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Growing Generations

Kim Bergman, PhD is a licensed psychologist who has been practicing since 1990, with over three decades of expertise in third-party assisted reproduction. She pioneered a proprietary psychological screening, support, and monitoring process for intended parents, surrogates, and egg donors—one that helps Growing Generations maintain its exceptional standard of care.


Dr. Bergman is an active and long-standing member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), where she has served in numerous leadership roles, including Chair of the LGBTQ Special Interest Group, Chair of the Corporate Member Council, and Chair of the Mental Health Professional Group. She also served as a member of the ASRM Ethics Committee. In addition, she is affiliated with the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles County Psychological Association, Lesbian and Gay Psychotherapy Association, and the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. She also serves on the national Emeritus Board of Family Equality.


Dr. Bergman built her own family through third-party assisted reproduction and lives in California with her wife of over 40 years. Together, they have two adult daughters.


PUBLICATIONS

  • Gay Men Who Become Fathers via Surrogacy: The Transition to Parenthood (Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 2010)

  • Gay Fathers by Surrogacy: Prejudice, Parenting, and Well-being of Female and Male Children (Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2019)

  • Your Future Family: The Essential Guide to Assisted Reproduction (Conari Press, 2019),

  • You Began as a Wish (Independent Press, 2019)

  • Psychological and Medical Perspectives on Fertility Care and Sexual Health (Elsevier, 2021)


MENTIONED IN


People - How a Trailblazer in Surrogacy and Sperm and Egg Donation Helped Thousands Become Parents

Voyage LA - Meet Kim Bergman of Growing Generations in Midtown and Museum Square

Shoutout LA - Meet Kim Bergman, PhD | Psychologist, Author & Family Building Expert


Expert on: Gay and Lesbian Parents, IVF and Insemination, Sperm, Egg or Embryo Donation, Surrogacy

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