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LGBTQ+ Family Building at Johns Hopkins Fertility Center

We are committed to helping same-sex couples, transgender couples and single individuals of the LBGTQ+ community on their journey to parenthood. Using the latest assisted reproductive technology, we offer a range of treatment options that help you reach your goal.

Our team uses a collaborative approach to fertility care. Our fertility specialists, nurse practitioners, nurses, third-party reproduction coordinators and fellows work together to provide the best care that meets your unique goals and needs.

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Same-Sex and Transgender Fertility Treatment Options

  • Donor Egg Treatment

    Donor egg treatment is the use of donor eggs to achieve pregnancy. Same-sex male couples, for example, may wish to use donor eggs that they fertilize with either partner’s sperm.

  • Donor Sperm Treatment

    Donor sperm, often used in same-sex female couples, refers to the use of sperm from either a known donor (for example, a friend or partner’s family member) or anonymous donor (usually from a donor sperm bank).

  • Fertility Preservation

    We offer a range of fertility preservation and family-building options, such as sperm banking and egg freezing, for transgender individuals and couples before, during or after medical or surgical transition.

  • Gestational Carrier (Surrogacy)

    A gestational carrier is a person who carries a baby throughout pregnancy for another person. Gestational carriers can be someone you know or someone selected with the assistance of a third-party reproduction lawyer or a gestational carrier agency.

  • Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)

    A lower cost, minimally invasive procedure where sperm is inserted directly into the uterus. It is often the first treatment option pursued in same-sex female couples using donor sperm.

  • In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

    A highly successful treatment option where eggs are fertilized with sperm in a lab and then transferred into the uterus of either the individual or a surrogate.

More resources for transgender patients

Our specialists at the Fertility Center coordinate with the Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health to provide services for gender affirming fertility preservation, reproduction assistance and contraception.