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Queer Conception

The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-to-Be

by Kristin Liam Kali
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“[A] a well-researched, deeply comprehensive (and readable!) guide to building a queer family in a way that works for you.” 
—Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better
This groundbreaking, up-to-date fertility guide from trusted queer and trans midwife Kristin Liam Kali is perfect for every queer family seeking pregnancy. It’s also the first evidence-based, transgender inclusive, and body-positive fertility resource for our community. Here, queer prospective parents will find sound advice about every step of the baby-making process:
·      Creating a timeline
·      Fertile health for every body
·      Preconception tests
·      Identifying ovulation
·      Sperm donors, egg donors, gamete banks, and surrogacy
·      Methods of insemination including IUI, IVF, and reciprocal IVF
·      Miscarriage and infertility
·      Navigating early pregnancy and preparing for infant feeding, including lactation induction for trans women and other nongestational parents
 
This book is for all LGBTQ+ readers interested in creating family through pregnancy: anyone who identifies as queer, lesbians, gay men, bisexual people, trans and nonbinary people, couples, single parents by choice, poly families, and coparents. It’s an antidote to a culture and medical system that all too often centers heterosexual couples experiencing infertility while overlooking our unique needs.
 
Also contains sidebars with guidance for reproductive healthcare professionals.
“This life-changing book is equal parts practical handbook and sensitively written resource. Highly recommended!”
—Toni Weschler, MPH, author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility

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  • Release date

    May 24, 2022

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9781632173997

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781632173997
      • File size: 6869 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      May 1, 2022

      Strides have been made in recent years to recognize the spectrum of families that exist outside the assumed "normal" cis-hetero amalgamation. Based on Kali's decades of experience as a licensed fertility midwife for LGBTQ+ families, this extensive book aims to walk a range of parents (couples; single parents by choice; poly families; coparents) through the process of pregnancy in the most affirming way possible. This book is important not just for the information it presents, but also for the way it avoids the binarism of almost all other pregnancy-related material. Queer conception is a series of purposeful decisions, and Kali offers lots of options and food for thought--for instance, with sections about deciding whether you're ready to begin the parenthood journey and weighing the pros and cons of lactation following birth. There are also long discussions about pregnancy for people in gender-affirming therapy and about the hegemonic biases of medical institutions. Kali's writing radiates with thoroughness, carefulness, and respect and is accompanied by easy-to-follow charts, legal resources, and dedicated information on care providers. VERDICT An important addition to any pregnancy collection because Kali ensures that a broad audience will be validated and benefit from their book's content.--Halie Kearns

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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