OutCare Health and GWK Academy are advancing reproductive medicine by equipping professionals with the clinical knowledge, inclusive language strategies, and systems-level tools needed to care for LGBTQ+ prospective parents with confidence. This certification is designed for organizations that support family-building, including reproductive endocrinologists, nurses, embryology teams, care coordinators and administrative staff, surrogacy agencies and donor matching providers, as well as mental health, legal, and insurance professionals. Participants gain practical guidance on trauma-informed care, transgender and gender diverse fertility pathways, inclusive documentation practices, and modern family structures, all grounded in evidence-based medicine and lived experiences.
LGBTQ+ Affirming Fertility Care Certification
A comprehensive certification for all professionals involved in family-building pathways, co-created by OutCare Health and GWK Academy.
What to Expect
Your organization receives access to a dedicated training portal designed for your team. The certification program combines on-demand education with practical implementation resources that support affirming fertility care holistically across your entire business. After completing the training and passing the certification assessment, your organization unlocks additional visibility, referral opportunities, and tools that help strengthen patient trust and expand your reach within LGBTQ+ family-building communities.
Why This Matters, Especially Now
Family-building for LGBTQ+ people is often deeply medicalized, emotionally complex, and financially burdensome. Many patients enter fertility settings having experienced stigma or denial of care. Research shows that more than one in four LGBTQ+ patients report discrimination in healthcare, with even higher rates among transgender and gender diverse individuals. In fertility care, additional challenges can further complicate the experience, including insurance disparities between medical and social infertility, limited coverage for fertility preservation, gendered clinical language that may trigger dysphoria, and legal or logistical complexity for multi-parent families.
For family-building partners committed to excellence, inclusion is no longer optional, especially during these increasingly challenging times. Instead, it is a clear marker of good business principles and community leadership.
Training Objectives
Building Foundational Knowledge
Gain a foundation in LGBTQ+ clinical concepts by understanding the four pillars of identity: assigned sex at birth, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. Participants will learn how trauma-informed care principles apply in fertility settings and develop confidence navigating terminology and concepts relevant to LGBTQ+ family-building.
Practicing Inclusive Communication
Develop practical communication strategies for working with LGBTQ+ prospective parents. Participants will learn how to use gender-inclusive, medically accurate language in reproductive conversations, confidently ask about names, pronouns, and partners, and replace gendered fertility terminology while maintaining clinical clarity and professionalism.
Understanding Transgender Family-Building
Explore the unique clinical considerations involved in transgender and gender diverse family-building. This includes understanding the implications of estrogen-based and testosterone-based affirming hormones, counseling patients on fertility preservation and restoration options, and navigating pathways such as donor gametes, reciprocal IVF, assisted reproductive technologies, and surrogacy.
Creating Inclusive Clinical Systems
Learn how to strengthen inclusivity across the entire fertility practice, not just in individual patient interactions. Participants will review strategies for auditing intake forms, EMR documentation, and website language, implementing name and pronoun practices across staff, creating feedback loops that build patient trust, and aligning physical and digital environments with affirming care practices.
Why Partner With OutCare Health + GWK Academy
Fertility care is personal, complex, and deeply emotional. As more LGBTQ+ people pursue family-building, clinics and other organizations have an opportunity to ensure their practices, communications, and systems reflect the realities of modern families. Partnering with OutCare Health and GWK Academy equips your team with practical tools to provide affirming, medically accurate, and patient-centered care. OutCare Health is a national leader in affirming care, having trained tens of thousands of providers and organizations across the country, with more than 97% of patients and 98% of providers reporting positive experiences and recommending OutCare’s programs. GWK Academy brings deep expertise in LGBTQ+ family-building education, advocacy, and community connection. Together, we combine clinical guidance, lived experience, and practical implementation support to help family-building professionals create environments where prospective parents feel respected, understood, and supported throughout their journey. Contact us below to learn more.
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