FFP 183 | Fertility Awareness for Gender & Sexual Minorities | Fertility Awareness in the LGBTQAI Community | Rose Yewchuk

Rose has been charting her own cycles since 1998 and has been a Fertility Awareness Educator since 1999. She has been a facilitator of the non-profit Fertility Awareness Charting Circle since 2005 and completed a Master’s thesis of original research on Fertility Awareness in 2006. She is a certified Justisse Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner and a faculty member at the pioneering Justisse College. She is a member of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research and the Assoc

Rose has been charting her own cycles since 1998 and has been a Fertility Awareness Educator since 1999. She has been a facilitator of the non-profit Fertility Awareness Charting Circle since 2005 and completed a Master’s thesis of original research on Fertility Awareness in 2006. She is a certified Justisse Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner and a faculty member at the pioneering Justisse College. She is a member of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research and the Association of Fertility Awareness Professionals. Rose has a diverse practice that serves gender and sexual minorities as well as those who are polyamorous or have alternative relationship structures.

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Topics discussed in today's episode:

• Clarifying the appropriate terms and defining LGBTQAI
• The benefits of fertility awareness charting for all women regardless of gender identity or sexuality
• Using your menstrual cycle as a diagnostic tool
• How using fertility awareness can help improve your chances of conception outside of the context of a heterosexual relationship
• What is necessary to conceive for gender & sexual minorities
• What is social infertility?
• How can a couple access sperm? What are the options for sperm donation?
• How can fertility awareness be utilized to optimize the chances of conception for a home insemination with either fresh or frozen sperm?
• What is the difference between fresh and frozen sperm?
• What supplies are needed for a home insemination? What are the steps?
• What is the role of cervical mucus in conception?
• What are the special considerations to be aware of when using frozen sperm for a home insemination?
• How can ovulation predictor kits (OPKs) be useful in timing home insemination?
• What are the barriers to accessing sperm?
• Are gender and sexual minorities more likely to be offered artificial reproductive technology for conception?
• The application of fertility awareness to support trans or non-binary persons with natural conception
• Fertility Awareness charting for trans men and trans women
• The benefits of charting your cycles even when using artificial reproductive technology
• The importance of having an informed consent and support for the options that you chose
• Body literacy and reproductive choice

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Resources mentioned:

• A Guide to Fertility for Sexual and Gender Minorities
• Charting for Gender and Sexual Minorities
• Fertility Awareness 101 FREE Video Series
• Fertility Friday Facebook Group

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