{"id":8533,"date":"2019-01-17T11:39:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T16:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=8533"},"modified":"2026-03-30T20:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:15:38","slug":"family-building-options-for-same-sex-female-couples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/family-building-options-for-same-sex-female-couples\/","title":{"rendered":"Family building options for same sex female couples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fertility Options for Same Sex Female Partners\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0C4ly_MKls0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From donor sperm, to reciprocal IVF, same sex female couples have a lot of choices to make.<br><br>This video features: Dr. Guy Ringler, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.californiafertilitypartners.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Fertility Partners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Subscribe to our YouTube Channel now:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Progyny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Progyny<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From donor sperm, to reciprocal IVF, same sex female couples have a lot of choices to make. 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