Blog posts from September 2011

Nominate your chosen person for the 2011 Pink List

30 September, 2011

Nominate your entry for the IoS 2011 Pink ListThe Independent on Sunday's annual Pink List returns next month, celebrating the 101 most influential lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender men and women in Britain.Since the list was last publish...

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Sperm donors think 'father', while egg donors don't think 'mother'

28 September, 2011

The increasing number of children born through sperm donation, and the fact that many of those children are just now reaching adulthood, is leading to a revolution in the way we define families. A Tuesday Post story examined how children conceived...

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Two sets of twins 2000 miles apart share same sperm donor

26 September, 2011

Twins Jonah and Hilit Jacobson love sushi and bite their nails. Over 2,000 miles away, twins Jesse and Jayme Clapoff also love sushi and chew their nails.All four teens look ­incredibly similar with the same brown hair, full mouth and great at...

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Scientists may have found a way for women to have children in their 40s

24 September, 2011

Scientists believe that an ingredient called co-enzyme Q10, might help older women and even those in their 40s produce healthier eggs.You might have heard of co-enzyme Q10 before, as it's often mentioned as the magic ingredient in posh face cr...

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Three men talk about helping childless couples by donating sperm

22 September, 2011

Men willing to donate sperm help to create more than 800 babies in Britain every year through fertility clinics and hundreds more through personal arrangement – but now we are facing a shortage of "sperm donor daddies".As many as 1...

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Sperm bank tells sperm donors: Red heads need not apply

20 September, 2011

Sperm bank in Denmark says 'Redheads need not apply' – at least not to the Cryos sperm bank in Denmark, where they have enough red-haired sperm donors on stock already.Reports of this story have been splashed across world media outle...

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What if IVF treatment fails: three peoples stories

18 September, 2011

Eleni Kyriacou talks to three couples about how IVF and fertility treatment can turn lives upside down.Carole Waters, who has now adopted Carole, 43, lives in Hampshire with her husband Andy, 43. They have had one IVF cycle and one frozen embryo ...

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Alternative Families Show - London 2011

15 September, 2011

SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 10 am - 5 pmDemystifying the process of starting a family GRAND CONNAUGHT ROOMS, COVENT GARDEN, LONDONSEMINAR BOOKINGS NOW OPEN EACH SEMINAR BOOKED COSTS £3• Thinking of becoming a parent? • Want to unders...

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Can you trust your surrogacy lawyer?

13 September, 2011

Theresa Erickson, a high profile Californian attorney specialising in assisted reproduction law (self-styled online and in the media as ‘the surrogacy lawyer’) pleaded guilty last month to charges relating to her involvement in a baby ...

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Pride Angel would like to hear about your fertility and parenting experiences

11 September, 2011

Pride Angel wants your feedback - Receive £150 mothercare vouchers for FREEHaving babies and toddlers can be expensive as they just keep on growing. Imagine what you could buy with £150 Mothercare vouchers, a endless supply of nappies,...

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