For same-sex couples wanting to start a family, there are a lot of ways to get there. Here is one My son is graduating from high school this year, a fact that has me reflecting back on how our family started.
And if my social media feed is anything to go by, a lot of folks are wanting to start their families in similar ways today. So I thought I’d share our story in hopes of offering some insight or at least some inspiration (though I’m not a doctor or lawyer; please consult your own).
My now-spouse Helen and I spent our first eight years together focused on our careers before we decided to start a family. Once we began discussing starting a family, we knew almost immediately that we wanted to do reciprocal in vitro fertilization (RIVF),