Grace's Story

Jennifer and Michelle write

"For us, it was never a question of 'if' we would have children, just when and how. Being a lesbian couple, we did not venture into parenthood the same way most heterosexual couples do.

"When choosing a doctor, we were looking for an experienced, open-minded group of professionals who welcomed our family into their practice. That was exactly what we found with Alan and Becky Green. Each person we came into contact with -- doctors, nurses, ultrasound technicians, office staff -- was friendly and helpful.

"Their fertility coordinator was an invaluable resource for us. At times, we had daily phone contact with her in order to coordinate our procedures. Although we were aware that there were many other patients in similar situations to ours, she was never too busy to listen to us. Instead, she seemed to ride the emotional roller coaster with us. A calming, knowledgable friend during our 'downs,' who rejoiced with us at our 'ups.'

"We were very fortunate in June of 2000 to conceive our first child on only our second artificial insemination procedure. It took more time to conceive our second child, and after three unsuccessful insemination attempts, Dr. Rebecca Green recommended fertility testing. Dr. Green's aggressive confrontation of our potential fertility



	Jennifer and Michelle write "For us, it was never a question of 'if' we would have children, just when and how. Being a lesbian couple, we did not venture into parenthood the same way most heterosexual couples do. "When choosing a doctor, we were looking for an experienced, open-minded group of professionals who welcomed our family into their practice. That was exactly what we found with Alan and Becky Green. Each person we came into contact with -- doctors, nurses, ultrasound technicians, office staff -- was friendly and helpful. "Their fertility coordinator was an invaluable resource for us. At times, we had daily phone contact with her in order to coordinate our procedures. Although we were aware that there were many other patients in similar situations to ours, she was never too busy to listen to us. Instead, she seemed to ride the emotional roller coaster with us. A calming, knowledgable friend during our 'downs,' who rejoiced with us at our 'ups.' "We were very fortunate in June of 2000 to conceive our first child on only our second artificial insemination procedure. It took more time to conceive our second child, and after three unsuccessful insemination attempts, Dr. Rebecca Green recommended fertility testing. Dr. Green's aggressive confrontation of our potential fertility


			This happy family has since been joined by a second child since this article was written.

			issue made it clear to us that we had made the right decision to come to her and Alan. She was not going to allow us to waste time or money on procedures that would not work. "Just two attempts later, we got the wonderful news that we had been waiting for, and now we look forward to the birth of our second child this fall."