INCIID Inc
February                                   YOUR ARE NOT ALONE 2009.
In This Issue
Octuplet Debacle: Where do we go from here?
Send INCIID a Valentine
Thank you  to these Professional Members for Renewal & Support  
 
Jean Wilson, Ph.D.
 
 
 
 
Thank you toEMD Serono
and Fertility Lifelines for
Supporting INCIID 
IVF Scholarship Programs
 
 
Apply for an IVF Scholarship
Talking to Children about Donor & Adoption  Options

Workshop Offered 
Embryo being fertilized with ICSI
 A workshop for parents, parents-to-be, and professionals who would like to learn how to talk to children at the different ages and stages they go through in understanding adoption and donor origins. At the Robert Wood Johnson Center for Health & Wellness, Mercerville, New Jersey;
 
The Octupet Debacle: Where to do go from here?
Embryo being fertilized with ICSI
The entire debacle surrounding the IVF "Octuplets" raises serious ethical issues. .At the same time, it sounds an alarm that it is time for all well intended people involved in Reproductive Health Care, to take action.
The situation itself is nothing short of outrageous. Not only does it represent an example of "medical science gone wild", but it evokes the concern about the unregulated field of Reproductive Medicine and asks the question, "Is this field on the verge of being out of control." There can be no pussy-footing around the fact that the Hippocratic Oath which binds physicians to "do no harm" was ignored in this unfortunate case.   Most women going through IVF (READ MORE)  and Email us with your comments
Send INCIID a Valentine 
Embryo being fertilized with ICSI "I'm still clinging to my BlackBerry. They're going to pry it out of my hands."
Barack Obama
 
"You can't buy advertising like that. But if you could, according to a recent New York Times story, it would cost you something like $50 million.
It works because it's real. He's not spouting a slogan. He's just saying, in his own words, that he likes the product. "
(See the Donor Power Blog )  
 
 Since we at INCIID do not have a $50 million marketing budget, we need your real stories  told in your own words to help spread the word about INCIID.
- Stories of how you found support at INCIID
-  Stories of how you found Expert Help at INCIID  and how it affected your situation
-  Stories of how you found a doctor or switched to an Reproductive Endocrinologist  or more qualified professional listed on our website
-  Stories of how you found yourself able to move to adoption or other ways to resolve your journey to build your family thanks to INCIID
 
We can use these stories to increase awareness of INCIID as a resource, to approach  clinics for professional memberships and to solicit corporate support and donations to help keep INCIID a strong and vital community.
So, we are asking you to send us your story.  It could be a few sentences, a few paragraphs or 250 words.  Please send your story to Valentines@inciid.org  by February 28. And while your doing this, check out INCIID's "Make a Dream Come True" pages. Here you will find stories about Heart Scholarship recipients and their journey to build their families.
Thank you so much for being such a wonderful community of support for one another. Email your stories
About Us
The InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination (INCIID - pronounced "inside") is a nonprofit organization that helps individuals and couples explore their family-building options. INCIID provides current information and immediate support regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infertility and pregnancy loss, and offers guidance to those considering adoption or childfree lifestyles.

In April of 2004, INCIID launched the first and only National IVF Scholarship Program for those who have medical need for IVF but who are without financial resources and insurance making the procedure out of their reach. Find out more about the From INCIID the Heart IVF scholarships.  Next application deadline is the end of February.

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