FFP 325 | Fertility Challenges for Gender & Sexual Minorities | Conceiving Outside of the Heteronormative Paradigm | LGBTQAI | Deborah Bagg

Originally from South Africa, Deborah graduated from Naropa University with a Masters in Somatic Psychotherapy in 2005. She is a licensed clinical mental health counsellor. Her therapy practice is a multidisciplinary approach to health and wellness, using flower essences and somatic awareness in supporting each client's unique process. She is a doula, a women's wisdom circle leader, online educator and yoga teacher. She and her wife own Juniper, a yoga and healing arts center in Brooklyn. She co-owns Spirit Shop, a store specializing in women's menstrual, sexual and emotional health. Spirit Shop specializes in Vaginal Steaming, that make custom blends and steam saunas. She is a mama to her nearly 3 year old boy, Skye.

In today's episode Deborah shares her experience of conceiving within a same-sex relationship. From the challenges of finding a sperm donor, to the process of home insemination, this conversation will open your eyes to the challenges gender & sexual minorities face when building their families.

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Topics discussed in today's episode:

• Deborah's journey getting pregnant in a same-sex marriage

• Challenges in getting information for gender & sexual minorities

• The process of getting pregnant when you have a sperm donor

• Deborah's experience with at home IUI

• What options are available to get pregnant for LBGQ couples

• How much sperm is taken by the sperm donor and the restrictions on ejaculation

• Do all midwives do at home IUI's

• What is the sperm storage process and Deborah's experience with the clinic

• Challenges that can arise once you have a sperm donor

• The difference working with a known sperm donor versus a randomly chosen donor

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Resources mentioned:

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

Related podcasts & blog posts:

• FFP 263 | Surrogacy and Egg Donation | Eloise Drane
• FFP 160 | Clomid, Letrozole & IUI | How Effective Are Infertility Treatments? | IVF | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 196 | Egg Donation | Infertility | The World Egg Bank | Diana Thomas
• FFP 183 | Reproductive Scenarios for Gender & Sexual Minorities | Fertility Awareness in the LGBTQAI Community | Rose Yewchuk
• FFP 088 | IVF Using Donor Eggs | Egg Donation | Infertility | Donor Egg Bank USA | Heidi Hayes
• FFP 011 | Age Related Fertility Decline | Using Reproductive Technologies | IVF IUI & IVM | Dr Melanie McDowall

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

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