Since 1987, Pacific Surrogacy and Egg Donation has assisted many hopeful same-sex parents in realizing their cherished parenthood dreams through innovative fertility solutions at our Tarzana, CA, practice. We offer a comprehensive range of fertility treatments, enabling gay, lesbian, and bisexual couples to have the opportunity to start their own families.
With an in-depth consultation with one of our fertility specialists, we can determine the best solution for you and your partner. If you would like to learn more about the different programs we offer to hopeful same-sex parents, please contact our office or schedule an appointment with one of our physicians.
Our practice is committed to supporting LGBT fertility. We have enabled many same-sex couples to achieve their dreams of parenthood. Our patients often express that they feel welcome and comfortable in our office, and well-informed at every stage of treatment. During an in-depth consultation, our fertility specialists can help you and your partner find the best fertility solution.
Surrogacy Arrangements for Same-Sex Male Couples
Our office has guided many same-sex male couples in finding gestational surrogates to carry their babies to term. In traditional surrogacy arrangements, the surrogate may become pregnant using her own eggs and artificial insemination with the sperm of one or both male partners. More commonly, we employ a gestational surrogacy arrangement with anonymous egg donation. This method uses in vitro fertilization (IVF) to create embryos from donated eggs fertilized with sperm from one or both male partners. Donated sperm can also be used if one or both partners have fertility issues.
Typically, our specialists use sperm from both male partners to fertilize the donated eggs. They then transfer two embryos to the gestational carrier's uterus, hoping to achieve a pregnancy with a biological connection to each male parent. We also offer the option to freeze embryos for future transfers if the couple decides to expand their family later.
Biological Connections for Same-Sex Couples
Understanding the importance of a biological connection to their child, our specialists frequently help couples with technologically advanced solutions to achieve this. Besides fertilizing eggs with sperm from both male partners, we offer other methods to conceive children biologically related to both partners.
Our specialists have supported cases where a gay couple first has a child genetically related to one partner and later uses the other partner's sperm to conceive a second child. If the eggs are donated by the same woman, the children will be related to each other through their biological mother, with each child also related to one of the male partners. Additionally, in cases where one partner has a female relative willing to donate eggs, those eggs can be fertilized by the other partner's sperm before being transferred to the surrogate. This approach fosters a biological connection with the child for both partners.
Contact Our Office
If you are interested in exploring the various options available for same-sex couples to become parents, please contact our office to schedule a consultation with one of our fertility specialists.
