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Parenthood is a wonderful, life-changing journey everyone has the right to experience, whether you identify as a man or as a woman.
Our fertility clinic is a top provider of progressive reproductive technologies to the members of the transgender community. We offer a wide range of fertility options to help you realize your dreams of having a family. No matter the stage you are in your family building journey, our team of experts will be there to support and guide you through every step of the way.
Before you commence this highly rewarding journey, it is very important to find a fertility doctor and a reputable fertility clinic you are comfortable with. Here, at Coastal Fertility, your parenthood journey will start with a 15-minute free initial consultation. This will enable us to discuss your options and create a personalized plan, allowing you to proceed with confidence.
Aside from providing valuable treatment information for LGTB patients, our fertility experts also advise and provide necessary resources for parents whose teenage kids are considering a medical transition. We are always willing to assist you if you need our help and can let you know the fertility preservation options available for you before your transitioning.
We are seeing big advancements in the transgender community concerning insurance coverage for fertility treatment. Your initial consultation will include a thorough assessment of your insurance benefits to find out whether your benefits package includes coverage for egg freezing if you are a transgender man or sperm freezing if you are a transgender woman.
No matter whether you are a transitioning trans male or female, it’s very important to plan for the journey ahead.
Testosterone brings about significant changes in the human body. These may include preventing ovulation and the production of female eggs. If you have started a hormonal transition, you have to go off testosterone to let the eggs in your ovaries grow and mature again. The return of normal menstruations indicates that ovaries have gone back to their normal function. Although fertility can be restored after going off testosterone, there is no 100% guarantee.
Trans men who still have a uterus can carry a pregnancy to full term, but they will need to stop taking testosterone since it can hinder the growth of the baby in the womb.
Also known as oocyte preservation, egg freezing is a good family-building option for trans men who want to use their own eggs to create a genetically-linked baby in the future. Since the number and quality of female eggs decrease with age, the younger you are when you freeze your eggs, the higher the probability of a successful conception later in the future. You can freeze your eggs for as long as you want, and the health of the frozen eggs will remain unchanged without declining in quality with time.
Before medical transitioning and beginning hormone therapy, there is an option to get pregnant through IUI (intrauterine insemination) using a donor’s sperm.
If you are partnered with a cis woman, you can use your frozen eggs to create embryos. These embryos are then transferred into the womb of your partner, who will carry the pregnancy and deliver the baby (Reciprocal IVF or Partner Assisted IVF). You will need donor sperm to conceive in this case.
The sperm of your partner will be used to fertilize your frozen eggs. In this case, you may also need a gestational surrogate to help you carry the pregnancy.
If your partner is a trans woman, your eggs can be fertilized with sperm from your partner or a donor to create embryos, which are transferred to the womb of a gestational surrogate who is going to carry the pregnancy.
If your partner is a trans man, your eggs can be fertilized with the sperm of a donor to create embryos. The embryo formed can then be implanted in the womb of a surrogate who will carry the pregnancy.
Whether you identify as a male or as a female, you need to plan ahead if you are looking to build a family.
This is also true for transitioning transgender women who would like the option to have a biological child later
in the future.
Sperm banking is a very good option step to take if you want to grow a family before beginning your hormonal
therapy and gender confirmation surgery. If you would like to freeze your sperm after starting your hormone
transition, you would need to go off the therapy for a short while so that you can produce a viable specimen.
If your spouse is a cis woman, the simplest option is to conceive naturally through regular and timed sexual
intercourse. But if you or your partner is dealing with an infertility issue, your health insurance may cover the
costs of treatment.
Conception is attempted by using your sperm to fertilize the eggs of your partner through in-vitro fertilization
(IVF) or intrauterine insemination (IUI).
No matter whether you are a transitioning trans male or female, it’s very important to plan for the journey ahead.
Testosterone brings about significant changes in the human body. These may include preventing ovulation and the production of female eggs. If you have started a hormonal transition, you have to go off testosterone to let the eggs in your ovaries grow and mature again. The return of normal menstruations indicates that ovaries have gone back to their normal function. Although fertility can be restored after going off testosterone, there is no 100% guarantee.
Trans men who still have a uterus can carry a pregnancy to full term, but they will need to stop taking testosterone since it can hinder the growth of the baby in the womb.
Also known as oocyte preservation, egg freezing is a good family-building option for trans men who want to use their own eggs to create a genetically-linked baby in the future. Since the number and quality of female eggs decrease with age, the younger you are when you freeze your eggs, the higher the probability of a successful conception later in the future. You can freeze your eggs for as long as you want, and the health of the frozen eggs will remain unchanged without declining in quality with time.
Before medical transitioning and beginning hormone therapy, there is an option to get pregnant through IUI (intrauterine insemination) using a donor’s sperm.
If you are partnered with a cis woman, you can use your frozen eggs to create embryos. These embryos are then transferred into the womb of your partner, who will carry the pregnancy and deliver the baby (Reciprocal IVF or Partner Assisted IVF). You will need donor sperm to conceive in this case.
The sperm of your partner will be used to fertilize your frozen eggs. In this case, you may also need a gestational surrogate to help you carry the pregnancy.
If your partner is a trans woman, your eggs can be fertilized with sperm from your partner or a donor to create embryos, which are transferred to the womb of a gestational surrogate who is going to carry the pregnancy.
If your partner is a trans man, your eggs can be fertilized with the sperm of a donor to create embryos. The embryo formed can then be implanted in the womb of a surrogate who will carry the pregnancy.
Whether you identify as a male or as a female, you need to plan ahead if you are looking to build a family.
This is also true for transitioning transgender women who would like the option to have a biological child later
in the future.
Sperm banking is a very good option step to take if you want to grow a family before beginning your hormonal
therapy and gender confirmation surgery. If you would like to freeze your sperm after starting your hormone
transition, you would need to go off the therapy for a short while so that you can produce a viable specimen.
If your partner is a cis woman, the simplest option is to conceive naturally through regular and timed sexual
intercourse. But if you or your partner is dealing with an infertility issue, your health insurance may cover the
costs of treatment.
Conception is attempted by using your sperm to fertilize the eggs of your partner through in-vitro fertilization
(IVF) or intrauterine insemination (IUI).
Our fertility clinic focuses on helping you build your family regardless of your sexual orientation or the gender you choose to identify with. We are even taking further steps to make LGTB people feel more welcome at our fertility clinic. Each of our patient-facing staff goes through LGTB training to let family-building clinicians provide necessary support and make you feel highly welcome.
Coastal Fertility Medical Center offers one of the most advanced fertility treatments and is completely transparent regarding the costs of procedures and any other expenses that you may have to pay before commencing your treatment. This differentiates us from some fertility clinics that reduce prices before the signing of the contract but charge you extra later on. We make sure our patients are well aware of any possible extra pricing that may occur over the course of their treatment.
The infertility industry is currently segmented, with each service or treatment being handled by a different provider. Our all-inclusive model simplifies an otherwise complex and difficult process. We are here to revolutionize the infertility industry by offering a one-stop-service model to assist our patients through infertility challenges while reducing physical, emotional, and financial risks.
Our globally respected team of specialists are helping improve IVF technologies to enter into a generation of better outcomes for infertility. Although you’ll have a doctor guiding you, you are also going to benefit from the experience and insights of other doctors during case review collaboration meetings, which take place every week. So, you won’t just rely on the expertise of a specialist but benefit from the knowledge of many reputed fertility experts.
Our team specializes in difficult cases and help patients who may have been considered “hopeless” at other fertility clinics. Thanks to our personalized solutions, expertise, and internal collaboration, weare able to maximize pregnancy success rates that are well above the industry average, even in difficult infertility cases.
We know that every situation is different and that everyone requires different treatments. Unlike facilities that take “a one-size-fits-all” approach for all cases, our fertility specialists use more than 40 customized protocols to raise the chances of success. The customized approach even extends to our fertility laboratory. Our on-site lab director and his highly-experienced team nurture every embryo and egg to increase the odds of success of each cycle.
Coastal Fertility Medical Center offers one of the most advanced fertility treatments and is completely transparent regarding the costs of procedures and any other expenses that you may have to pay before commencing your treatment. This differentiates us from some fertility clinics that reduce prices before the signing of the contract but charge you extra later on. We make sure our patients are well aware of any possible extra pricing that may occur over the course of their treatment.
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Following the Preimplantation Genetic Screening process, which helps ensure there are normal chromosome numbers and detects possible genetic disorders, the most healthy embryo(s) are selected to be implanted into your or your chosen surrogate’s womb. 2 weeks after the transfer of the embryo, your physician will conduct a final blood test to determine the level of hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) in your body. Increased hCG levels usually indicate a positive pregnancy test.
For fertilization to take place, the collected egg and sperm are combined in a petri dish and cultured in an embryo incubator. This dish is closely watched to check whether any of the eggs have been fertilized. Once the egg is fertilized, it is referred to as an embryo or a blastocyst on the 5th day of development. Our in-house embryologist carefully nurtures every embryo to the right time, even if it means working outside the standard business operating hours. For instance: If an oocyte is not mature, our laboratory will wait for it to mature and then ICSI it at the right time.
The egg retrieval is a slightly invasive medical procedure that takes about 20 to 30 minutes. You will be given an anesthetic to make you sleep for the duration of the procedure. Using ultrasound technology, your doctor will harvest your eggs transvaginally with a small, hollow needle connected to an ultrasound probe. Once your eggs are collected, your partner’s semen or donor sperm you have pre-selected is used for fertilization. The sperm are washed and prepared, and the top-quality sperm extracted is used to fertilize the eggs.
Your doctor will create a customized medication schedule that contains information about the fertility medications and hormone injections you have to take. Medication and injections are taken to encourage your ovaries to mature a large number of eggs for fertilization. Since women don’t respond to fertility drugs and hormones the same way, personalized protocols are crucial to the IVF cycle success. At Coastal Fertility, we will monitor you closely, letting you understand the changes occurring in your body and keeping track of how your egg follicles are growing.
On-site consultations typicallyinclude a standard fertility evaluation, consisting of a physical examination, complementary follicular ultrasound, and testing to enable your doctor to know your present fertility status and draw up a treatment plan.
This consultation includes a detailed medical evaluation with a doctor. You and your physician will review your health records and have enough time to talk about your goals and get answers to your questions. We recommend that you jot down all your questions before the visit to allow you to make the best use of the time spent with your doctor.
Your Reproductive Endocrinologist will take all factors into consideration and create a comprehensive plan of care, otherwise known as the treatment plan. This plan will include treatment recommendations from the physician and enable your financial coordinator to make a precise quotation once you meet.
Our globally respected team of specialists are helping improve IVF technologies to enter into a generation of better outcomes for infertility. Although you’ll have a doctor guiding you, you are also going to benefit from the experience and insights of other doctors during case review collaboration meetings, which take place every week. So, you won’t just rely on the expertise of a specialist but benefit from the knowledge of many reputed fertility experts.
The infertility industry is currently segmented, with each service or treatment being handled by a different provider. Our all-inclusive model simplifies an otherwise complex and difficult process. We are here to revolutionize the infertility industry by offering a one-stop-service model to assist our patients through infertility challenges while reducing physical, emotional, and financial risks.
Our fertility clinic focuses on helping you build your family regardless of your sexual orientation or the gender you choose to identify with. We are even taking further steps to make LGTB people feel more welcome at our fertility clinic. Each of our patient-facing staff goes through LGTB training to let family-building clinicians provide necessary support and make you feel highly welcome.
We know that every situation is different and that everyone requires different treatments. Unlike facilities that take “a one-size-fits-all” approach for all cases, our fertility specialists use more than 40 customized protocols to raise the chances of success. The customized approach even extends to our fertility laboratory. Our on-site lab director and his highly-experienced team nurture every embryo and egg to increase the odds of success of each cycle.
Our team specializes in difficult cases and help patients who may have been considered “hopeless” at other fertility clinics. Thanks to our personalized solutions, expertise, and internal collaboration, weare able to maximize pregnancy success rates that are well above the industry average, even in difficult infertility cases.
Upon your arrival, you will check in with a Patient Care Coordinator. We will obtain your insurance information for benefits verification, a copy of your identification and take a picture for your electronic medical chart