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** Note: This information is provided to help you with your research. These
resources are not listed as recommendations or endorsements by RESOLVE, RESOLVE
of Central Texas or its members.
National Fertility
Information/Organizations
RESOLVE National
Website
A referral, support, and advocacy group also providing offline services such
as booklets, newsletters, and telephone support. Chapters across the U.S.
offer local support groups that offer seminars and peer group meetings.
Ferti.net - Worldwide Fertility
Network
Provides excellent medical information/updates on recent findings, conferences,
journal article reviews. Also: links to patient support groups worldwide,
general diagnosis/treatment information and more.
The American Infertility
Association
The American Infertility Association headquartered in New York City, is a
national organization dedicated to assisting women and men facing decisions
related to family building and reproductive health--from prevention and treatment
to social and psychological concerns.
Fertile Thoughts
Fertile Thoughts is designed to help and support infertile couples
and couples seeking adoption as well as couple and single parents coping
with the various stages of parenthood.
INCIID
InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination, (pronounced
"inside"). Excellent patient information & support site.
ASRM - American Society for Reproductive
Medicine
(formerly, American Fertility Society)
Booklets, patient education series, annual clinic specific ART report.
Infertility
Resources
If you're experiencing infertility, we provide information about IVF,
GIFT, ICSI, infertility clinics, donor egg and surrogacy services (e.g.,
surrogate mothers), sperm banks, adoption, infertility books and journals,
infertility newsgroups and support organizations, and drugs, such as Metrodin,
Pergonal, Clomid.
Fertilitext
Infertility and medication info.
Infertility
Center
Enables couples who are dealing with infertility, with all of its accompanying
feelings and frustrations, to be empowered through a comprehensive understanding
of the problem.
Child of My
Dreams
The mission of Child of My Dreams
is to help people become parents, and to demonstrate that with information,
support, and determination, you really can have the child of your
dreams. Information, chat, boards and state-by-state listings of
specialists.
Fertnet.com
Treasured selection of articles on all aspects of ART authored by Reproductive
Endocrinologists, David Sable, M.D.
Hannah's Prayer
International network of local chapters providing Christian support during
fertility challenges.
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Specific Fertility Conditions (IVF, PCOS, Male Factor,
Donor Egg/Sperm, Surrogacy)
IVF
Current
IVF Clinic Success Rates by state
National Summary and Fertility Clinic Reports U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive
Health, Atlanta Georgia
IVF
Connections
Supports people going through IVF and FET with information, support and contact
with others going through the same experiences.
PCOS
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association,
Inc.
Advice about treatment, signs and symptoms, alternative health practices,
and research into this condition. With info about support groups.
Endometriosis
Endometriosis Association
International Online
A non-profit, self-help organization dedicated to providing information and
support to women and girls with endometriosis, educating the public as well
as the medical community about the disease, and conducting and promoting
research related to endometriosis.
The Institute
for the Study and Treatment of Endometriosis (ISTE)
ISTE is a not-for-profit organization fostering
research, education, and clinical advances in Endometriosis
Books about
Endometriosis
The Endometriosis
Pavilion at Obgyn.net
Endo Q&A at The Mining Co. Guide to Women's Health
Endometriosis:
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment
The Latest Research
about Endo
Adhesions
International Adhesions Sociesty
Different Views on Adhesion Management
J. Glenn Bradley, M.D.
Adhesion Prevention
In Reproductive Tract Surgery
by Bradley S. Hurst, MD
Male Factor
Male Infertility Overview
Very detailed information on possible causes of Male Infertility.
Center for Male Reproductive
Medicine
Very detailed information on male fertility issues and treatments
Male Infertility and
Diagnosis
Describes basic workup for male infertility diagnosis
Donor Egg/Sperm
The Alliance for Donor Insemination Families, Inc.
Support & information for families of children conceived through donor
insemination/eggs.
303-683-1063
American Association of Tissue Banks
Lists accredited sperm banks.
703-827-9582
Family Fertility Center
Options National Fertility
Registry
Surrogacy
Organization of Parents Through
Surrogacy
Information, support, newsletter.
The American Surrogacy Center, Inc.
Site includes extensive surrogacy and egg donation information.
Other
Turner's Syndrome
Society
The Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to increase public
awareness and understanding of Turner Syndrome; increase understanding of
those affected by Turner Syndrome about the condition and its associated
problems; provide a forum where those affected by Turner Syndrome can become
acquainted with others in similar situations; and work together with medical
and health-care professionals to better understand the condition through
research and communication of ideas.
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Infertility Medical Information
Mediconsult.com
Well-organized and searchable site with medical information on topics such
as infertility. After anonymously answering a brief survey, you will have
complete access to their site.
List and Glossary of Medical Terms
In several languages. This URL is for English speakers.
Medical Information
Network
A service that provides background information on every physician licensed
to practice in the US.
Infertility at
About.com
Covers all issues pertinent to conception difficulties and pregnancy loss
through hundreds of categorized links to resources on the Internet.
University
of Bristol Glossary
Ferti.net - Worldwide Fertility
Network
Provides excellent medical information/updates on recent findings, conferences,
journal article reviews. Also: links to patient support groups worldwide,
general diagnosis/treatment information and more.
Assisted
Reproductive Technology News
Abstracts of the ART journals EJAIB and EEIN. Chronologically-ordered, with
most recent info at the bottom.
Medline
Database
Searchable database of medical journal information.
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Pregnancy Loss
SHARE Pregnancy &
Infant Loss Support, Inc.
Support group for those experiencing pregnancy loss, still birth or neonatal
death
Hygeia
Educational, support materials for those who've experienced pregnancy or
neonatal loss.
Cherish
Corner
Rest
in Peace Planner
Facts About
Miscarriage
Unspeakable
Losses
Pen Parents,
Inc.
(support network of grieving parents)
The Compassionate
Friends
M.I.S.S. - Mothers In Sympathy
& Support (Miscarriage)
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Having Multiples
Mothers of Supertwins
For parents of 3+ multiples
National Organization of Mothers of Twins
Clubs, Inc.
Promotes the special aspects of parenting/child development which relate
specifically to multiple birth children.
The Triplet
Connection
Support, newsletter, networking.
Alternative and Natural
Treatments
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Adoption
National Council for
Adoption
National Adoption Information
Clearinghouse
A comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption, including infant,
intercountry, and special needs adoption.
Child of
My Dreams
Information, chat, boards and state-by-state listings of specialists.
American Academy of Adoption
Attorneys
The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys is a national association of attorneys
who practice, or have otherwise distinguished themselves, in the field of
adoption law.
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Living Childfree
Childfree Network
Newsletter, data base, and opportunities to form local meeting groups.
7777 Sunrise Blvd., Ste. 1800, Citrus Heights, CA 95610
916-773-7178
Childfree by Choice
A Clearinghouse of Childfree information on the Web.
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Prescription Drug Information
Pharmaceutical Information
Network
Lots of information on every medication. After anonymously answering a brief
survey, you will have complete access to their site.
U.S.
Pharmacist
RXList - Internet Drug
Index
Clinical Pharmacology
Online
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Medical Journals
Fertility
& Sterility
Official journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Human
Reproduction
Official journal of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive
Biology
Journal of Reproductive
Medicine
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
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Women's Health
OBGYN.net - Women's
Health
Women's
Health Resources
General academic centers, government sites, electronic journals, some commercial
sites and personal resources.
UCLA Medical Group's Fibroids.org
Website
Information about uterine embolization for fibroids.
The Fibroid
Corner
The Yeast Infection
Homepage
Humorous and uncensored.
Vaginal
Infections
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Women's Health
Interactive
For Ladies
Only
Addresses health concerns specific to women.
Women's Health at
About.com
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Doctor Finders &
Organizations
Doctors
Online
(doctors who will answer questions online)
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. -
Doctor Search
Search for physicians in your community in the nation's only
authoritative listing of physicians selected as "the best" based on
recommendations of their medical peers and extensive review by the Castle
Connolly research team.
American Medical
Association
In addition to a wealth of other information, this site also provides background
information about AMA physicians. (Click on Doctor Finder to locate
physicians)
American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists
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