Blog posts from 2012

IVF clinic in Nottingham offers free Chromosome screening

20 September, 2012

A CITY fertility clinic is inviting prospective IVF patients to join a clinical trial to have their embryos screened free of charge for abnormalities.Care Fertility has pioneered the of egg and embryo screening, called Array CGH. The aim of the st...

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Gay and Lesbian co-parenting - Do we need more legal recognition?

18 September, 2012

Invitation to Participate in an Exciting New StudyResearchers at the University of Exeter are conducting research into what the study calls ‘platonic parenting’ within the LGBT community.‘Platonic parenting’ is where childr...

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Another successful year at the Alternative Parenting Show

16 September, 2012

Another successful year at the Alternative Parenting Show 2012.Pride Angel had hundreds of visitors to our stand on Saturday. It was fantastic to be able to get the message out to many more single women and lesbian couples who were considering the...

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After donating eggs Louise ironically can't have her own children

13 September, 2012

Whenever Louise Milano sees a boy aged about 12 in the street, she finds herself staring intently at him, searching his face for any clues that he just might be her biological child — the son she has never met. It is 13 years since Louise, t...

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Going to the Alternative Parenting Show?

11 September, 2012

Zodiak Media and RDF Television (the producers of Secret Millionaire) are looking for people to interview about their experiences of co-parenting at the Alternative Parenting Show.Saturday 15th September Grand Connaught Room Covent Garden 9:30a...

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Ellen DeGeneres denies Sperm Donor Rumors

08 September, 2012

Rumors have been circulating that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi want a baby and to start a family together. DeGeneres recently shot down those rumors, insisting that the couple aren’t planning on kids, indeed, that they don’t eve...

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Helping someone become a mum - An Egg Donor's Diary

06 September, 2012

UNTIL last April women wanting to donate eggs to help childless couples couldn’t be paid and could only be given a maximum of £250 “expenses”. In other countries including America and Spain, clinics and individuals could re...

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How much do you want to know about your baby's genetics?

04 September, 2012

Clare Epstein and her husband opted for genetic tests before trying to conceive a longed-for second child by IVF. But a shocking discovery made them wonder how much knowledge is too much.Our crystal ball was made of spit. One morning a few weeks a...

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High court challenge to change maternity leave rights for surrogacy families

03 September, 2012

A joint claim has been lodged at the High Court challenging the lack of maternity leave rights for families through surrogacy. Surrogacy UK and a mother directly affected are together seeking a declaration from the High Court that the current law ...

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Pride Angel part of the National Donation Strategy Group

02 September, 2012

The UK’s regulator of fertility treatment, the HFEA, undertook a wide ranging public consultation last year, which looked at the barriers and motivations to egg and sperm donation in the UK. The review uncovered nume...

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