In the spring of 2021, Knivstaborna and the couple Lisa Björck and Sanna Teske decided that they would have children together through assisted reproduction.
Lisa Björck was already a mother.
The couple dived into information on social media to get an overview of the process.
"We saw horror examples of couples queuing for a very long time and paying large sums of money. It was also in the pandemic when the queues were even longer, says Sanna.
The couple turned to public healthcare and Region Uppsala – but the waiting time was too long, says Sanna.
"Lisa was 38 years old and had two years before it was too late to have children in public healthcare. So we decided to go to a private clinic in Uppsala instead," says Sanna.
The process went quickly. Lisa underwent an assisted reproduction with the help of donated sperm.
Almost a year later, Selma was born.
The couple says they were interested in carrying out an embryo or double donation. But it was too costly and required medical reasons to carry out the treatments.
"We thought it would be nice if we took an egg from me that Lisa carried. But when we looked at it, it was very expensive and the rules were unclear. In the end, the most important thing was to have children and not the form of treatment, says Lisa.
The region offers more donations
Lisa and Sanna carried out the assisted reproduction without encountering obstacles. But they have heard other stories on social media, says Sanna.
"It's incredibly tough, regardless of sexual orientation or who you live with, with involuntary childlessness. It can take a very long time. There are many in rainbow groups on Facebook who testify to this and complicated regulations.
How do you view Region Uppsala's decision to offer more embryo and double donations?
"It's positive that more people may not have to go abroad. Many people write about double donations and that they want to implement it, says Sanna.