This one-day program is for those who are considering donor egg as a family building option. The program will provide you with “how-tos” and cover the medical, ethical, emotional, legal, and parenting issues of this family building choice. Meet others who are considering this choice and also speak with those who are currently parenting children through donor egg.
9 Hope Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451
Saturday, January 28, 2012 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
New for 2012! Pay for one Seminar and attend sessions from BOTH Donor Egg and Adoption Seminars on the same day!
9:00–10:30 a.m. – Session 1: Preparing the
Way for Egg Donation and/or Surrogacy
This session covers the medical overview of the egg donor and surrogacy process, and information about screening and the coordination with the recipient. Known and anonymous donors will be discussed. Speaker: Vito Cardone, MD, Medical Director, Cardone Reproductive Medicine & Infertility
10:30–11:30 a.m. –Session 2- Finding a Donor and Gestational Carrier: Finding a donor / surrogate using an agency, how the process works, and the costs involved. Speaker: Daniele Cardone, BSN, Egg Donation and Gestational Carrier Coordinator, Cardone Reproductive Medicine & Infertility
11:45–12:45 p.m. –Session 3 - Legal Issues and Contracts: Legal issues will be covered. Speaker: Michael Grant, Attorney at Law
12:45–2:00 p.m. – Lunch: You are welcome to bring your own lunch. A list of local restaurants will be provided. Informal brown-bag luncheon discussion on family building through donor egg and surrogacy will be offered.
2:00–2:30 p.m. – Session 4 - Donor Sperm: Finding a donor, how the process works and the costs involved. Speaker: Amy Demma, JD, Law Offices of Amy Demma, P.C.
2:30-3:30 p.m.- Session 5 - Psychosocial Issues: Psychosocial Issues: A therapist discusses the emotional issues for men and women, and the ethical issues to consider. Secrecy vs. privacy will be discussed and deciding how/when to talk with your child and others about donor egg / surogacy. Speaker: Ellen Glazer, LICSW
3:45–5:00 p.m. – Session 6 - A Group Discussion about the Issues: Recipient Parents Speak: A panel consisting of parents through donor egg and surrogacy will talk about their experiences and answer questions. Included will be a discussion of how parents talk with children about their origins. Speaker: Ellen Glazer, LICSW
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