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RNE Members: • $115 (1 person) • $195 (2 people) • $70 (+3rd person)

Non-Members: • $200 (1 person) • $295 (2 people)

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Breakfast, lunch and snacks are included.Financial Scholarships available to cover 50% or 100% of fees from the Lisa Fenn Gordenstein Access Scholarship Fund.

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LUNCHTIME TOPIC TABLES – 12:15-1:30 PM Looking to connect with other people struggling with infertility? Our Lunchtime Topic Tables are for you! During lunch, tables will be set aside for informal discussion groups on various topics. Make connections and find support knowing that everyone at these tables can relate to you and your journey. Lunch topic tables are entirely optional and there will be plenty of non-topic tables available for those do not wish to participate. TOPICS: General Infertility; Thinking About Adoption; Thinking About Donor Conception/Surrogacy; Secondary Infertility; Pregnancy Loss.

C-1 WHY INFERTILITY SHOULDN’T BE UNEXPLAINED Learn the importance of an early and thorough evaluation to enable diagnosis and treatment and review the shortcomings of proceeding with treatments that are unlikely to be successful when the cause of infertility is unknown. Mary Elizabeth Sabatini, MD, Reproductive Medicine & IVF, Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center

C-2 WHEN TREATMENT ISN’T WORKING It is important fertility treatment plans are constantly evaluated by managing physicians and adjustments are made when treatment isn’t working. This workshop explores treatment alternatives, protocol adjustments to consider when treatment isn’t working and what to expect from a second opinion. Kristen Wright, MD, Reproductive Science Center of New England

C-3 OVERVIEW OF FOSTER CARE AND INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION This workshop looks at the options of adopting through the foster care system as well as what goes into considering international adoption. Bridget Chiaruttini, LICSW, Director of Child and Family Services, Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange and Ava Sarafan, LICSW, Wide Horizons for Children

C-4 DEFINING “OPEN ADOPTION” This presentation defines “Open Adoption” and discusses the spectrum of adoption openness. The presenter shares the myths, realities and benefits of open adoption for all involved parties. She gives a brief overview of the step-by-step process of becoming an adoptive parent. The presentation will then open up for a Q&A for participants. Penny Rearick, District Supervisor, Adoptions From the Heart

C-5 THE PATH TO PARENTHOOD THROUGH EGG DONATION OR SURROGACY: WORKING WITH THE MEDICAL TEAM Bringing all key members of a multi-functional donor egg/surrogacy team in one setting, we will discuss and answer questions related to the IVF process, the embryologist’s perspective, social views and importance of the donor or surrogacy agency role. R. Ian Hardy, MD, PhD, Medical Director and Wayne Caswell, T.S. ABB, Laboratory Manager, Fertility Centers of New England, Gina Souza, Program Director, Choices Donations & Surrogate/Donor Panel

C-6 DONOR EGG & SURROGACY: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS & DISCLOSURE This workshop discusses the emotional and ethical issues for men and women, secrecy vs. privacy and also deciding how and when to talk with your child and others about donor egg and surrogacy. Lynn Nichols, LICSW, Boston IVF and Nancy Docktor, RNCS, Private Practice

C-7 DEALING WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD: FAMILY, FRIENDS & WORK Gain ideas, support and resources for coping with the insensitive or awkward interactions with friends, family and co-workers during the struggle and isolation of infertility. Harriet (Holly) Simons, PhD, LICSW, Private Practice

C-8 CHILDFREE LIVING: POSSIBILITY FOR A LOVING MARRIAGE & A SATISFYING LIFE What if you’ve come to the end of fertility treatment and alternative paths to parenthood don’t appeal? We’ll examine the advantages of living childfree and how people without children meet their needs for family connections, nurturing others and planning for elder years. Participants will receive guidelines for negotiating and launching this decision. Merle Bombardieri, LICSW, Private PracticeC-9 COMPLEMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE FERTILITY TREATMENTS: WHAT DOES THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SHOW? This workshop examines current scientific evidence of efficacy of complementary and alternative fertility treatments including acupuncture, meditation, DHEAS, Growth Hormone, Embryo Glue and others to help patients make informed decisions regarding their treatment options. Elena Yanushpolsky, MD, Asst. Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School & Brigham and Women’s Hospital

D-1 JOURNEY THROUGH THE IVF LAB Embryologists explain how they make critical decisions during the care and development of your embryos, explaining techniques critical to the success of a cycle, including development and selection of embryos, assisted hatching, ICSI, day 2, 3 and 5 transfer and more. Darlene Davies, Senior Embryologist, TS (ABB) Fertility Centers of New England and a Presenter from Women and Infant’s Hospital

D-2 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & INFERTILITY Learn about new research that shows how chemical/environmental exposures and lifestyle choices can affect fertility and find out what changes you can make that may affect treatment outcome. Jorge E. Chavarro, MD, ScD, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard School of Public Health & Harvard Medical School and Ania Kowalik, MD, Fertility Solutions

D-3 ADOPTIVE PARENTS PANEL Adoptive parents share their stories, including how they made decisions along the way and advice they feel is important to share with others. Moderator: Nancy Rosenhaus, LICSW, Associate Director, Adoptions With Love

D-4 OVERVIEW OF DOMESTIC INFANT ADOPTION Learn about the options for domestic adoption and the process involved with each. This discussion specifically addresses issues of cost, risk and openness. Marla Ruth Allisan, JD, LICSW, Director, A Full Circle Adoptions and Betsy Hochberg, LICSW, Director, Adoption Resources

D-5 SURROGACY & EGG DONATION: PRACTICE & LEGAL ISSUES This workshop provides an overview on how to locate a suitable gestational carrier and egg donor, the differences between traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy and financial issues including insurance coverage and legal issues. Robert Nichols, Esq., President, Center for Surrogacy & Egg Donation

D-6 DONOR EGG PARENTS SPEAK A panel of parents through egg donation will talk about their experiences and answer questions. Moderator: Diane Meehan, M.Ed., Egg Donor Coordinator, Tiny Treasures, LLC

D-7 PREGNANCY LOSS: EMOTIONAL ISSUES & COPING STRATEGIES This workshop is for individuals who have experienced a pregnancy loss and those who want to learn how to best support someone who has had a miscarriage. Discussion focuses on emotional factors to consider, as well as short-term and long-term coping strategies, how miscarriage affects men, cycling after miscarriage, recurrent pregnancy loss and pregnancy after miscarriage. Jennifer Burbridge, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital and Private Practice

D-8 WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH? DECIDING WHEN TO STOP TREATMENT This workshop covers a consideration of the medical and emotional factors that help in deciding when to end infertility treatment and move on to other options. Merle Bombardieri, LICSW, Private Practice and Selwyn Oskowitz, MD, Boston IVF

D-9 CHINESE MEDICINE & OTHER INTEGRATIVE TREATMENTS FOR FERTILITY Discover the best that integrative medicine has to offer and how Chinese medicine can complement IVF/IUI or provide alternative solutions. We’ll discuss acupuncture, herbal medicine, the benfits and alternative insights Chinese medicine offers as well as what to expect during treatment. Jose Ruiz, Licensed Acupuncturist, Family Acupuncture & Herbs of Reading and Jessica Molleur, Licensed Acupuncturist, OMBE

MS-1 ASK THE REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGIST Come have a chance to talk directly to a reproductive endocrinologist and get your questions answered! Mary Elizabeth Sabatini, MD, Reproductive Medicine & IVF, Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center and Elena Yanushpolsky, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

MS-2 TALKING ABOUT MALE INFERTILITY Men - come get any of your questions about your fertility issues answered. Robert Oates, MD, Professor of Urology, Boston University School of Medicine

MS-3 ASK THE ADOPTION EXPERTS Come with your questions about adoption and have professionals in the field answer them! Betsy Hochberg, LICSW, Director, Adoption Resources, Laura Weingast, LICSW, Angel Adoptions and Dale Eldridge, LICSW, BCD, Coordinator, Adoptive Parent Services, Adoption Choices

MS-4 ASK THE LEGAL EXPERT: LEGAL ISSUES IN ADOPTION & EGG DONATION Get your legal questions answered from attorneys who specialize in adoption and egg donation. Marla Ruth Allisan, JD, LICSW, Director, A Full Circle Adoptions and Amy Altman Esq., Altman & Cook

MS-5 ASK THE DONOR CONCEPTION EXPERTS Come with your questions about donor conception and have professionals in the field answer them! Donna Daley, Cycle Coordinator, Prospective Families/The Donor Source, Amy Cook, Esq., Altman & Cook and Diane Meehan, M.Ed., Egg Donor Coordinator, Tiny Treasures, LLC

MS-6 ASK THE NUTRITION EXPERT Come with all of your questions about nutrition and how to enhance your fertility. Darlene Davies, Senior Embryologist, T.S. (ABB) Fertility Centers of New England

MS-7 TALKING ABOUT LGBTQ ISSUES Members of the LGBTQ community can come and get their questions answered. Samuel Pang, MD, Medical Director, Reproductive Science Centers of New England

MS-8 RELAX AND UNWIND WITH YOGA End your day with a relaxing yoga session led by an expert in fertility yoga. Heather Parker Hones, ChildLight Yoga

B-9 DEALING WITH INSURANCE ISSUES WHILE DEALING WITH INFERTILITY This workshop covers issues around insurance, the infertility appeals process, as well as how to advocate for yourself. Marymichele Delaney, Associate Director of Benefits at Wellesley College and Partner with Delaney Consulting, and Rosa Nichols, Financial Coordinator, Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center

B-8 CAN OUR MARRIAGE SURVIVE INFERTILITY? Infertility is the most difficult crisis your marriage may ever experience. It challenges sexual spontaneity and the intimacy you once shared. Learn new ways to revitalize your relationship, talk about your feelings and constructively discuss your future options. Beth Cooper, PhD, Director, Infertility Counseling Center of Connecticut

B-7 EGG DONATION: PRACTICE & LEGAL ISSUES This workshop provides an overview on the legal issues associated with using an egg donor. Mike Grant, Esq., Private Practice

B-6 FINDING A DONOR THROUGH AN EGG DONATION AGENCY Learn how to find a donor with an agency, how the process works and the costs involved. Donna Daley, Cycle Coordinator, Prospective Families/The Donor Source

B-5 CHOOSING EGG DONATION OR ADOPTION: HOW WILL MY CHILD UNDERSTAND THE STORY? In making decisions about egg donation or adoption, intended parents often wonder how they will explain their family building story to their future child. Learn how to build a story from the start that you will feel confident and proud to tell. We will also focus on issues of privacy, secrecy and disclosure. Ellen Glazer, LICSW, Private Practice, Co-author of Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation and author of The Long Awaited Stork.

B-4 ADOPTIVE PARENTS PANEL Adoptive parents share their stories, including how they made decisions along the way and advice they feel is important to share with others. Moderator: Laura Weingast, LICSW, Director, Angel Adoptions

B-3 OVERVIEW OF DOMESTIC INFANT ADOPTION This workshop offers a step-by-step guide through the domestic infant adoption process. The discussion will focus not only on the necessary concrete tasks involved, but on many of the accompanying legal, social and emotional issues in the process as well. Dale Eldridge, LICSW, BCD, Coordinator, Adoptive Parent Services, Adoption Choices

B-2 DIMINISHED OVARIAN RESERVE: WHAT IT MEANS & WHAT ARE TREATMENT OPTIONS? A frequent finding in women who are undergoing treatment for infertility, this workshop explains the meaning of diminished ovarian reserve, how it is determined and what treatment options are appropriate for women with diminished ovarian reserve. Samuel Pang, MD, Medical Director, Reproductive Science Center of New England

B-1 NAVIGATING A CYCLE: WHAT TO EXPECT & HOW TO MANAGE This workshop walks you through an IVF cycle learning how to plan your life around a cycle, including both the typical process and how to manage the unexpected. Vito Cardone, MD, Medical Director, Cardone Reproductive Medicine & Infertility and Lawrence Engmann, MD, Center for Advance Reproductive Services, University of Connecticut Health Center

A-9 FINANCING TREATMENT, ADOPTION & DONOR CONCEPTION Learn the important financial issues that need to be planned for a family. Topics covered will include ongoing monthly expenses to raise a child, education and retirement planning, life and disability insurance, estate planning and insurance claims. Jennifer Adams, CFP, Aspire Wealth Management and Donna Martin, Coordinator for the Donor Egg/Gestational Carrier Program, Reproductive Science Centers of New England

A-8 TIPS & TECHNIQUES TO MAINTAIN YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH In this session participants will learn how to take back control of their minds and bodies, i.e., to begin to feel the way you did before infertility. Skills acquired include physical (relaxation training, nutrition, exercise recommendations) as well as emotional (how to deal with the pregnancies of others, how to feel less isolated). Alice Domar, PhD, Executive Director, Domar Center for Mind/Body Health, Boston IVF

A-7 DONOR SPERM: THE REAL STORY Donor sperm insemination can be a viable option for couples where IVF/ICSI may not be possible, as well as for single women and same-sex couples. This workshop details the donor selection and screening process, and legal considerations with use of both anonymous and known sperm donors. Grace Centola, PhD, Laboratory and Tissue Bank Director, New England Cryogenic Center

A-6 PREPARING THE WAY FOR EGG DONATION AND/OR SURROGACY: A MEDICAL OVERVIEW A medical overview of the egg donor and surrogacy process, as well as information about donor screening, coordinating the donor with the recipient and known and anonymous donors. Rachel Ashby, MD and Holly Hughes, RN, Third Party Reproductive Nursing Coordinator, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

A-5 WORKING WITH BIRTHPARENTS Learn how to work with birthparents, from the initial contact through the wait time, to ongoing contact after the adoption is finalized. Myths and realities related to openness are discussed. Raquel Woodard, LICSW, BCD, Coordinator, Birthparent and Children’s Services, Adoption Choices, and Birthparent Panel

A-4 INFERTILITY TO ADOPTION: HONORING ENDINGS & NEW BEGINNINGS Explore the multitude of factors which can assist and complicate the decision to end medical treatment and begin the process of moving towards adoption. Emotional obstacles of making family building decisions as well as how one explores new options while coping with the experiences and losses associated with infertility will be discussed. Anne Coleman, PhD, LMHC, Adoption & Beyond Counseling Services

A-3 ADOPTION OPTIONS: OVERVIEW OF DOMESTIC, INTERNATIONAL & FOSTER CARE ADOPTION This session provides an overview of all types of adoption: domestic, international and foster care adoption. It includes strategies for starting the adoption process as well as an overview of resources. Joan Lefler Clark, MEd, Adoptions Explained LLC

A-2 APPROACHES TO IMPROVE EMBRYO QUALITY Lack of pregnancy during IVF treatment can be due to poor or suboptimal embryo quality. An overview of several approaches to improve embryo quality will be discussed. Elizabeth Ginsburg, MD, Medical Director, IVF Program and Catherine Racowsky, PhD, Laboratory Director, IVF Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

A-1 INFERTILITY 101 Learn about the infertility workup and how to interpret results, fertility medications, when to move on to IVF, success rates, new treatments on the horizon and how to assess whether to pursue these options. Sandra Carson, MD, Medical Director, Center for Reproduction and Infertility, Women and Infants Hospital

SESSION A – 9:15-10:30 AM SESSION B – 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM SESSION C – 1:30-2:45 PM SESSION D – 3:00-4:15 PM MINI-SESSIONS – 4:20-5:00 PM7:45–8:30 AM Registration & Exhibits Open 8:30–9:15 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: OVERCOMING Infertility! Camille T. C. Hammond, MD, MPH EXHIBIT HALL OPEN ALL DAY

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2012 Keynote: OVERCOMING Infertility!with Camille T. C. Hammond, MD, MPH, CEODr. Hammond is the current CEO of the Tinina Q. Cade Foundation. She and her husband, Dr. Jason Hammond, co-founded the Cade Foundation in 2005 to provide support to families with infertility. In addition to her work with the Cade Foundation, Dr. Hammond is actively engaged in social, civic, community and philanthropic efforts throughout

the nation. Dr. Hammond sits on the University of Richmond Alumni Association Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees for the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

What the Conference Provides:• Resources and information on fertility treatments, adoption, donor

choices and other family building options• Tools for managing the emotional experience of infertility• Opportunities to connect with individuals and couples with similar

challenges and experiences • Resources for family, friends and professionals, including Nursing

and Social Work CEU credits• Ask the Expert Mini-Sessions from 4:20–5:00 PM• Raffles, giveaways and a FREE copy of the book, Love and Infertility:

Survival Strategies for Balancing Infertility, Marriage, and Life and book signing opportunity with the author, Kristen Magnacca

• In-depth workshop tracks provide overviews and “how to” of egg donation/surrogacy and adoption that are identical to our stand-alone Donor Egg/Surrogacy and Adoption Connect & Learn Seminars

Gather the information you need from top professionals and renowned speakers on the latest advanced infertility treatments, donor conception options, adoption choices - and more!

Choose from over 40 seminars and become an informed consumer of infertility treatments and family building options available to you.

Meet with over 20 exhibitors and have the unique opportunity to ask your questions one-on-one directly to clinics, drug companies, pharmacies, donor egg agencies, adoption agencies and complementary and alternative treatment providers. Gain insight into how others have faced the challenges of infertility and have successfully become parents.

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2012 Fertility Treatment,Donor Choices and Adoption ConferenceSaturday, November 3, 2012 8:00 am - 5:00pmBest Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough, MA