The fertility industry provides a lot of options, but they don’t come cheap.
Here’s the cost of getting pregnant for one lesbian couple.
As lesbians, we knew from the get-go that science would be a leading character in our story.
Quickly, I grew overwhelmed.
While Ashley and I are hardly alone in seeking medical intervention to help us have a baby.
such that medical help is needed to make a baby.
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Its great that medical innovation has provided so much opportunity, but, wow, is it expensive.
And theyrecommend buying four vials per desired child.
If you anticipate wanting multiple children from the same donor?
Well, simple math reveals how quickly and steeply those numbers climb.
Then comes the actual baby-making part.
That fee doesnt include consultation costs, additional medication, and testing.
But, Ashley and I decided theres value in going with IUI.
Many also have financing options.)
Unfortunately, as a self-employed people in California, my wife and I were on our own.
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Even so, the road ahead remains fraught with anxious feelings and uncertainty.
And the financial component of it all is inextricably intertwined.
However, information is power, and I feel armed with that.
5 financial wellness takeaways of planning my fertility journey
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My fees needed an upgrade, and I needed to not feel badly about that.
Doing it for my future child somehow made this easier.
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Even so, its hard not to fault myself for not doing better.
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