Psychosocial Interview

[kekaellypula]

Did anyone else have to do a psychosocial interview going through your RE office? We are in the state of NY and our office requires it. The RE said it was just to see how we are and would respond concerning questions from the potential offspring about the use of fertility, it is mandatory for anyone using or giving donations. Neither of us is worried about it. I'm just curious what types of questions will be asked. Does the therapist just ramble on for 5 minutes and then ask us scenario based questions to see what our responses may be? This is the last step before we find out what the treatment plan is.

Thank you! 

[wittyandwaiting]

We did, i'm not sure if it's a law here but our RE suggested it so we went. He basically just asked us about our feelings, gave us a couple situations to consider, asked us if we had any concerns, gave us a book and let us know that he was there if we had any feelings later on. It didn't feel like it was some sort of exam, I felt more like we were being provided with resources and a safe space to have a conversation and ask questions.

ETA: I'm not 100% sure if it would have technically been considered a psychosocial interview but it was conducted by a psychoanalyst/psychiatrist with a background in fertility.

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

Yes we saw a social worker in ny. They asked us questions about how we felt about donor use and how our families were with us and basic background info-- it was basically a q&a session
We r in ny too

[RM80]

We did it too- it was required by our RE. She was really nice, just asked questions about using donor sperm, prompted thought about words to describe things to our kids, asked about family. It was more conversational and easy. She gave us resources fur LGBT parents, some books to look up etc.

[officerofthelaw]

We had to do one here in Texas. At first we felt like it was just for the extra $500.00 but it wasn't as bad as we thought.  They asked us questions like what are we going to explain to our kids about no father and what will they call us and different things like that.   They are really just making sure that you are serious about this process and in it together.
  Good luck, you guys will do great!

Apr 18, 2015 7:40:40 GMT -5 kekaellypula said:

Did anyone else have to do a psychosocial interview going through your RE office? We are in the state of NY and our office requires it. The RE said it was just to see how we are and would respond concerning questions from the potential offspring about the use of fertility, it is mandatory for anyone using or giving donations. Neither of us is worried about it. I'm just curious what types of questions will be asked. Does the therapist just ramble on for 5 minutes and then ask us scenario based questions to see what our responses may be? This is the last step before we find out what the treatment plan is.

Thank you! 

[megd893]

With PP, we were required to speak with a therapist before treatment could begin. I was told that it had to do with using donor material - anyone using donor sperm or eggs had to sit and chat about the potential questions/challenges that could arise.
I didn't take offense - I think there are a lot of couples that should have to do these interviews before their bodies LET them get pregnant. They were just making sure K and I were on the same page and had had the difficult discussions. You'll be okay

[kekaellypula]

Update: The interview went great. The therapist said no red flags, of course! Tomorrow is the all important meeting with the RE to discuss treatment plan. So around 9am we will know what is going to happen next.

[cetcar]

Glad it went well!! Here in California, at least at our RE we didn't have anything of the sort. Our Doctor did have an intro session way back at the start with us though and has been doing LGBT family building for something like 15 years, so he did just off the cuff give us some advice/things to think about. Mostly legal, though.

Then the coordinator we had at first (very blond, very excited) took us to talk more about options and showed us the laundry list of LGBT scenarios. She (excitedly) at first tried to sell us a 'number 6' - which as she put it was, "you both have eggs retrieved, and then we put two back into one of you. You'd be hoping for twins!!!"

....California, indeed.