ACCESS

Australia’s National Infertility Network is a consumer-based, independent, non-profit organization committed to being a national voice promoting the well-being and welfare of infertile people of all ages.

Telephone: +61 (0) 2 9737 0158

Website: http://www.access.org.au

ACeBabes

Offers support on pregnancy following fertility treatment, multiple births, donor conception for donors and recipients, decisions surrounding frozen embryos, trying for siblings, deciding to end treatment, and telling children how they were conceived. It provides a quarterly newsletter, sub-group news sheets, meetings, personal contacts for specific conditions and an interactive website.

Telephone: 0845 838 1593

Website: http://www.acebabes.co.uk

Adoption UK

Provides information, guidance, support and friendship, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The community receives more than 2 million hits each month and acts as a lifeline to many of its 7000 registered users.

Helpline: 0844 848 7900

Telephone: 01295 752240

Website: http://www.adoptionuk.org

The American Fertility Association

Offers support, advocacy, research, education and referrals for those dealing with fertility issues.

Website: http://www.theafa.org

British Infertility Counselling Association (BICA)

Aims to promote high-quality, accessible counselling services for those with fertility problems. It offers information to patients seeking details of counsellors specializing in infertility.

Telephone: 01744 750660

Website: http://www.bica.net

Cancerbackup

Offers practical advice and support for people affected by cancer. Its range of information booklets includes how cancer treatments can affect fertility and the future fertility of teenage patients.

Telephone: 0808 800 1234

Website: http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk

Daisy Network Premature Menopause Support Group

Members can speak to others who have been through egg donation cycles, both successfully and unsuccessfully. It also publishes fact sheets and a quarterly newsletter and has an annual open day.

Website: http://www.daisynetwork.org.uk

Donor Conception Network (DCNetwork)

Provides contact and support for people who have children conceived, or who plan family creation, using donated gametes through donor insemination (DI) and in-vitro fertilization (IVF). It also provides support for adult offspring of donor conception.

Telephone: 020 8245 4369

Website: http://www.dcnetwork.org

Donor Conception Support Group of Australia Inc.

Helps meet the needs of families with donor children; people considering or currently using donor sperm, egg or embryo programmes; adults conceived by donated gametes; donors past and present; and anyone interested in donor issues. It also has social workers, doctors and clinic staff as members of the support group.

Telephone: + 61 (0) 2 9793 9335

Website: http://www.members.optushome.com.au/dcsg

Endometriosis SHE Trust (UK)

Understands that the far-reaching effects of this condition cascades down to family, friends and employers. The trust offers support and information for girls and women with this enigmatic and debilitating disease.

Telephone: 08707 743665/4

Website: http://www.shetrust.org.uk

European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)

The main aim is to promote interest in, and understanding of, reproductive biology and medicine through facilitating research and subsequent dissemination of research. It aims to influence and inform politicians and policy makers throughout Europe.

Telephone: +32 (0) 2 269 09 69 (Belgium)

Website: http://www.eshre.com

Fertility Friends

An online membership support network for the exchange of experiences with other men and women coping with fertility treatment.

Website: http://www.fertilityfriends.co.uk

Fertility New Zealand

A national network for all those who have an interest in, or connection with, fertility problems, from people seeking treatment, to gamete donors and people conceived as a result of assisted human reproductive treatment.

Website: http://www.fertilitynz.org.nz

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)

A primary resource for all people experiencing problems with fertility. The website covers all
licensed clinics in the UK and The HFEA Guide to Infertility (updated each year) provides useful information and patient experiences.

Telephone: 020 7291 8200

Website: http://www.hfea.gov.uk

Infertility Network UK (I N UK)

Provides practical and emotional support to those experiencing difficulties in conceiving. There is a regional network and local support groups, and the charity also produces fact sheets and other information, including a video. It has a telephone advice line, medical advisers and a website with news, forums and information.

Telephone: 08701 188088

Website: http://www.infertilitynetworkuk.com

Information Donogene Insemination (IDI)

A donor gamete association operating in Germany.

Website: http://www.spendersamenkinder.de

Miscarriage Association

Provides support and information about pregnancy loss.

Telephone: 01924 200799

Website: http://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk

More to Life

A national network providing a support service for people exploring what life without children has to offer – for both those who are involuntarily childless and those for whom fertility treatment is no longer a consideration.

Telephone: 08701 188088

Website: http://www.infertilitynetworkuk.com

National Endometriosis Society

Provides a helpline, local groups and clubs, a newsletter and other publications, workshops and conferences.

Telephone: 0808 808 2227

Website: http://www.endo.org.uk

National Fostering Network

Telephone: 020 7620 6400

Website: http://www.fostering.net

National Gamete Donation Trust (NGDT)

Founded in 1998 to raise awareness of, and seek ways to alleviate, the shortage of sperm, egg and embryo donors in the UK. The NGDT is a central reference point for donors, recipients and health professionals.

Telephone: 0845 226 9193

Website: http://www.ngdt.co.uk

Pink Parents UK

Offers services and information to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered families, including those still planning a family.

Telephone: 08701 273 274

Website: http://www.pinkparents.org.uk

Project Group on Assisted Reproduction (PROGAR)

Campaigns in two main areas: for the right of people with fertility difficulties to informed choice and quality of care, including counselling; and for the right of people to have access to identifying information about their genetic origin.

Telephone: 0121 622 3911

Website: http://www.basw.co.uk/progar

RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association

A non-profit organization established in 1974. Themission of RESOLVE is to provide timely, compassionate support and information to people experiencing infertility.

Toll-free helpline: 888 623 0744

Website: http://www.resolve.org

SGI-UK and Taplow Court

The British centre of the lay society of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism, called the Soka Gakkai (Value Creating Society) internationally. Founded in 1975, SGI is taking an active role in world affairs, building
bridges through dialogue and cultural exchange.

Telephone: 01628 773163

Website: http://www.sgi-uk.org or http://www.sgi.org (International)

Surrogacy UK

Formed to support and inform anyone with an interest in surrogacy within the UK.

Telephone: 01531 821889

Email: admin@surrogacyuk.org

Website: http://www.surrogacyuk.org

UK Donorlink

A voluntary information exchange and contact register following
donor conception pre-1991.

Telephone: 0113 278 3217

Website: http://www.ukdonorlink.org.uk

VERITY

The polycystic ovary syndrome support group.

Website: http://www.verity-pcos.org.uk

The Zita West Clinic

A multi-disciplinary practice that uses evidence-based complementary therapies for fertility and pregnancy.

Telephone: 020 7224 0017

Website: http://www.zitawest.com