a Bun in the Oven

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:11:19 +0000

[...] Hmm. I have to question that “unique family story” part, though. Any readers who have done the same thing, please raise your hands (or leave a comment). Helen and I did half of it, with her carrying my egg. (We’re old enough now that we’re not going to try for another.) If you want to read about how we did it, I’ve described it in detail in Injections, Eggs, and Attorneys: How We Conceived. [...]

By: stuck in dc

stuck in dc — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:00:46 +0000

My partner and I just went to a fertility clinic here in DC (Shady Grove fertility Clinic) that WILL NOT even consider doing partner donation IVF unless regular donor insemination doesn’t work (i.e. it’s “medically necessary”). Wonder how many clinics are taking this position? Strikes me as nothing more than a pretext for discrimination.

By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Got kids? Are You Legally Protected?

Queercents » Blog Archive » Got kids? Are You Legally Protected? — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:53:17 +0000

[...] and Dana at Mombian often tackles the legal angle of parenting most recently in her post on the medical and legal details of creating her family. Even with great content, the whole process still remains mind bending to me because I [...]