EPISODE · May 15, 2025 · 12 MIN
61) THE FERTILITY DOCTOR WHO HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF LGBTQ+ FAMILIES AND IS STILL NOT DONE BREAKING BARRIERS
from IVF DADDIES · host Richard Westoby & Julio Gaggia
Most fertility doctors treat LGBTQ+ families as a subset of their practice. Dr. Said Daneshmand built his practice around them.This is the inside conversation from one of the most respected fertility centers in the United States, recorded with full access to the questions you have been sending IVF Daddies for years and never getting answered clearly enough.Dr. Daneshmand has spent his career at the intersection of reproductive medicine, community support, and the kind of access and affordability work that most fertility specialists leave to someone else. This episode is the result of that career distilled into twelve minutes.What this episode covers:What the actual pathway looks like for gay male couples navigating IVF and surrogacy from first consultation to baby and why the version most clinics describe leaves out the parts that determine whether you succeed.What reciprocal IVF means for lesbian couples, why it is one of the most medically elegant and emotionally significant options in reproductive medicine, and why more couples are not offered it as a primary pathway.Why egg donation for gay male couples involves decisions that most intended parents are not prepared for at the point they are asked to make them and what preparation actually looks like.Why access and affordability in fertility care for LGBTQ+ families is not just an equity issue. It is a clinical outcomes issue. Families who are financially stressed make different decisions at critical moments.What barriers still exist in 2025 for LGBTQ+ families inside fertility medicine that should not still exist and what Dr. Daneshmand is doing about them.Why community support is not a soft add-on to fertility treatment. It is a measurable factor in who completes their journey and who drops out.What has changed in fertility services for LGBTQ+ families over the last decade and what the next decade needs to deliver.Their success is the purpose.Everything else is just medicine.CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction to Surrogacy and IVF Journey02:49 Supporting LGBTQIA+ Families in Fertility06:10 Options for Gay Male Couples09:02 Family Building for Gay Female Couples11:53 Access and Affordability in Fertility CareCONNECT WITH DR. SAID DANESHMANDPodcast: FertiliTEA with Dr. D on SpotifyIN COLLABORATION WITHIvy Fertility: https://www.ivyfertility.comListening in a browser? Open this in the Spotify app and hit follow. That is the only way Spotify tells you when new episodes land. No clinic deals. No referral fees. No false hope. IVF Daddies is the independent reference system for IVF, surrogacy and egg donation.
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Most fertility doctors treat LGBTQ+ families as a subset of their practice. Dr. Said Daneshmand built his practice around them.This is the inside conversation from one of the most respected fertility centers in the United States, recorded with full access to the questions you have been sending IVF Daddies for years and never getting answered clearly enough.Dr. Daneshmand has spent his career at the intersection of reproductive medicine, community support, and the kind of access and affordability work that most fertility specialists leave to someone else. This episode is the result of that career distilled into twelve minutes.What this episode covers:What the actual pathway looks like for gay male couples navigating IVF and surrogacy from first consultation to baby and why the version most clinics describe leaves out the parts that determine whether you succeed.What reciprocal IVF means for lesbian couples, why it is one of the most medically elegant and emotionally significant options in reproductive medicine, and why more couples are not offered it as a primary pathway.Why egg donation for gay male couples involves decisions that most intended parents are not prepared for at the point they are asked to make them and what preparation actually looks like.Why access and affordability in fertility care for LGBTQ+ families is not just an equity issue. It is a clinical outcomes issue. Families who are financially stressed make different decisions at critical moments.What barriers still exist in 2025 for LGBTQ+ families inside fertility medicine that should not still exist and what Dr. Daneshmand is doing about them.Why community support is not a soft add-on to fertility treatment. It is a measurable factor in who completes their journey and who drops out.What has changed in fertility services for LGBTQ+ families over the last decade and what the next decade needs to deliver.Their success is the purpose.Everything else is just medicine.CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction to Surrogacy and IVF Journey02:49 Supporting LGBTQIA+ Families in Fertility06:10 Options for Gay Male Couples09:02 Family Building for Gay Female Couples11:53 Access and Affordability in Fertility CareCONNECT WITH DR. SAID DANESHMANDPodcast: FertiliTEA with Dr. D on SpotifyIN COLLABORATION WITHIvy Fertility: https://www.ivyfertility.comListening in a browser? Open this in the Spotify app and hit follow. That is the only way Spotify tells you when new episodes land. No clinic deals. No referral fees. No false hope. IVF Daddies is the independent reference system for IVF, surrogacy and egg donation.
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61) THE FERTILITY DOCTOR WHO HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF LGBTQ+ FAMILIES AND IS STILL NOT DONE BREAKING BARRIERS
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