Fertility options for lesbian women

If you don’t have any fertility challenges, you can consider intrauterine insemination (IUI).

IUI is when sperm from a donor is injected directly into the uterus, where it fertilises the eggs naturally. This is also called artificial insemination.

You can have IUI using sperm from a licensed donor bank or from someone you know.

We always recommend IUI at a licensed fertility clinic, instead of home insemination.

If you have fertility challenges, IVF can increase your chances of a successful pregnancy. You can use your own eggs or donated eggs for IVF.

During IVF, hormones are taken to stimulate egg growth to increase the chance of more eggs being collected. The eggs are then removed from the ovaries and fertilised with donated sperm in a lab. You can use sperm from a sperm bank or a known donor.

A fertilised egg (embryo) is then placed back inside the womb to grow.

Reciprocal IVF is also called ROPA or shared motherhood/parenthood.

It enables two female partners or co-parents to have a biological connection to their child by sharing the IVF process.

In reciprocal IVF, the eggs from one partner are retrieved and fertilised, before being placed in the womb of the other partner, who carries the pregnancy.

We’ve helped many partners become parents through reciprocal IVF. Reciprocal IVF can use sperm from a known person or a sperm donor.