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Every month in Connect, The AFA will feature a different list of supporters, professional members, and donors. This month, we'd like to thank the following:
Platinum Sponsors
Center for Human Reproduction - North Shore LIJ
Fertility Centers of Illinois
Fertility Physicians of Northern California
HRC Fertility
IVF Florida Reproductive Associates
Long Island IVF
Reproductive Biology Associates
Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte
Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York
Shady Grove Fertility Centers
The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College
Gold Sponsors
Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine
Fertility Specialists of Houston
Genetics & IVF Institute
Georgia Reproductive Specialists
IVF New Jersey
MDR Pharmaceuticals
Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut
Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area
Roxsan Pharmacy
Silver Sponsors
1st Choice Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine
BirthRoad Surrogacy Specialists, LLC
Bob Bamman, L.C.S.W.
IVF New Jersey
Judith Greenwald, M.S.W.
Mahan & Mahan, Attorneys at Law
Nidhi Desai, Esq.
Pacific Reproductive Center
Piave Lake, M.D., LLC
Rosenstock, Loew & Nichols
William D. Petok, Ph.D.
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Your vote is your business. It is also your birth right as an American and frankly, your obligation. Today when you make your way to the polls, please think about the vast number of human beings across the planet who cannot simply wake up on Election Day, push a lever and engage in the Democratic process. Your vote counts and you are lucky to have this right. People fought and died to give you this right.
It's an important day and you can use it to make a difference in so many different ways.
I trust that by month's end, the Thanksgiving holiday finds you safe and well with those you love.
Happy reading everybody. - Corey Whelan, The AFA Editor
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Mental Health Highlights from the ASRM Conference
by Joann Paley-Galst, Ph.D.
Removal of the "experimental" label for oocyte freezing led to a heated debate between Drs. Samantha Pfeifer and Nicole Noyes regarding social egg freezing. Dr. Noyes took the position that, if provided accurate information and appropriate counseling, the decision should rest with the woman wishing to pursue this and Dr. Pfeifer asserting that the risks, lack of data (because of so few births so far), potential for exploitation, unfavorable risk/benefit ratios, cost, and potential for false hope argued against promoting egg freezing to otherwise healthy young women as a means to extend their fertility. Read more.
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Don't Forget to Vote!
by Heather E. Ross, Esq.
Your vote matters. Make sure you vote, and make sure you are knowledgeable about each political candidate's stance on reproductive rights. The outcome of this election could affect the accessibility of reproductive treatment and the ability of doctors to offer family building options through assisted reproductive technology ("ART"). Read more.
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2012 Best Adoption-Friendly Work Places - The Dave Thomas Foundation
To coincide with National Adoption Month, The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has named the 2012 best adoption-friendly workplaces in the United States. The list recognizes the top 100 companies with the best adoption benefits available to their employees. To access the list, click here.
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The American Fertility Association educates patients about eSET
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The American Fertility Association (The AFA) recognizes the significance of the report released November 1, 2012, by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noting the relationship between Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and the finding that "...women who undergo ART procedures are more likely to deliver multiple-birth infants than those who conceive naturally." The report highlights the "significant risks" that multiple births pose to both mothers and infants, and lists "pregnancy complications, pre-term delivery, and low birth-weight infants" as some of the major problems which can occur. Read more.
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The AFA's Event Calendar
There are events taking place across the country to help educate and support you on your family building journey. Please take a look through our calendar to find classes, discussion groups, workshops and emotional support groups on infertility, adoption, third party reproduction and LGBT family building.
To learn about all of The AFA's support groups, including those for Mind/Body and Over 40 issues,click here.
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Want More Great Stuff to Read?
Check Out our Tool Kits on Paying for Infertility Treatment, Social Egg Freezing, Secondary Infertility, and much more.
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ASRM 2012 Legal and Other Matters Update
a report from Meryl B. Rosenberg, Esq. and Colleagues
We had a number of relevant sessions that peaked the interest of those attending, and sparked much discussion. Here is a bit of a recap and highlights:
Legal Professional Group and the Society of Reproductive Biologists and Technologists Interactive Session -
Laboratory and Clinical Errors: Real Life Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them.
Discussion between Susan Crockin, JD and C. Brent Barrett, Ph.D. of Boston IVF
Bottom line recommendation - Deal with them when they happen!
- Critical to have in place procedures to prevent lab error and if there is an error, get in front of it and disclose immediately.
- When there are real-life mix ups in the lab, which have occurred in the past, and one finds themselves carrying another's baby, the questions that must be addressed are -
- What happens legally speaking both during a pregnancy and after birth?
- Who is the legal parent?
- Who will get custody of the baby?
- Who will make pregnancy decisions?
- With real life cases, some have a "happy" ending and some do not. Read more.
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The AFA's Video Education Series
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When is Enough, Enough? Stopping Infertility Treatments and Moving on to Other Options
a conversation with
Jim Toner, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G. of
Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine
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