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LGBT Family Planning Free Info Night

Special Free EventINTRO TO CONCEPTION &  FAMILY BUILDING OPTIONS:
From Home Insemination & Home IUI to Clinical Options (IUI, IVF, Mini-IVF, IVF with Partner Eggs, Donated Embryos, Surrogacy and Fertility Preservation) & Options for HIV+ People & Serodiscordant Couples 
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm 
Reach & Teach, 144 West 25th Avenue, San Mateo

It's not too late to Register online today  at http://www.laurelfertility.com/special-free-educational-event-san-mateo or https://www.z2systems.com/np/clients/ourfamily/event.jsp?event=13741OPEN TO ALL PROSPECTIVE PARENTS (including  single parents, heterosexual and LGBTQI families) & HEALTH PROVIDERS . Facilitated by Maya Scott-Chung, MPH, Education Coordinator of Laurel Fertility Care andShannon Casey of Our Family Coalition, QPlay and SMC Pride InitiativeWhy: An introduction to conception options for individuals and families to learn more about fertility and family building options. Presenters will discuss options available both at home  and  in the clinic setting.  Topics include home insemination, IUI, mini-IVF, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), IVF with partner or donor eggs and surrogacy. We will have Q&A time to discuss some of the medical, financial, emotional and legal questions that couples (heterosexual and LGBTQI), single parents and extended families  face in the family building  journey. This event is part of Our Family Coalition’s monthly Prospective Parents Potluck series. Our Family Coalition  promotes the equality and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer families with children. We foster community leadership in advocacy efforts that promote social justice. www.ourfamily.org              We welcome local fertility-focused therapists, acupuncturists, OBGYNs, urologists, midwives, RNs, NPs, family practitioners, support groups and organizations to bring your materials. We will have time for personal and professional introductions.              Laurel Fertility Care, 1700 California Suite 570, San Francisco CA 94109  www.laurelfertility.comRSVP/questions contact:Maya Scott-Chung at (415) 547-9722 or maya@laurelfertility.comor Shannon Casey (650) 798-7861 or shannon@ourfamily.org It's not too late to Register online today  at http://www.laurelfertility.com/special-free-educational-event-san-mateo

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