Fertility and Preconception Care
I offer holistic preconception care for families and single parents who are interested in pursuing conception through non-traditional means. I serve a diverse range of family configurations including lesbian, bisexual, queer,transgender, heterosexual and single parent families. I support the efforts of all types of families in conceiving through holistic, non-invasive means when possible. Fertility services may include any of the following:
Sperm Washing & Fresh IUIs
Please contact me for an Initial Complimentary Consultation
Katarra Shaw, Licensed Midwife
(530) 774.4430
I offer holistic preconception care for families and single parents who are interested in pursuing conception through non-traditional means. I serve a diverse range of family configurations including lesbian, bisexual, queer,transgender, heterosexual and single parent families. I support the efforts of all types of families in conceiving through holistic, non-invasive means when possible. Fertility services may include any of the following:
- Counseling on how to increase and maximize fertility
- Guidance in fertility awareness and ovulation charting
- Counseling on sperm donor options and acquisition
- In-home or office intrauterine insemination/Sperm Washing & Fresh IUI
- Support through the process of insemination and conception
- On-call Services: I will be on-call for you around your anticipated ovulation date including during the night and holidays.
- Midwifery services can continue after conception for those that wish to have midwifery care and/or a home birth.
- This is a safe, gentle procedure that can happen at any time of day or night in the comfort of your home. It is similar to a Pap smear, and a thin, plastic catheter is placed through the cervix, passing into the uterus (‘intrauterine’), in order to perform the insemination. This event is yours: it can be romantic, fun, spiritual, private, quiet, celebratory… dream up what you would like it to be!
Sperm Washing & Fresh IUIs
- ‘Sperm washing’ refers to spinning a fresh/raw sperm sample in a centrifuge to remove the seminal fluid and create a sample of an appropriate volume for Intrauterine Insemination. (An average sperm sample’s volume is too great to be placed directly in the uterus, and the seminal fluid contains prostaglandins that would cause intense cramping were they introduced into the uterus.)
- ‘Fresh IUIs’ are for clients working directly with known-donors at home, who seek to optimize their chances of conception via IUI. (IUIs are about twice as effective as vaginal inseminations.) Fresh sperm can be more effective than frozen sperm.
Please contact me for an Initial Complimentary Consultation
Katarra Shaw, Licensed Midwife
(530) 774.4430