Aired (October 8, 2024): Ipinaliwanag ni Jesi Corcuera ang buong proseso ng kanyang pagdadalang tao sa pamamagitan ng IVF at artificial insemination.
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00:00And then, in 2018, if my memory serves me right, you and Kamz got back together.
00:11Yes.
00:12Because this had a big effect on your decision, right?
00:14Yes.
00:15You got back together. First love.
00:16Actually, before we got together again, I planned to have a baby first.
00:24Oh, that was the first?
00:26Yes. When Kamil came in, I stopped taking hormones.
00:32I was already planning to go to the hospital.
00:35But at that time, my plan was IVF.
00:41But here in the Philippines, our case is not yet allowed.
00:46In vitro fertilization?
00:48Yes, in the LGBT community.
00:50So it was not pushed through.
00:52So when Kamil came in, it was like a sign because he already had kids at that time.
00:58So it was like...
00:59Reinforced?
01:00Yes, it was like that. Maybe not yet.
01:02Okay. And you said in your narrative that IVF is a bit expensive.
01:07Yes.
01:08Yes, it's expensive. That's why you still couldn't afford the budget at that time.
01:13But even before Kamil came back, you already had a plan.
01:17So that's what happened. And then in 2022, I think you stopped taking hormones, testosterone.
01:24Because that's the question I'll ask first.
01:26Is it safe for a child after taking hormonal injections?
01:31Actually, when I tried to have a baby again,
01:35I researched all of that.
01:38Even my endocrinologist, the one who guides me in HRT, hormone replacement therapy,
01:46I relied on all of that from my doctor.
01:48How I plan to have a baby, how the baby will be safe when it's about to be born.
01:53Ideally, it only takes six months for the normal menstruation to return.
01:59But I did it for one year to be more certain.
02:04But it almost reached almost one and a half.
02:08Okay.
02:09Because there were a lot of ups and downs before starting again.
02:15Medically? Physically? Emotionally?
02:18Almost everything.
02:19All of that.
02:20That's why it took almost three years to make a baby.
02:24Because in terms of decision-making, it was very difficult for me.
02:28Right.
02:29Because I had a lot to consider.
02:31For example? Aside from the health angle?
02:34Yes.
02:35Of course, because I was planning to have a baby,
02:38even if I don't have a baby yet, it's the first thing I think about.
02:42Is it safe?
02:44Because I've been on hormones for a long time, since 2012.
02:47Okay, so that's one.
02:48For 11 years.
02:49I was thinking that maybe it won't work.
02:53Then, of course, people's reactions, especially those who know me as a trans,
03:00how they will understand.
03:03For my family,
03:06it's been a long time since I got pregnant.
03:08But your mom has always been supportive, right?
03:10Yes.
03:11She really wanted to do it before, but I was just letting her do it.
03:15But deep inside, I really wanted to do it.
03:18But I was thinking, how am I going to do it?
03:21Because I was thinking that I can't do it in a natural way,
03:26or I can't use a budget because I can't afford it.
03:31From IVF, you went to artificial insemination.
03:37That's what worked.
03:39But when you did that, did you pray for a month?
03:44What are the chances that you will get pregnant?
03:47I still considered IVF because a lot of people say that there is one here in the Philippines,
03:54under the table.
03:56But it's not un-targeted.
04:04Because you only have one shot.
04:07Because it's expensive.
04:09So if you run out of savings, what will you do if you get pregnant?
04:12There are limitations.
04:13Yes.
04:14That's when I learned about AI, artificial insemination.
04:18It became my last option.
04:20AI is like a donor.
04:28It's not like IVF where you have the option of surrogacy.
04:31But what are the chances?
04:32Because you could have gone for surrogacy.
04:34My first plan was for my partner to carry the baby.
04:38Because by that time, I didn't consider myself pregnant.
04:42I couldn't see myself pregnant.
04:47But because I'm getting older, there's a pressure.
04:52Because there's an expiration date for women compared to men.
05:00So that's my last option.
05:03I'll leave it to Batman.
05:17I'll leave it to Batman.