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"I had no idea how disruptive the procedure would be."
"I was getting older and was running out of options. I was 40 and wanted to be a mother."
"The very last thing that occurred to me was that our child, so long-awaited and wished-for, could tip me into an emotional free fall."
"It has been well documented that, compared to men, women suffer disadvantages when seeking medical help. We must trust our instincts in the face of denial."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"I wasn’t myself,” the "Saturday Night Live" alum told InStyle of the extremely tough three-year period.
IVF and other treatments are emotionally and physically taxing. Now a new factor of uncertainty is in the mix.
Plus: Reclaiming the word "lesbian."
For Dese’Rae and Fel, becoming parents came with unexpected complications, including the financial burden of getting pregnant using donated genetic materials, constant questioning of their children’s parentage, and ultimately, a degrading adoption process. Now, they and their two kids hope to inspire the legal changes needed to help all families using donated genetic material.
For Dese’Rae and Fel, becoming parents came with unexpected complications, including the financial burden of getting pregnant using donated genetic materials, constant questioning of their parentage, and ultimately, a degrading adoption process. Now, they and their two kids hope to inspire the legal changes needed to help all families using donated genetic material.
More women are either freezing their eggs or embarking on motherhood alone to keep themselves from pairing up with someone out of panic.