Our names are Rowan and Sarah, and we are planning to start our family. IVF and fertility treatments for LGBTQA+ couples is increasingly expensive, especially for couples who could have difficulty conceiving. We are currently looking at $20,000+ in treatment and fees to start our family, not including costs for finding a donor and hospital/doctor fees for having the baby itself. This isn’t something we can afford normally, even with insurance. On top of that, Sarah has PCOS and Rowan has endometriosis - two conditions that make it much, much harder to conceive. Access to fertility methods for both straight and LGBTQA+ couples should not cost as much as they do. Without support, we will not be able to have the family we have been dreaming of. Starting a family is an incredibly expensive ordeal to begin with, but even more so when you don’t have all of the properly working pieces to get started. Normally we wouldn’t be asking for help with something like this. But our natural clocks are ticking and we don’t know how long it will actually take for one of us to conceive. With your help we can finally have a family. All donations go directly towards helping us reach our goal. Our hope is to pay it forward in the future by helping other LGBTQA+ couples start their families as well.