Fertility Problems
Other Places To Get Help
Online Resources
Canadian Online IVF Resource Network Web Address: www.ivf.ca This Web site provides information about in vitro fertilization (IVF). It is designed and operated by IVF patients.
Family Helper Web Address: www.familyhelper.net Family Helper gives information and resources on infertility, post-adoption, and other family-related issues. This Web site also covers specific types of adoptions and has links to adoption directories.
International Adoption Information U.S. Department of State Web Address: http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html The United States Department of State Office of Children's Issues coordinates policy and provides information on international adoption. This Web page offers an international adoptions booklet, recent updates on events that impact adoption policy around the world, and adoption information specific to numerous countries, alphabetized by country.
Organizations
InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination P.O. Box 6836 Arlington, VA 22206 Phone: (703) 379-9178 Fax: (703) 379-1593 E-mail: inciidinfo@inciid.org Web Address: www.inciid.org 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 child-free lifestyles.
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) 780 Echo Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5R7 Phone: 1-800-561-2416
(613) 730-4192Fax: (613) 730-4314 E-mail: helpdesk@sogc.com Web Address: www.sogc.org The mission of SOGC is to promote optimal women's health through leadership, collaboration, education, research, and advocacy in the practise of obstetrics and gynaecology.
Adoption Council of Canada Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Avenue Suite 210 Ottawa, ON K1R 6H5 Phone: (613) 235-0344 Fax: (613) 235-1728 E-mail: acc@adoption.ca Web Address: www.adoption.ca and http://www.canadaswaitingkids.ca/ The Adoption Council of Canada (ACC) gives information about adoption by Canadian citizens. You can also find many links to adoption-related Web sites of provincial governments and non-government and U.S. agencies. On the ACC's other Web site called Canada's Waiting Kids, you can find photos and the backgrounds of children waiting to be adopted.
American Society for Reproductive Medicine 1209 Montgomery Highway Birmingham, AL 35216-2809 Phone: (205) 978-5000 Fax: (205) 978-5005 E-mail: asrm@asrm.org Web Address: www.asrm.org This organization provides literature and information on infertility.
Canada Adopts E-mail: info@canadaadopts.com Web Address: http://www.canadaadopts.com Canada Adopts gives information to waiting parents and to birth mothers on many adoption issues, including legal, practical, and social issues. You can find online discussion boards to connect with other people who are in the process of adopting or who have adopted before.
Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society 1255 University Street Suite 1107 Montréal, QC H3B 3W7 Web Address: http://www.cfas.ca The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society provides leadership in reproductive health through research, education, and advocacy.
Health Canada A.L. 0900C2 Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9 Phone: (613) 957-2991 Fax: (613) 941-5366 E-mail: info@hc-sc.gc.ca Web Address: www.hc-sc.gc.ca Infertility Awareness Association of Canada 2100 Marlowe Avenue Suite 317 Montreal, QC H4A 3L5 Phone: 1-800-263-2929
(514) 484-2891Fax: (514) 484-0454 E-mail: info@iaac.ca Web Address: http://iaac.ca The Infertility Awareness Association of Canada (IAAC) provides educational material, support, and assistance to individuals or couples who are infertile.
Orphan's Hope: Kids to Canada 18 Parkhill View Crescent Toronto, ON M4B 1P6 Phone: (416) 757-4567 E-mail: orphanshope@rogers.com Web Address: www.orphanshope.ca/about.php Orphan's Hope is a charity that helps finance the cost of adopting orphans from outside of North America.
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| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH Carrie Henley | Last Updated: August 16, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology Femi Olatunbosun, MB, FRCSC - Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine | |
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