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Exhibitors 2013
The UK's premier sperm bank. Giving women in the U.K. maximum choice without having to undertake expensive travel abroad. The LSB is licensed by the HFEA.
www.londonspermbank.com |
The lesbian, gay and bisexual charity. Stonewall played a key role in lobbying for important legislative changes for gay and lesbian parents.
www.stonewall.org.uk |
We are a voluntary adoption agency and recruit parents for older children. We provide families with access to therapeutic support until their child is 16. We employ a team of psychologists, play therapists, music therapist, creative arts therapist , teachers and occupation therapist, all who have extensive training and experience in this field. Alongside this, we also provide therapy and training services.
www.adoptionplus.co.uk |
The Bridge Centre recognises each patient has their own agenda with a common goal - pregnancy! We have an excellent reputation for both our UK and overseas treatment programmes in addition to providing genetic screening & testing with our own in-house Genetic counsellor.
We recognise that any sort of assisted conception treatment can be stressful and have excellent support; our counsellor is available before, during & after treatment and patients can access regular 'Fertile Thinking' workshops, the cost of which is fully refundable against treatment. www.thebridgecentre.co.uk |
European Sperm Bank provides patients with donor choices. They select donors very carefully and use industry-leading donor screening procedures strictly in line with EU regulations.
www.europeanspermbank.com |
Circle Surrogacy is the nation's oldest, gay owned, full service surrogate-parenting agency serving clients worldwide. Founded by John Weltman, Circle Surrogacy has been involved in the birth of more than 650 babies. Since 1995, Circle has helped couples and singles from 50 countries and 6 continents become parents. Its dedicated staff of professionals is made up of lawyers, social workers, parents through surrogacy, and former surrogates and egg donors. Circle Surrogacy provides a choice of specialized clinics at locations throughout the United States, as well as a large selection of egg donors, carefully screened surrogates and a variety of flexible programs and financial options. Circle offers free comprehensive consultations to prospective parents via phone, Skype, at our Boston office or the many locations we visit around the world. You can find our travel schedule by visiting our website
www.circlesurrogacy.com |
Dedicated to licensing and monitoring UK fertility clinics and providing impartial and authoritative information to people considering or going through treatment or donating.
www.hfea.gov.uk |
Wandsworth adoption is an agency of first choice within southwest London; recently rated Outstanding by Ofsted. We strongly encourage adoption applications from all those within the LGBT community who desire the experience of parenting and who can offer a loving, stable and permanent home to our children who are waiting.
www.wandsworth.gov.uk |
British Association for Adoption and Fostering. Family finding, publications, training, conferences, consultancy, campaigning and advice.
www.baaf.org.uk |
NGA is the UK’s first and only fertility law firm, known for pushing the boundaries of the law for same sex parents. The team has helped thousands of families, including acting in cases which have made UK law on donor conception and international surrogacy. NGA also campaign on behalf of alternative families, defending the right for same sex parents to be named on birth certificates in 2008, and recently winning a campaign to give gay dads equal maternity leave rights.
www.nataliegambleassociates.co.uk |
The Donor Conception Network is a peer-led charity supporting any couple/individual who needs eggs, sperm or embryos from a third party for family creation. Parent led but child focused, we promote openness with children and others as the best basis for secure family relationships. We are not an introduction agency.
www.dcnetwork.org |
We are here to help you create healthy, happy babies. By improving natural health Holistically we enhance fertility and successful pregnancy. We have developed step-by-step tailor-made easy-to-follow holistic fertility programme, which addresses all the key infertility areas of concern in prospective parents.
In addition to the hands on treatments, we accelerate the healing process with the use of some of the world’s finest, unique and effective holistic products from our online Health Store. www.totalhealthnowshop.co.uk |
Hackney Council is actively seeking same-sex couples and single people who can offer loving homes to children and young people who need caring and stable families.
Our dedicated staff welcome requests for information and applications from a diverse range of potential adoptive parents from across London and the UK. In return, they will offer support through every step of the way to help you to start a family of your own. www.hackney.gov.uk/adoption |
Donate Sperm or eggs and help single, lesbian and infertile couples achieve their dream of becoming parents. Gay, lesbian, single looking to co-parent? We are dedicated to connecting sperm donors, egg donors and co-parents worldwide. Our unique website allows you to create your own profile, search members and communicate safely using our on-site mail. Find your parenting match with pride!
www.prideangel.com |
PACT placed more children in 2012 than any other agency and has over 20 LGBT families either with children or in assessment. PACT has offices in London, Reading and Oxford.
www.pactcharity.org |
Cardone Reproductive Medicine and Infertility is a proud partner of Boston IVF -- one of the USA's most successful and cutting-edge fertility centers, with over 50,000 babies born since 1986.
Led by Vito Cardone, M.D., one of the most experienced fertility doctors in North America, our clinical team is dedicated to all individuals and couples who dream of building a family. We firmly believe that parenthood is a gift EVERYONE should have an opportunity to enjoy. www.cardonerepromed.com |
New England Fertility was founded in 1991 by Dr. Gad Lavy with the goal of providing state-of-the-art treatments to people seeking help creating families. Our doctors, nurses and clinicians work closely with each patient (and their families) to come up with a customized treatment plan designed to create a successful outcome. New England Fertility has helped thousands of couples and individuals create families across the world.
www.nefertility.com |
Here at GayFamilyWeb, we pride ourselves on offering you the best connections, advice and support from conception through to the complete parenting experience.
Our aim is to provide you with the best service possible tailored to your own specific needs, we strive to do this by travelling the length of the country forming partnerships with clinics in the UK, Ireland, Europe and USA; to make starting a family as easy and affordable as possible. www.gayfamilyweb.co.uk |
Creating Your Family by Fertility Centers of Illinois & aParent IVF Laboratory, located in Chicago, is offered by our internationally recognized fertility treatment center & laboratory, providing the highest quality, most technologically advanced treatment options available for over 30 years. Our services include: IVF with ICSI, Egg and Embryo Vitrification, PreImplantation Genetic Diagnostics and Third Party Reproduction, including Egg and Sperm Donation and Surrogacy. Our concierge service will streamline and simplify the logistics of the process in order to create a stress free environment to start your family!
www.creatingyourfamily.com |
Dr. Michael Doyle, MD, Medical Director / CT Fertility Dr. Doyle is a leading expert in IVF, surrogacy, egg donation and egg freezing. For over 20 years he has created 5,000+ babies, many of them for European LGBT couples. He is recognized worldwide as a leader in same-sex parenting, and serves as the medical advisor on Family Equality Council’s website. www.ctfertility.com |
The North East London Adoption Group is a consortium of 7 Local Authority adoption agencies, and Barnardos working together to recruit and prepare adopters, to improve placement opportunities for children, and to offer support services for those with adoption in their lives in our area. Our agencies are Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. For more information please see
www.thinkadoption.org |
New Family Social is the UK network for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) adoptive and foster families.
Whether you are still deciding how to form your family, are on the way to being a parent, or are busy getting on with family life, you can find others near you in the same situation to share your journey. As the only UK charity led by LGBT adopters and foster carers we also work with agencies to help with service delivery, and to widen the pool of new parents for the many children who are waiting. www.newfamilysocial.org.uk |
DuoFertility is a non-invasive, ‘Stick & go’ fertility monitoring service for women. With up to six days advanced notice of fertile days, DuoFertility gives you plenty of time to plan ahead, to help you maximise your chances of getting pregnant - naturally. DuoFertility also confirms ovulation with great accuracy and you’ll receive unlimited personal support from our fertility specialists at no extra cost.
Our published success rates demonstrate that six months using DuoFertility can be as effective as a cycle of IVF* for a range of conditions, including unexplained infertility and moderate cycle irregularity. www.duofertility.com |
Adios India! Hello Mexico! Planet Hospital the leader in international surrogacy since 2006 is now offering affordable surrogacy in Mexico. Single, gay, married, HIV+ all are welcome; we offer PGD as well as gender selection. We also have our own surrogate housing where you can Skype with your surrogate.
www.planethospital.com |
Surrogate Baby Consulting is a warm-hearted and fully transparent company that makes parenthood possible for everyone. We offer surprisingly affordable access to the best technologies and provide caring, reliable support throughout the birth process. Our employees speak all major European languages fluently and are accustomed to helping people who have non-traditional lifestyles.
www.surrogatebaby.com |
We can trace our roots to the introduction of IVF into mainstream medicine. Over two decades our physicians have introduced many innovations in the treatment of infertility, and we have been at the vanguard in defining standards of care and accountability. Our mission is to help you have a baby!
www.pfcla.com |
My Alternative Family is a ground-breaking new social network, parenting connection service and information resource, dedicated to existing alternative families and those who are interested in becoming parents with the help of artificial / home insemination or alternative parenting arrangements.
www.myalternativefamily.com |
First4Adoption is the national adoption information service for anyone interested in adopting a child in England. If you have a question about whether you could apply to be an adoptive parent, or if you want to know where to begin the adoption process, call our friendly trained advisors on 0300 222 0022 and they will be able to give you the information that you need. We can also put you in touch with Local Authority and Voluntary adoption agencies in your area.
First4Adoption is run by the charities Coram Children's Legal Centre, Coram and Adoption UK. We are funded and supported by the Department for Education. www.first4adoption.org.uk |
Ruth Cabeza is a specialist family practitioner at Field Court Chambers, and is experienced in all areas of family law litigation. She is regularly instructed to advise and represent intended parents in parental order applications made in the context of an overseas commercial surrogacy arrangement. Ruth is also well regarded for her expertise in relation to adoption, and is often sought after where there are unusual or complicating features, particular if the adoption involves an international element.
www.fieldcourt.co.uk |
The London Egg Bank was opened in 2013 by the team behind the London Women’s Clinic and London Sperm Bank to encourage egg donation in the UK. Demand for donor eggs in the UK still outstrips supply and the London Egg Bank aims to increase the number of women coming forward as egg donors. A greater number of domestic egg donors will reduce the need for UK patients to go overseas for treatment.
www.londoneggbank.com |
Brilliant Beginnings is a non-profit making surrogacy and egg donation agency based in the UK and is committed to creating families by putting intended parents, surrogates and egg donors together and supporting them through the family building process. We campaign for the wider good, to raise awareness and influence change and is an integral part of what we do. Launched this year by the team at leading fertility law firm Natalie Gamble Associates, we have unique professional experience helping over 400 UK families created through surrogacy in the UK and internationally.
www.brilliantbeginnings.co.uk |
Goodman Ray is a high profile family law firm, headed by the renowned children’s lawyer, Peggy Ray, and recognised as a “leader in the field”. We are approachable and friendly and are recognised for our determination in promoting our clients' interests. We are experienced in representing gay, lesbian and bi-sexual couples in adoptions (including international), surrogacy and parental order applications, co-parenting arrangements and civil partnerships.
www.goodmanray.com |
