Breaking Barriers, Creating Families: Fertility Clinic Ups Its Commitment to LGBTQIA Reproductive Health

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Serving the LGBTQIA community for more than 35 years, Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area (RSC) offers couples and individuals every chance possible of having children of their own.

San Ramon, Calif. (May 22, 2019) – RSC, a 35-year pioneer of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) fertility treatment critical for many in the LGBTQIA community wanting to have children, is hosting its second year of free educational events for LGBTQIA couples and individuals about their reproductive options. With ever-increasing numbers of LGBTQIA patients, staff certification by the Family Equality Council in LGBTQIA considerations, and the new outreach seminars sensitively titled for “Those with Ovaries” and “Those with Testes,” RSC continues to cater to these prospective parents in need of reproductive assistance.

The “Breaking Barriers, Creating Families” seminar series explores fertility options, legal implications and important steps to consider for those trying to conceive. These seminars offer an opportunity for LGBTQIA individuals and couples to learn about their family building options. With the help of expert panelists including psychologists, sperm and egg bank and surrogacy agency representatives, physicians, lawyers, acupuncturists, advocacy agencies and midwives, RSC strives to be a resource for the community.

“We offer nonjudgmental services to all patients,” says RSC’s Dr. Evan Rosenbluth. “Getting to take care of the LGBTQIA community makes me especially proud. This group has been historically underserved and discriminated against by the medical establishment, especially when it comes to reproductive rights. We actively seek out people in the LGBTQIA community who have the same desires to experience the joys of having a child as anyone else. Frequently this community uses fertility treatments to accomplish that.”

RSC has always embraced the motto, “We don’t define families, we create them.” Often same-sex couples wanting their own families encounter confusion and misunderstanding from others, sometimes even from medical professionals. RSC provides nonjudgmental care, and is dedicated to facilitating greater ease and comfort on everyone’s family journey.

In addition to 35 years of helping the LGBTQIA community expand their families, RSC’s staff is certified by the Family Equality Council as part of the Open Door training program in Beyond Inclusion: LGBTQIA 101 and Trans Fertility considerations. These programs address best practices for serving members of the LGBTQIA community using family building services.

Details for the next “Breaking Barriers, Creating Families” seminars are below. For more information on additional events, visit the RSC website events calendar.

 

Those with Ovaries

Saturday, August 17, 2019

10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT

The San Francisco LGBT Community Center

1800 Market St.

San Francisco, CA 94102

Those with Testes

Saturday, November 9, 2019

10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT

The LGBTQIA Perinatal Wellness Center

3207 Lakeshore Avenue

Oakland, CA 94610

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Reproductive Science Center

Established in 1983, two years after the first successful birth through in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the U.S., Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area was responsible for the nation’s second successful birth of a baby from a frozen embryo. Today RSC is recognized for its pregnancy rates and work with egg donors and egg recipients from Northern California, the U.S., Asia, India and from around the world. RSC is a trusted destination for patients pursuing medical tourism. For more information, please visit www.rscbayarea.com.

Contact info:

888-377-4483