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Empowering LGBTQ+ women & two egg providers to build their families

Boston IVF is dedicated to helping female couples achieve their dream of parenthood with personalized, inclusive, and advanced fertility treatments. From IUI to reciprocal IVF, our compassionate team provides tailored care to support every step of your family building journey.

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For female couples, becoming moms through fertility services, like those at Boston IVF, offers many exciting possibilities.

If you choose fertility treatment, options include IUI or IVF with donor sperm and partner assisted reproduction (PAR), where both partners can be actively involved in the process.

Boston IVF has been a proud leader in fertility care for the LGBTQ+ community since 1986. That same year, we became the first fertility center in New England to help a female couple achieve pregnancy. Later, we made history again as the first fertility center to assist in a pregnancy where both partners were recognized as birth mothers on the birth certificate—a milestone for LGBTQ+ parents everywhere.

Where parents at heart become parents – for real.

So many couples deserve to experience that incredible parent-child bond. I find it a privilege to be able to help these couples.

— Alan Penzias, MD Reproductive Endocrinologist

This is the start of something beautiful.

Becoming a parent is a significant and life-changing experience, no matter the path you take. Boston IVF is proud to have been helping LGBTQ+ families build their families through IVF for many years, and we can’t wait to hear your story.

Here’s what you can expect when you take the first step with us.

Initial Consultation

It all starts with a meeting with a Boston IVF reproductive endocrinologist who is an expert in fertility care for LGBTQ+ families. They will answer any and all questions you have about the family-building process.

Fertility Assessment

A fertility assessment comes next for either or both partners who are contributing eggs or carrying the baby. This involves a health history, bloodwork, and some diagnostic imaging of the reproductive organs.

Treatment and Donor Selection

Based on the fertility assessment and wishes of both partners, you’ll work with your clinical team on a treatment plan. The partners will select a sperm donor by working with one of our accredited third-party partners.

We had always discussed how we would love to be parents but thought it was such an expensive, out-of-reach dream for us.

Audrey and Stacia, Maine

LGBTQ+ Couple, Unexplained Infertility

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Fertility services for female couples

With a long history of supporting same-sex female couples in their family building journeys, Boston IVF offers the expertise and compassionate care needed to make parenthood possible.

For two moms, family building often involves fertility treatments with donor sperm, allowing one or both partners to be part of the process.

With our expertise and support, we are here to guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and empowered as you build the family you’ve always dreamed of.

Donor Sperm

Family building with two moms requires a sperm contribution from a donor. Sperm can come from a known donor or through a sperm bank. One factor to consider is whether you may want more children later on with the same genetic father.

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IUI

In IUI, we place a flexible catheter through the cervix and introduce sperm directly into the uterus around the time of ovulation, which can rely on your natural cycle or use medications to induce ovulation. If egg and sperm meet up, you could become pregnant.

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IVF

An IVF cycle involves controlled ovarian stimulation with injectable medication, egg retrieval, fertilization with donor sperm and transfer of an embryo. In classic IVF for female couples, one of the two moms both provides the egg and carries the pregnancy.

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Partner Assisted Reproduction (PAR)

In same-sex female couples, Partner Assisted Reproduction (PAR) enables both partners to participate in conception and pregnancy. One partner donates the egg, fertilized with donor sperm in the lab, while the other partner carries the pregnancy after embryo transfer to her uterus.

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Finding a Sperm Donor

IUI can be done with partners' sperm and sometimes using donor sperm. Selecting donor sperm can be an emotional part of the journey to parenthood. Let us walk you through the basics about the selection process.

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Why IVF?

Though Boston IVF provides many services besides in vitro fertilization, the successes of this treatment make it a popular approach to treat a wide range of infertility causes. Let us walk you through the basics and the common misconceptions about IVF.

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Helpful Things to Know About Fertility Care

The LGBTQ+ Family Building Program at Boston IVF How do I utilize donor sperm during treatment? What LGBTQ+ treatments are offered at Boston IVF? How do I calculate my fertile window?

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Holding your hand until you can hold your baby.

The journey to parenthood doesn’t always unfold the way we expect. Boston IVF will be by your side, every step of the way.

Pioneering the chance to become parents.

Since 1986, more than 150,000 babies have been born with the help of Boston IVF. Along the way, we’ve been a part of many milestones in fertility care that have helped pave the way for single parenthood by choice, including:

✓ The first IVF/ICSI pregnancy in New England
✓ The first donor egg pregnancy in New England
✓ The first egg freezing birth in Massachusetts

Meet the doctors transforming fertility care.

In addition to providing award-winning patient care, Boston IVF reproductive endocrinologists are publishing groundbreaking research and training the next generation of fertility experts.

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Lauren Murphy, MD

Reproductive Endocrinologist

Nina Resetkova, MD, MBA

Reproductive Endocrinologist

Meaghan Delaney, MD, MA

Reproductive Endocrinologist

I want patients to feel that they have a real ally in their treatment from beginning to end who is going to check in, communicate, and close the loop with them

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While the theme of family building is common among the patients that I see, the journey of an individual or a couple is very different.

Josette Dawkins, MD

Fertility care beyond fertility treatments

Boston IVF' Waltham Center is proud to be home to New England’s only on-site wellness center with holistic treatments to complement our best-in-class medical care. Address the stress of building your family by seeing one of our fertility-focused acupuncturists, psychologists, counselors or nutrition experts.

For patients in ME, NH, NY, and RI – inquire with your clinical team to receive a comprehensive list of local resources.

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Therapy

Talk therapy with licensed mental health professionals experienced in the unique social and emotional challenges of infertility

Acupuncture

Our licensed practitioners specialize in using acupuncture techniques to reduce stress and prepare the body for conception

Nutritional Counseling

Personalized nutritional coaching from a registered dietitian can address underlying causes of infertility and optimize fertility treatments

Insurance, Financing & More

Your care team includes a financial coordinator who verifies your insurance benefits, helps you explore all available financing options, and advocates on your behalf to expand insurance coverage for fertility treatments.

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INSURANCE

Our finance team will work with your insurer to maximize your fertility care benefits and help you advocate for yourself.

FINANCING

If you are responsible for the costs of treatment, financing can help make this expense more manageable. Talk to our financial team about your options.

MILITARY DISCOUNT

Boston IVF offers 25% off IVF and donor egg IVF for all active duty military, reserves, veterans, and retirees – including their spouses.