Pride Angel at the Fertility Show 2014

Another successful year at the Fertility Show, with over 5,000 visitors over the weekend. Erika Tranfield co-founder of Pride Angel was delighted to give a talk this year about the benefits of known donation and co-parenting. Alongside Fertility Lawyer Nicola Scott of Natalie Gamble Associates, who explained the legal considerations and how preparing a legal agreement can help clarify intentions. The Fertility Show gave visitors a wide range of quality information about fertility treatments and how complementary therapies and nutrition can enhance fertility and improves chances of having a healthy pregnancy.

Single woman or lesbian couple? get advice at the Fertility Show

Visit the Fertility Show this weekend 1st Nov - 2nd Nov. It's taking place at the Olympia London Exhibition Centre, Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UX. Below are some seminars you may want to book. Saturday 15.45-16.30 Single women and lesbian couples - options for conceiving. What are the routes open to women who want to conceive without having sex with a man? Dr Carole Gilling-Smith, Medical Director of the Agora Fertility Clinic, explains the practical issues around getting pregnant with donor sperm, including IUI and IVF, whilst Deborah Sloan, The Agora's Fertility Counsellor, provides insight into the patient's perspective by looking at some of the issues discussed in counselling. Sunday 13.30-14.15 Single woman in your 30s or 40s? Thinking about having a baby on your own? Then come to this talk and let Caroline Spencer, fertility coach, ex-nurse, cognitive behavioural hypnotherapist and single mum to a donor conceived child, guide you through the decision making process. Having gone solo herself, Caroline now supports and mentors others through their decisions as well as being a trustee for the Donor Conception Network. In this talk she looks at your choices, how they relate to you, what you need to consider and outlines some of her own experiences. Sunday 14.30-15.15 Unknown donor vs Known donor vs Co-parenting Single women and lesbian couples looking to start a family face big issues from the outset when it comes to choosing a donor. Anonymity may seem like the simplest route but knowing more about a donor has its advantages, not least for those who want their child to have a relationship with its father. Fertility lawyer Nicola Scott of Natalie Gamble Associates looks at the practical and legal issues behind these decisions as well as the rights and responsibilities of the parties involved, whilst Erika Tranfield of Pride Angel, a website that facilitates and encourages conversations between donors and potential parents, offers an insight into the thinking and motivation of the people who connect via her site. Article: 28th October 2014 www.fertilityshow.co.uk

The Fertility Show 2nd-3rd November 2013, Olympia, London

Whether you’re just thinking about starting a family or have been trying for ages, find out what you need to know at The Fertility Show. - 100 exhibitors with doctors, clinicians, practitioners and fertility experts available on their stands - 60 talks from from some of the world's leading fertility specialists - just £ 1 each! - Medical and complementary alternatives - Leading UK and overseas clinics - Fertility assessments and treatments - Advice for everyone including single women and same sex couples - Now in its 5th year - Admission price: £11 Pride Angel, the leading connection website for people wishing to find known sperm donors, egg donors or co-parents are exhibiting at stand 75. Come and speak to us about your fertility options whether you are gay, single or an infertile couple? Seminars Sunday 13.45-14.30 Lesbian family building and the legal aspects of Alternative Parenting. Natalie Gamble, prominent lesbian mother of two, campaigner and founder of leading fertility law firm Natalie Gamble Associates, talks through legal parenthood and parental responsibility, the options of known vs unknown donation (including recent court decisions on donor disputes), how the law has changed in the last 10 years, and her own experiences of building an alternative family. Sunday 15.45-16.30 Going solo: law and options for women starting a family on their own Natalie Gamble, leading UK fertility lawyer and prominent campaigner for alternative families, talks through how the law may impact on your choices for starting a family, including the options of known vs unknown donation, accessing treatment through a clinic in the UK or going abroad for treatment. Article: 2nd November 2013 www.fertilityshow.co.uk

Fertility Show London 3-4 Nov 2012 - Alternative Parenting Seminars

Thinking of having a baby? Finding it difficult to get pregnant? Want to know how fertile you are? Considering IVF? Looking for a sperm or egg donor? Looking for some answers? Whether you’re just thinking about starting a family or have been trying for ages, find out what you need to know at The Fertility Show this weekend. Seminars for single women, lesbian couples and gay couples considering surrogacy Sunday 12.30-13.15 Legal update for single women and lesbian couples starting a family What happens to the children when lesbian parents split up, what impact does inclusion on the birth certificate for non biological parents make, what rights do known donors have to get involved in their children's lives? Natalie Gamble, prominent lesbian mother of two and campaigner for legal rights for lesbian and single fertility patients, and colleague Sarah Wood-Heath, both of leading fertility law firm Natalie Gamble Associates, address some of the emerging legal issues for alternative parents in this fast developing area of family law. Sunday 14.30-15.15 Single women and lesbian couples - options for conceiving. What are the routes open to women who want to conceive without having sex with a man? Dr Carole Gilling-Smith, Medical Director of the Agora Fertility Clinic, explains the practical issues around getting pregnant with donor sperm, including IUI and IVF, whilst Natalie Woods, a lesbian patient of Carole’s who became a mother after treatment and is also a fertility counsellor, goes into some of the issues discussed in counselling as well as providing a patient’s perspective. Sunday 15.30-16.15 Single women and lesbian couples – what to tell the kids. For single mums and lesbian couples using donated sperm or embryos to start a family, questions about whether or not there is a dad in the family precipitate earlier and faster enquiries about their child's genetic origin, and not just from their children. Single mum and fertility coach, Caroline Spencer, talks through how she dealt with questions arising from donor conception whilst Kim Watson, MD of Diva Magazine and a lesbian parent, tackles the issues for children with “two mums”. Surrogacy Sunday 10.45-11.30 Overseas surrogacy Surrogacy offers hope to couples for whom treatment doesn't work, to women who cannot carry a pregnancy, and to gay couples seeking a family of their own. But UK laws on recruiting surrogates are quite restrictive leading many to search overseas, with India the world's number one destination for surrogacy. Dr Rina Agrawal, a Consultant in Reproductive Medicine in the NHS and private sector who has individually managed over 5000 cycles of IVF and has dual medical accreditation in both the UK and India has worked with British patients who have found surrogates in India. She explains how to go about it, what's involved and some of the risks. Sunday 13.30-14.15 Surrogacy arrangements UK law says a surrogate mother is the child's legal mother and if she's married, her husband is the child's legal father, regardless of biology. This creates a range of complex legal issues and a lack of legal status for prospective intended parents in this fast evolving area of law and practice. As more people go abroad for surrogacy without any certainty they will be able to navigate a safe path home with their surrogate born child after the birth, cases of stateless and parentless children stuck in legal limbo hit the headlines. What is the legal pathway through domestic and international surrogacy? Louisa Ghevaert, a leading expert in fertility and parenting law and partner at UK solicitors Porter Dodson, goes through the issues. Pride Angel are exhibiting at stand 61, so why not come and have a chat with us about your parenting options.

Visit Pride Angel at The Fertility Show London Olympia

The Fertility show, London Olympia started today with many visitors arriving to discuss their infertility concerns and questions with the 100 exhibitors on show. Exhibitors included fertility clinics from within the UK, USA and Europe. Fertility support services, talked about alternative options to IVF, including natural fertility techniques, DuoFertility, Zestica along with Zita West vitamins and many more. Pride Angel was a popular stand today with many more visitors being interested in the opportunity of using known sperm or egg donors as a method of conceiving. Fertility clinics spoke with interest with Pride Angel, as they are seeing many more people taking known donors to clinics for fertility treatment.
Why not take a visit to The Fertility Show tomorrow Saturday 5th November? There will be many interesting seminars, to include the following:

Saturday 12.45-13.30
International Surrogacy
Earlier this year, Channel 4 aired a controversial documentary called Google Baby which followed the journey of embryos, created in a United States fertility clinic from donor sperm and eggs, to India where they were implanted into local surrogates. Dr Gad Lavy who runs New England Fertility, the IVF clinic featured in the film, talks about what's involved in international surrogacy whilst Louisa Ghevaert, partner specialising in fertility and parenting law at UK solicitors Porter Dodson, discusses the complicated legal aspects involved with such arrangements.

Saturday 14.30-15.15
Issues for families created with donors
If you are hoping to use donated sperm, eggs or embryos to start your family, then the issues of what, when and how to tell a child about their genetic origin becomes crucial. This can be even more complicated with the use of anonymous overseas donors. Olivia Montuschi who runs DC Network, an organisation of 1,500 families created with the help of donors, is joined by a donor conceived person to discuss being open with children in these cases.

Saturday 14.45-15.30
Single women and lesbian couples - options for conceiving.
What are the routes open to women who want to conceive without having sex with a man? Dr Carole Gilling-Smith, Medical Director of the Agora Fertility Clinic, explains the practical issues around getting pregnant with donor sperm, including IUI and IVF, whilst Natalie Woods, a lesbian patient of Carole’s who became a mother after treatment and is also a fertility counsellor, goes into some of the issues discussed in counselling as well as providing a patient’s perspective.

Pride Angel will be exhibiting on stand 20, so if you have any questions, why not come along and have a chat, we look forward to seeing you there.

Article: 4th November 2011 www.prideangel.com