As awareness grows, more LGBTQ+ couples consider fertility options

Synopsis: The first step in family planning for LGBTQ+ people is to gather good information from a trusted source. The University of Chicago Medicine is an excellent starting point. It’s nationally recognized for its LGBTQ+-friendly policies and practices – it’s been named a “Healthcare Equity Leader” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for the past five years. It’s also where Howard Brown Health, a Chicago healthcare provider specifically for LGBTQ+ people, often refers patients to discuss their fertility options. UChicago Medicine’s doctors at the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Fertility offer LGBTQ+ people help with becoming pregnant, finding a gestational carrier, or using fertility preservation so a person can have a child at a later date.