Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-To-Be

Making a baby through love and science? Get the guidance you need to navigate the conception process with confidence and ease. "[A] a well-researched, deeply comprehensive (and readable!) guide to building a queer family in a way that works for you."--Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better The only evidence-based, up-to-date fertility guide for queer people from an experienced health care provider, this is also the first to be transgender inclusive and body-positive. Here, queer prospective parents will find sound advice for navigating complex medical, social and financial decisions. Trusted fertility midwife Kristin Kali walks you through the baby-making process: creating a timeline; fertile health for every body; preconception tests; identifying ovulation; donors, gamete banks, and surrogacy; methods of insemination including IUI, IVF and reciprocal IVF; navigating early pregnancy; and preparing for infant feeding, including lactation induction for trans women and nongestational par