Expectations for family building, assisted reproduction, and adoption among lesbians in the National Survey of Family Growth, 2017-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterize the family-building goals and experiences of lesbians compared with those of heterosexual females in the United States.

Design

Secondary analysis of nationally representative, cross-sectional survey data.

Setting

National Survey of Family Growth 2017-2019.

Patients

159 reproductive-age lesbian respondents and 5,127 reproductive-age heterosexual respondents.

Interventions

We characterized family-building goals and the use of assisted reproduction and adoption among lesbians using nationally representative female respondent data from the 2017-2019 National Survey of Family Growth. We performed bivariate analyses examining variations in these outcomes between lesbian and heterosexual individuals.

Main outcome measures

Wanted

SUBMITTER: Violette CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10310959 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature