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Everything you need to know about becoming a dad. Whether it's for the first, second or third time. Here you'll find stories, advice and support from other dads.

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Joe and Jason asked their social circle for a surrogate

Why Joe & Jason Asked Their Social Circle For A Surrogate

GoStork partners with GWK

Why I Created GoStork To Help Other Intended Parents

what questions should i ask a fertility doctor?

What Questions Should I Ask When Selecting a Physician & IVF Center?

What is ovarian reserve testing

What is Ovarian Reserve Testing?

Why cant you mix sperm as a gay couple IVF

Why Can't We "Mix Sperm Together" as a Gay Couple?

Affording Adoption: Tips for Queer Men

Webinar: Affording Adoption: Tips for Queer Men | 07/09/21

Finding a fertility doctor and fertility center for international queer parents

How to Find a Fertility Doctor & Clinic as an International Patient

How do fertility centers work with gestational carriers and their agencies?

How Do Fertility Centers Work With Gestational Carriers?

How do fertility centers and egg donor agencies work together

How Do Fertility Centers Work With Egg Donor Agencies?

Surrogacy for gay international couples

Webinar: Pursuing Surrogacy in the United States for International...

How to afford surrogacy

Webinar: Tips to Offset Your Surrogacy Cost | 06/24/21

What is an experienced egg donor?

What Does It Mean to be a Proven Egg Donor?

Boy or Girl? How to Choose the sex of your baby

Can I Choose the Sex of my Baby During IVF?

Building Your Surrogacy Team

Webinar: Building Your Surrogacy Team 06/16/21

An overview of adoption for gay men

Webinar: An Overview of Adoption for Queer Men 06/11/21

Intro to Surrogacy for Gay, Bi & Trans Men

Webinar: An Overview of Surrogacy & IVF for Queer Men 06/10/21

What to consider when choosing an IVF lab

Why Does Physician and Lab Experience Matter During IVF?

Choosing a Path to Fatherhood for Gay Men

Webinar: Choosing a Path to Fatherhood 06/03/21

Resources Training and Support for Queer Foster Parents

Webinar: Resources, Training & Support for Foster Parents 05/19/21

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Webinar: A Foster Care Journey: Jason & Eric 05/26/21

Top 5 Reasons Why YOU Need a Surrogacy Lawyer

5 Reasons You Need A Surrogacy Lawyer

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How Gay Men Can Lay the Bedrock for Comprehensive Financial Planning

Fostering Older Youth Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Webinar: Fostering Older Youth: Overview for Queer Men 05/12/21

Becoming a foster dad as a gay man webinar

Webinar: Become a Foster Dad: Overview for Queer Men

Can foster parents have continued contact after the foster child returns home

Do Foster Parents Stay In Touch After A Child Returns Home?

What Type of Contact Will I Have With The Birth Parents of a Foster Child

What Type of Contact Will I Have With The Parents of a Foster Child?

How Do I Become A Foster Parent and What Training is Required to become a foster parent

How Do I Become a Foster Parent & What Training is Required?

Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma

How Can I Prepare to Parent a Child With A Trauma History?

What Is The Average Amount of Time Children Stay In Foster Care

How Long Do Children Stay In Foster Care?

How Can You Prepare to Foster Parent A Child of A Different Race

What Is The Racial & Ethnic Makeup of Kids In Foster Care?

What to Know Before Becoming a Foster Parent

Is Foster Parenting Right For Me?

Why Do Children Enter Foster Care

Why Do Children Enter Foster Care & How Old Are They?

What Questions Should You Ask A Gestational Carrier?

What Questions Should You Ask Your Future Surrogate?

What to consider when choosing a surrogate

What Qualities Should I Look For In A Surrogate?

Who Is Your Main Point of Contact During a Surrogacy Journey?

Jay Cook-Wong of Same Love Surrogacy Explains What Causes A Surrogate Rematch

What Causes A Surrogate Rematch & What Does It Entail?

Jamie and Thomas Surrogacy Journey Webinar

Webinar: Jamie & Thomas' Surrogacy Journey

How to become a dad as a single gay man

Webinar: Becoming a Dad as a Single Queer Man 3/24/21

Matching with a birth parent during adoption

Webinar: Matching With a Birth Parent 11/18/21

What Are The Success Rates For Gay Men Pursuing Surrogacy?

What Are The Success Rates For Gay Men Pursuing Surrogacy?

How Do I Interpret My PGT Results

How Do I Interpret My PGT Results?

How do fertility clinics and surrogacy agencies work together?

How Do Fertility Clinics and Surrogacy Agencies Work Together?

International Adoption Options for Gay Men

Webinar: International Adoption for Queer Men 3/17/21

How Can I Find Other Foster Families

How Can I Find Other Foster Families?

what to know about fostering a child with special needs

What to Know About Parenting a Child with Special Needs?

Why are family homes preferable to group homes for foster children?

Why Are Family Homes Preferable to Group Homes for Kids?

What are Common Myths About Foster Care?

What Are Common Myths About Foster Care?

Ask the Expert, Why should I consider fostering an older child.

Why Should I Consider Fostering an Older Child?

Broadway Husbands Have Their Embryo Transferred to Their Gestational Carrier

'Broadway Husbands' Transfer Their First Embryo — After Three Years...

How to Pursue Surrogacy in the United States while living in a Nordic Country

Pursuing Surrogacy in the U.S for Queer Dads In Nordic Countries

Surrogacy for Queer Men in the United Kingdom

Webinar: Surrogacy For Men In the United Kingdom 1/20/21

Broadway Husbands Surrogacy Journey Gestational Carrier Screening

'Broadway Husbands' and an IVF Dress Rehearsal

Choosing a Path to Fatherhood

Webinar: Choosing a Path to Fatherhood

What is Respite Care for Foster Parents

What is Respite Care?

What Happens When You Grow Too Old For Foster Care

What Happens When Youth "Age Out" of Foster Care?

Surrogacy for Queer Men in Australia & New Zealand

Webinar: Surrogacy For Men In Australia & New Zealand

Heath and Carlos Surrogacy Journey

Webinar: A Surrogacy Journey: Heath & Carlos

Everything You Need To Know About Open Adoption

Webinar: Everything You Need To Know About Open Adoption

Finding An Egg Donor And Surrogate For Gay Men

Webinar: Finding an Egg Donor & Surrogate: Tips for Queer Men

Building Your Surrogacy Team

Webinar: Building Your Surrogacy Team

What Is A Semen Analysis

What Is A Semen Analysis?

What Is An IVF Lab

What Is An IVF Lab?

How Are Surrogates Screened

How Are Surrogates Screened?

What Are The Stages Of Egg Donor Screening

What Are The Stages of Egg Donor Screening?

Why Become An Egg Donor

Why Become An Egg Donor?

What Is Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing PGT

What Is Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing?

What Happens After Egg Retrieval Process

What Happens After Egg Retrieval?

What Happens After Matching With An Egg Donor

What Happens After Matching With An Egg Donor?

What Does IVF Entail Surrogacy For Gay Men

What Does IVF Entail?

What Is Involved In a Semen Analysis During IVF

What's Involved With A Semen Analysis?

Egg Donor Requirements

What Are The Requirements To Become An Egg Donor?

Ovarian Stimulation Egg Retrieval

What Is Ovarian Stimulation & Egg Retrieval?

Is IVF Safe

Is IVF Safe?

Is Egg Retrieval Harmful

Is Egg Retrieval Harmful?

How to Choose an Egg Donor

How to Choose an Egg Donor?

How To Find An Egg Donor

How Do I Find An Egg Donor?

Does Egg Donor and Surrogate Location Matter

Does Egg Donor & Surrogate Location Matter?

Can Single Men Do Surrogacy

Can Single Men Do Surrogacy?

Financial Planning For Affording Surrogacy

How Do I Financially Plan To Afford Surrogacy?

Obstetrical Care For Gestational Carrier Surrogate

What Is Obstetrical Care For A Gestational Carrier?

When Does a surrogate transfer to her OBGYN

When Does a Surrogate Transfer to Her OBGYN?

What Happens After Receiving Eggs From An Egg Donor

What Happens Once You Receive Eggs From Your Egg Donor?

What If Both Partners Want To Be Biological Fathers

What If My Partner & I Both Want To Be Biological Dads?

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How to Choose an IVF Lab?

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What's the Legal Process Like When Using an Egg Donor?

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Top Considerations When Choosing an Egg Donor

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What Happens After You Choose Your Egg Donor?

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How Long Does IVF Take?

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Should I Stay In Contact With A Surrogate Post Birth?

Starting Your Surrogacy Journey

How Do I Start My Surrogacy Journey?

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Where Should I Source My Egg Donor From?

What Is a Reproductive Attorney for Gay Men

What Is A Reproductive Attorney?

Using A Known Egg Donor Surrogacy

Should I Use A Known Egg Donor?

What Does A Surrogacy Agency Do

What Does a Surrogacy Agency Do?

What Is Embryo Cryopreservation

What Is Embryo Cryopreservation?

What If My Sperm Count Is Low

What If My Sperm Count Is Low?

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Why Do Women Decide To Become Surrogates?

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What Is Included In A Surrogacy Agency's Fees?

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States to Avoid When Pursuing Surrogacy In the United States

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What Should I Know About a Surrogate's Prior Pregnancies?

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What Is The Surrogacy Process for International Parents In The U.S?

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Should I Stay In Contact With My Egg Donor Post Birth?

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What Is Involved With IVF?

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How To Choose Whose Sperm To Use During IVF?

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How Does IVF Work If I'm HIV Positive?

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Can You Do IVF While HIV Positive With An Undetectable Viral Load?

How Does The Embryo Develop In The IVF Lab

How Does The Embryo Develop In The IVF Lab?

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What If I Use Two Sperm Sources?

Choosing a Path to Fatherhood Gay Men

Webinar: Choosing a Path to Fatherhood

How Are Egg Donors Screened

How Are Egg Donors Screened?

Webinar: The Cost of Surrogacy and IVF

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'Broadway Husbands' Are Back! And Restarting Their Surrogacy Journey

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'Broadway Husbands' Talk Lawyers and Surrogacy

Webinar: Finding an Egg donor and Surrogate for Queer Men

Webinar: What is the 'Home Study' and How Can I Prepare?

Webinar: Navigating Surrogacy For Single Queer Men

Webinar: How Do I Find an LGBTQ-Affirming Adoption Professional

Webinar: Choosing Your Path to Fatherhood

Webinar: Affording Adoption Tips for Queer Men

Webinar: Overview Of Adoption Process For Queer Men

Webinar: How Do I Choose a Surrogacy Agency and IVF Clinic?

Introductory Webinar: Overview of Surrogacy for Queer Men

Webinar: The Cost of Surrogacy and IVF

Top Three Benefits of 'Intentional Co-Parenting' for Gay Men & Couples

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Chapter 1: Is Adoption Right for Me?

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Chapter 2: Overview of the Adoption Process

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Chapter 3: Paths to Adoption

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Chapter 4: Finding LGBTQ+ Affirming Adoption Professionals

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Chapter 5: The Home Study

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Chapter 6: Matching with Birth Families

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Chapter 7: Open Adoption

Chapter 8: How Much Does Adoption Cost?

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Chapter 9: Legal Considerations for LGBTQ Adoptive Parents

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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Surrogacy & In Vitro Fertilization

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Chapter 2: Building Your Surrogacy and IVF Team

Chapter 3: Choosing Your Surrogacy Agency

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Chapter 4: Choosing Your Fertility Clinic

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Chapter 5: Overview of the IVF Process

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Chapter 6: Choosing & Screening Your Egg Donor

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Chapter 7: Intended Parent Screening

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Chapter 8: The Process for Screening & Matching Surrogates

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Chapter 9: How Much Does Surrogacy Cost?

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Top 5 Questions About Covid-19's Impact On Surrogacy

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Curious About Covid 19's Impact on Foster Care and Adoption?

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Interested in Foster Care? These Amazing Dads Have Some Advice

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New Report Details the 'Price of Parenthood' for LGBTQ People

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Your Surrogacy Questions —Answered by a Dad Via Surrogacy

Your Foster Adopt Questions Answered by a Foster Adopt Dad

Gay Surrogacy in the U.S. for International Dads

How Northwest Surrogacy Center Became a Top Choice for Gay Parents

5 Things to Keep in Mind When Preparing for Your Home Study

It's Not Just Adoption & Surrogacy: Here Are Other Ways Gay Men...

11 Steps Gay Men Should Take Before Co-Parenting With a Female Friend

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5 Questions for Gay Dads Considering Twins in Their Surrogacy Journey

Surrogacy Glossary: Terms Every Gay Dad Needs to Know

The Most Important Woman a Gay Man Will Ever Date

"Daddy, Which Belly Did I Come From?"

What Professionals Will I Work With on a Surrogacy Journey?

'Broadway Husbands' Meet Potential Surrogate for First Time

5 Ways to Know Your Adoption Agency Is LGBTQ-Friendly

Adopting an Older Child Through Foster Care Was the Best Path for...

4 Emotional Videos of Gay Dads Meeting Their Children for the First...

Get the Book: The Essential Guide to Assisted Reproduction

Gay Dads Ask: Can We Make Surrogacy Cheaper?

In the U.K.? Join These Dads at Events Supporting LGBTQ Parents!

How Long Does a Surrogacy Journey Take?

Fatherhood Came Without Warning for These Two Young Gay Dads

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Learn How These Dads Used Social Media to Find Their Surrogate

Why Should Gay Men Work with a Surrogacy Agency?

Broadway Husbands Talk Eggs, Embryos and Exciting News

Happy New Dads on Their Path to Parenthood

Understanding the Legal Process of Surrogacy for Gay Men

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Surrogacy 101 for Gay Men: Learn the Basics With Dr. Ringler

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Gay Surrogacy in the Suburbs

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