Ethicists Debate New York State's Decision To Pay Egg Donors Who Aid Stem Cell Research
Per Medicalnewstoday.com
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Share Your Story about Infertility and Inspire Others!
Calling ALL ASPIRING FILMMAKERS:
Fertility LifeLines™ and RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association Present The In The Know Short Film Competition
Anyone who has struggled with infertility knows the emotional and physical burden of trying to conceive. Despite the fact that 1 in 8 couples experience infertility, many people feel isolated and alone in their journey. The In The Know Short Film Competition encourages those 7.3 million Americans affected by infertility to share their stories and provide hope and encouragement to others.
Those who have been touched by infertility can participate in the competition by submitting a creative, inspirational short film about their path to parenthood (or the journey of someone close to them). The film must be under 10 minutes in length. The deadline to submit entries is August 1, 2009. Submitted films will be reviewed by a panel of judges, and competition finalists will have their films screened at a festival in New York City this fall where a winner and runners-up will be chosen and awarded prizes. The winner will receive $1,000 and two runners-up will each be given $500. Click here for complete contest guidelines.
Now is your chance to make a difference by sharing hope and inspiration with your story! Click here to submit your entry and continue to visit www.FertilityLifeLinesfilms.com for important details about the film festival and to view clips from the finalists. If you have questions about the contest or how to submit a video please contact Colleen Minden at colleen.minden@emdserono.com or #781-681-2192.
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EMD Serono Announces Donation of Up to $1.5 Million in Free Medication to Help Support the 7.3 Million Americans Who Experience Infertility.
In honor of the 20th annual National Infertility Awareness Week®, EMD Serono is proud to announce it is donating up to $1.5 million in free medication for woman and couples struggling to conceive. The company will offer a complimentary cycle of Gonal-f® RFF Pens (follitropin alfa injection) to patients at over 400 fertility centers across the country. These centers will each provide one patient a cycle of four 900 IU Gonal-f® RFF Pens at no cost.
Fertility LifeLines™ and RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association Present The In The Know Short Film Competition
Anyone who has struggled with infertility knows the emotional and physical burden of trying to conceive. Despite the fact that 1 in 8 couples experience infertility, many people feel isolated and alone in their journey. The In The Know Short Film Competition encourages those 7.3 million Americans affected by infertility to share their stories and provide hope and encouragement to others.
Those who have been touched by infertility can participate in the competition by submitting a creative, inspirational short film about their path to parenthood (or the journey of someone close to them). The film must be under 10 minutes in length. The deadline to submit entries is August 1, 2009. Submitted films will be reviewed by a panel of judges, and competition finalists will have their films screened at a festival in New York City this fall where a winner and runners-up will be chosen and awarded prizes. The winner will receive $1,000 and two runners-up will each be given $500. Click here for complete contest guidelines.
Now is your chance to make a difference by sharing hope and inspiration with your story! Click here to submit your entry and continue to visit www.FertilityLifeLinesfilms.com for important details about the film festival and to view clips from the finalists. If you have questions about the contest or how to submit a video please contact Colleen Minden at colleen.minden@emdserono.com or #781-681-2192.
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EMD Serono Announces Donation of Up to $1.5 Million in Free Medication to Help Support the 7.3 Million Americans Who Experience Infertility.
In honor of the 20th annual National Infertility Awareness Week®, EMD Serono is proud to announce it is donating up to $1.5 million in free medication for woman and couples struggling to conceive. The company will offer a complimentary cycle of Gonal-f® RFF Pens (follitropin alfa injection) to patients at over 400 fertility centers across the country. These centers will each provide one patient a cycle of four 900 IU Gonal-f® RFF Pens at no cost.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Take Action! Georgia Bill Threatens Infertility Treatment
The AFA and Resolve are working together to defeat Georgia Senate Bill 169.
Please read and take action now.
http://www.resolve.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ta_stleg_home
Thank you!
Ken Mosesian
Executive Director
The American Fertility Association
Please read and take action now.
http://www.resolve.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ta_stleg_home
Thank you!
Ken Mosesian
Executive Director
The American Fertility Association
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Heartfelt Egg Donation Donors Interviewed by KRNV Channel 4 News
Recently two of Heartfelt Egg Donation's Egg Donors agreed to speak with KRNV Channel 4 News about their experiences as Egg Donors. What they have done is remarkable. They have helped others build their family through the process of Egg Donation. The journey has been rewarding for them and those they have helped. I'm proud of Sarah and Gayle and all the other truly extraordinary Egg Donors in the Heartfelt Egg Donation program.
Also interviewed and mentioned by Channel 4 News was Dr. Whitten with the Nevada Center for Reproductive Medicine. All of our Reno based donors have their monitoring and local testing completed with Nevada Center for Reproductive Medicine if they are matched with prospective parents out of the Reno area.
Heartfelt Egg Donation was interviewed and provided facts for this story although we were not mentioned by name. We were referred to as a local clinic. Heartfelt Egg Donation is an agency and works with clinics to coordinate the Egg Donation matching and treatment cycle for Egg Donors and Prospective Parents. We currently have 100 Egg Donors available for matching.
Click on this link to view:
www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9933690
Also interviewed and mentioned by Channel 4 News was Dr. Whitten with the Nevada Center for Reproductive Medicine. All of our Reno based donors have their monitoring and local testing completed with Nevada Center for Reproductive Medicine if they are matched with prospective parents out of the Reno area.
Heartfelt Egg Donation was interviewed and provided facts for this story although we were not mentioned by name. We were referred to as a local clinic. Heartfelt Egg Donation is an agency and works with clinics to coordinate the Egg Donation matching and treatment cycle for Egg Donors and Prospective Parents. We currently have 100 Egg Donors available for matching.
Click on this link to view:
www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9933690
Monday, February 16, 2009
What is HPV and Why Is It Important to Consider Getting the Vaccine?
Just recently, HPV (Human Papillomavirus) has been in the news more than ever. I first heard of it 3 years ago when I was interviewing a prospective egg donor. I accepted the donor into the Heartfelt Egg Donation Program after researching and learning that Human Papillomavirus does not affect the eggs of a woman and having the virus does not automatically disqualify a woman from donating eggs.
Now that I have daughters and I pre-screen potential egg donors daily, I'm always interested in updates and making sure I have all the facts regarding the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. I found this webcast that was recently posted by SRM (Sexuality, Reproduction & Menopause), a clinical publication for the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. It provides comprehensive information about HPV and the vaccine. I would suggest that those who have daughters, are young women considering egg donation or prospective parents reviewing donor candidates, take a moment to learn more about HPV through this informative webcast.
As presented by:
J. Thomas Cox, MD
University of California
Santa Barbara
Student Health Services
Copy and paste this link in your web browser:
http://www.srm-ejournal.com/cox_intro/cox_intro.html
Now that I have daughters and I pre-screen potential egg donors daily, I'm always interested in updates and making sure I have all the facts regarding the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. I found this webcast that was recently posted by SRM (Sexuality, Reproduction & Menopause), a clinical publication for the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. It provides comprehensive information about HPV and the vaccine. I would suggest that those who have daughters, are young women considering egg donation or prospective parents reviewing donor candidates, take a moment to learn more about HPV through this informative webcast.
As presented by:
J. Thomas Cox, MD
University of California
Santa Barbara
Student Health Services
Copy and paste this link in your web browser:
http://www.srm-ejournal.com/cox_intro/cox_intro.html
Monday, January 5, 2009
Egg Donation: Most Egg Donors Satisfied
As taken from WebMD: www.women.webmd.com/news/20081226/egg-donation-most-donors-satisfied
Two-Thirds of Egg Donors Studied Were Positive About Their Donation Experience
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDDec. 26, 2008 --
Most women who donate their eggs at fertility clinics look back at their egg donation experience with satisfaction -- but others express physical and psychological concerns.
Researchers report that news in Fertility and Sterility.
Nancy Kenney, PhD, of the University of Washington and Michelle McGowan, PhD, of Case Western Reserve University studied 80 egg donors from around the U.S.
The women completed questionnaires about their expectations and experiences the first time they donated eggs. At least two years had passed since that donation. The reason for the delay was to give the women time for long-term perspective.
All of the women had been paid for donating their eggs. They reported payments ranging from about $1,100 to $7,300. For some women, money was their sole motivation, but others said they did it purely (or at least partly) out of altruism.
Emotional, Physical Feedback
Two-thirds of the women reported only positive feelings about having donated their eggs. Another 14% had negative feelings, 12% had mixed feelings, and the remaining women had neutral feelings or didn't answer that question.
The positive feelings included happiness and pride at having helped someone else. The negative feelings included frustration that the donation process was anonymous (so they could never know what happened to their eggs) and feeling underpaid for their donation.
Sixteen percent of the women reported physical problems -- including ovarian cysts, fertility problems, and weight gain -- that they linked to donating eggs. There's no proof that egg donation caused any of those problems, Kenney and McGowan note.
Pain and bloating at the time of the donation were the most common physical problems that the women reported; most cases were mild. But 20% of the women said they didn't remember being told about any physical risks, such as ovarian hyperstimulation, before donating their eggs.
From a psychological standpoint, seven women said they were still curious to know about any children that may have resulted from their donation. And two donors "had developed ongoing concerns that a child that they bear and raise might, by chance, meet and develop a relationship with her donor offspring," write Kenney and McGowan.
It's not clear if the women who chose to complete the survey were representative of other egg donors. The researchers recommend longer follow-up with egg donors to see how they fare physically and psychologically.
Two-Thirds of Egg Donors Studied Were Positive About Their Donation Experience
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDDec. 26, 2008 --
Most women who donate their eggs at fertility clinics look back at their egg donation experience with satisfaction -- but others express physical and psychological concerns.
Researchers report that news in Fertility and Sterility.
Nancy Kenney, PhD, of the University of Washington and Michelle McGowan, PhD, of Case Western Reserve University studied 80 egg donors from around the U.S.
The women completed questionnaires about their expectations and experiences the first time they donated eggs. At least two years had passed since that donation. The reason for the delay was to give the women time for long-term perspective.
All of the women had been paid for donating their eggs. They reported payments ranging from about $1,100 to $7,300. For some women, money was their sole motivation, but others said they did it purely (or at least partly) out of altruism.
Emotional, Physical Feedback
Two-thirds of the women reported only positive feelings about having donated their eggs. Another 14% had negative feelings, 12% had mixed feelings, and the remaining women had neutral feelings or didn't answer that question.
The positive feelings included happiness and pride at having helped someone else. The negative feelings included frustration that the donation process was anonymous (so they could never know what happened to their eggs) and feeling underpaid for their donation.
Sixteen percent of the women reported physical problems -- including ovarian cysts, fertility problems, and weight gain -- that they linked to donating eggs. There's no proof that egg donation caused any of those problems, Kenney and McGowan note.
Pain and bloating at the time of the donation were the most common physical problems that the women reported; most cases were mild. But 20% of the women said they didn't remember being told about any physical risks, such as ovarian hyperstimulation, before donating their eggs.
From a psychological standpoint, seven women said they were still curious to know about any children that may have resulted from their donation. And two donors "had developed ongoing concerns that a child that they bear and raise might, by chance, meet and develop a relationship with her donor offspring," write Kenney and McGowan.
It's not clear if the women who chose to complete the survey were representative of other egg donors. The researchers recommend longer follow-up with egg donors to see how they fare physically and psychologically.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Single Men Turning to Surrogacy and In Vitro to Have Children
I have seen an increase in single men (heterosexual and homosexual) having children with the assistance of surrogates and invitro fertilization. Invitro has become a way for single people (men or women) to have the family they always wanted. I know a number of single women who have pursued invitro, egg donation and/or sperm donation to conceive their children. Life didn't turn out the way they thought; they didn't find the right person to marry, so they took matters in to their own hands.
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