Resources
Enjoy this complimentary audio of Dr. Sharma speaking on the topic of coping with the challenges of infertility:
“10 Tips for Surviving Infertility”
USEFUL LINKS
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (https://www.asrm.org/)
ASRM is an organization devoted to advancing knowledge and expertise in infertility, reproductive medicine and biology. ASRM Resources for Patients provides information on infertility, menopause, contraception, reproductive surgery, endometriosis, and other reproductive disorders.
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association (https://resolve.org/)
RESOLVE is The National Infertility Association and has a nationwide network of chapters. It is a dynamic organization dedicated to providing advocacy, education, and support for men and women facing the crisis of infertility.
The InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination (https://www.inciid.org/)
INCIID is a nonprofit organization that helps individuals and couples explore their family-building options.
The Centers for Disease Control (https://www.cdc.gov/art/index.html)
Fertility clinic success rates for Assisted Reproductive Technology are available at this site.
Creating a Family (https://creatingafamily.org/)
This site, created by Dawn Davenport, has wonderful resources for exploring your family building options. Be sure to listen the free weekly podcast featuring many of the country’s leading experts in adoption, third party reproduction, and infertility.
Infertility Resources for Consumers (https://www.ihr.com/)
This website provides extensive information about IVF, ICSI, infertility clinics, donor egg and surrogacy services (e.g., gestational carrier), tubal reversal doctors, vasectomy reversal doctors, natural infertility treatment, male infertility services, sperm banks, pharmacies, infertility books and videotapes, sperm testing, infertility support, and drugs and medications.
Parents via Egg Donation (https://www.pved.org/)
Parents Via Egg Donation, or PVED, was created to provide an informational and supportive environment where parents and parents-to-be can learn and share information about all facets of the egg donation process.
The Donor Sibling Registry (https://donorsiblingregistry.com/)
The focus of the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) is to assist individuals conceived as a result of gamete donation to make mutually-desired contact with others with whom they share genetics.
Path2Parenthood (path2parenthood.com)
The mission of Path 2 Parenthood is to ensure everyone has the freedom to find, form, and sustain their families by advancing equality for the LGBTQ+ community.