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ENCORE - Michael of Two Dads UK's Fertility Story: Donor Eggs, Surrogacy and LGBTQ+ Family Building via ART

ENCORE - Michael of Two Dads UK's Fertility Story: Donor Eggs, Surrogacy and LGBTQ+ Family Building via ART

FromInfertile AF: Infertility and Modern Family Building


ENCORE - Michael of Two Dads UK's Fertility Story: Donor Eggs, Surrogacy and LGBTQ+ Family Building via ART

FromInfertile AF: Infertility and Modern Family Building

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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Happy Pride Month! Ali's guest today is Michael, one of the dads behind Two Dads U.K., whose mission is to raise awareness of same-sex parenting and help other same-sex couples and other single gay people realize that becoming a parent shouldn't just be a dream. Michael talks about coming out; building a family with his husband, Wes; the 3-4 years they researched surrogacy; the birth of their daughter, Talulah; and how they’re working hard to make LGBTQ parenting better, safer and more equal.

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Released:
May 31, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

In this unfiltered podcast about infertility, Brooklyn-based journalist and mom-of-two Ali Prato, who went through secondary infertility and IVF herself, talks to women—and some men—about the messy, frustrating, painful, heartbreaking, absurd and sometimes hilarious journey to have a baby. Or in some cases, to not have a baby. Each episode tells a different story about family building, getting real about miscarriages, egg freezing, sperm and egg donation, IUIs, endometriosis, male factor infertility, adoption, surrogacy, genetic testing, single parenting by choice, LGBTQ+ fertility, living childless not by choice, depression, relationship issues, money issues, jealousy, PTSD, and so much more. Ali covers all of the outcomes in this safe, non-judgement zone: the happy endings, the soul-crushingly sad ones, and the ones still in limbo.