LGBTQ Patients

Dr Tash welcomes everyone to her clinic including the LGBTQ community.

She understands that traditional gynaecology and reproductive clinics can be tricky spaces for LGBTQ people to feel included.

LGBTQ patients are welcome and supported for their individual needs including:

• building a family via surrogacy
• egg or sperm donation
• IVF
• fertility preservation

Affirming Care

Dr Tash prides herself on affirming care. She works with every person as an individual and tailors her services to meet their needs, including supporting LGBTQ families. Dr Tash welcomes people of diverse genders and sexualities into her service.

Dr Tash has reviewed her intake forms to better meet your needs, as an individual and as a gender or sexuality diverse person.

Dr Tash is working with ACON’s Pride in Health + Wellbeing program to update her practice, to undertake staff training and review processes. This is an ongoing journey of improvement but she is keen to work with the community to best meet your needs.

If you have any comments feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to let us know.

Donor Eggs and Sperm

Through City Fertility, donor eggs and sperm are available. Dr Tash will guide you with the process. People may also have known egg and sperm donors.

Surrogacy

Surrogacy is a complex process whereby a woman agrees to bear a child for another person or persons, who will become the child’s parent after birth.

Fertility Preservation

For people undergoing gender affirmation with the assistance of hormones, surgery or other medical interventions, some of these treatments can have an impact on their fertility. While some of these effects can be short term others can be permanent.

If you plan to affirm your gender medically and wish to preserve your fertility to have a family in the future there are options available including Egg and Sperm Preservation. Feel free to discuss the best option with Dr Tash before commencing your medical affirmation.

Privacy and Disclosure

Privacy and disclosure are vitally important. Our privacy/consent form can be found here.

We are currently making our practice more LGBTQ inclusive and have the assistance of ACON’s Pride in Health + Wellbeing Program to assist us in this journey.

Should you have any specific language you’d like us to use for you, your family or your body please let us know.

Feedback

Should you have any specific questions about our LGBTQ inclusion please contact us at info@drandreadis.com.au.

LGBTQ Community Groups

Rainbow Families provides many LGBTQ parents and prospective parents to support one another. Through their online Facebook community, website and newsletter you can see support advice and recommendation from the LGBTQ community in NSW. To learn more about Rainbow Families, please visit their website at: www.rainbowfamilies.com.au.

If you know of any other community support groups for LGBTQ people you wish to share please click here to share with us.