Creating a Family: Talk about Infertility and Adoption

Adoption is a great way to build your family, but it is not always affordable. Adoption grants and loans are available. How and where should you apply for grants to fund your adoption, and what are the pitfalls? Our guests to talk about adoption grants are Cherri Walrod, Founder and Executive Director of Resources 4 Adoption, and Cathleen Miller, Director of Finance & Operations at Brittany’s Hope. Adoption, international adoption, domestic adoption, special need adoption, adopting a baby, adopting a child, adopting in the US, adopting from Ethiopia, adopting from Uganda, adopting from Bulgaria, adopting from Korea, adopting from China

What are the medical steps that both donor and recipient families must take with embryo donation. What legal issues must be addressed with this form of family building. Our guests to talk about embryo donation are Dr. Craig Sweet, board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility as well as Obstetrics & Gynecology. He is Medical and Laboratory Director of the Specialists In Reproductive Medicine & Surgery and Embryo Donation International in Fort Myers, Florida, and has been voted the region's top Reproductive Endocrinologist by Gulfshore Life for every year since 2004. We also have reproductive law attorney Stephanie Caballero, also known as the Surrogacy Lawyer. Her practice focuses on surrogacy, embryo donation, and egg and sperm donation, and she brings her own experience with infertility to her practice. embryo donation, embryo adoption, infertility, fertility

Join our guest Dr. Jeanne O’Brien to discuss the latest research in diagnosing and treating Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and especially how to get pregnant with PCOS. Dr. O'Brien received her medical degree from the Brown-Dartmouth Medical Program. Completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. In the three years following residency, Dr. O'Brien remained at Northwestern as a Clinical Instructor. She then completed fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Northwestern University and earned a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. Dr. O'Brien is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and practices at Shady Grove Fertiltiy Center in Maryland. Infertility, fertility, metformin, diabetes

Our guest to help us understand the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is Dr. Russell A. Barkley, a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.  He is the author of 21 books and manuals, including Your Defiant Child: Eight Steps to Better Behavior and Your Defiant Teen: 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship. adoption, interntional adoption, foster care adoption, adopting from Ethiopia, adopting from China, adopting from Russia, adopting from foster care, parenting adopted children. parenting teens, adopting an older child

Parenting Transracially Adopted Teens and Tweens Children don't remain at the adorable footie-pajama stage forever. They grow and the issues they and their parents face change. What are the unique issues facing transracially adopted children between the ages of 10 and 20. Our guests will be Beth Hall, founder and Director of Pact, and Adoption Alliance, co-author of Inside Transracial Adoption, and a mom to two transracially adopted young adults; and Judy Miller, an adoption educator and support specialist, author of the email course, Parenting Your Adopted Child: Tweens, Teens & Beyond, and mom of four through birth and adoption.

How can churches and other faith communities encourage adoption and support families post adoption. What role should faith communities play in adoption and orphan care? How can you get your church involved? Join our guests Jedd Medefind, President of Christian Alliance for Orphans . He has worked, studied and served in more than 30 countries, and is the author of 3 books--most recently, Upended:  How Following Jesus Remakes Your Words and Your World."  Lynn Young, heads up the Adoption Ministry for Saddleback Church, in southernCalifornia. And Kim Palmer, who is involved in the ministry at Grace Covenant  Church in Charlotte, NC that supports adoptive and foster parents. She and her husband have 5 children,:2 biological, 1 adopted, and 2 foster. orphan's ministry, adoption ministry, foster/adoption, international adoption, domestic adoption, foster care adoption

IVF can be expensive--very expensive and is often not covered by health insurance. Are their ways to lower the cost of in vitro fertilization? Who should try lower cost IVF? How successful is IVF that cost less? Our guests are Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Joe Massey, with IVF Georgia. Dr. Massey has been a pioneer in improving success with IVF and ICSI and is now a pioneer at improving access through lowering the cost.  We also have with us Dr. Grace Couchman, also a reproductive endocrinologist and cofounder of Carolina Conceptions, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Couchman has twice been selected as one of the "Best Doctors in America". Infertility, fertility, in vitro fertilisation, in vitro fertilization, IVF, infertility treatment, infertility clinic, fertility clinic, fertility doctor, infertility doctor

How do children adopted from abroad acquire the language of their new country and what should parents do to help. When should parents worry?  Join my guest Dr. Sharon Glennen, Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Audiology, Speech Language Pathology and Deaf Studies at Towson University in Maryland. Dr. Glennen researches the complex language learning patterns of children who were internationally adopted. language, international adoption, adopting a child from China, adopting from Ethiopia, adoption from South Korea, adopting from Russsia, adopting from Ghana

There are over 900 infertility clinics in the US. How do you choose the best clinic for you? What questions should you ask?  How to understand and interpret the CDC infertility clinic statistics.  Join me to talk about what steps to take to find a reproductive endocrinologist. IVF, in vitro fertilization. ICSI, donor egg, donor sperm, PGD

What other care can you use to compliment the traditional fertility treatment. How can nutrition, acupuncture, and counseling help you on your quest of parenthood.  Our guest are Dara Godfrey, a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York in Manhattan. Dara takes a lifestyle-driven approach to support patients reaching their nutritional goals at every stage of infertility treatment and pregnancy. Mark LeWinter is a licensed acupuncturist and a fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine. He is one of the founding members of Metro Acupuncture in Atlanta, GA. He has been treating women dealing with infertility for over 12 years.  He works in conjunction and support of Reproductive Biology Associates in Atlanta. And last but not at all least is Helen AdrienneLicensed Certified Social Worker and certified hypnotherapist, specializeing in infertility. She is the author of On Fertile Ground: Healing Infertility.  Chines medicine and infertility treatment. Herbs, supplements

What are some of the unique feeding and nutritional issues facing adopted children who may have challenges from not having had enough food, being fed too quickly or with little attention, or food limited in texture, nutrients and variety. Join our guests Dr. Julian Davies, pediatrician at the University of Washington Adoption Medicine Clinic and Dr. Katja Rowell, the Feeding Doctor. international adoption, domestic adoption, adopting a baby, adopting a child, adoption from China, adopting from Ethiopia, adopting from Russia, adopting from South Korea

Foster care is tough on kids, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it is easy to transition to adoption.  What can you do to make this move easier. Our guests will be Kim Phagan-Hansel, editor of Fostering Families Today magazine and The Foster Parenting Toolbox; and Madeleine Krebs, Clinical Coordinator at the Center for Adoption Support and Education with over 35 years of experience providing psychotherapy for families with foster and adopted children. foster care adoption, adopting from foster care, foster-adopt

Infertility treatment is under attack by various state legislative bills. What can you do to protect your right to treatment, including IVF? What other legislation affects infertility--requirements for insurance to pay for treatment; tax credit for infertility treatment. Join our guests, Barb Collura, Executive Director of Resolve: The National Infertility Association to talk about the threats to infertility treatment and what you can do. infertility, fertility, infertility treatment, in vitro fertilization, in vitro fertilisation, IVF, IUI, multiple births, embryos, frozen embryos, embryo disposal, stem cell research

What are your odds of getting pregant with In Vitro Fertilization? Should you try another cycle of IVF.  What are your odds of success? Our guests Dr. Mylene Yao, co-founder and CEO of Univfy Inc., a company that develops personalized prognostics for fertility patients and physicians. In her previous role as a National Institute of Health (NIH)-funded assistant professor at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, Dr Yao, together with her scientific collaborator and co-founder Professor Wing Wong, developed deep phenotype profiling as an approach to in vitro fertilization (IVF) prediction modeling. We also have with us Dr. David Seifer, Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology  at New York University School of Medicine in New York City, Scientific Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Maimondies Medical Center and Co-Director of Genesis Fertility and Reproductive Medicine in New York City. Infertility, unexplained infertility, male factor infertility, fertility treatment,

Members of the Ohio Birthparent Support Group will discuss Difficult Dialogues: The Essential Conversations that Prospective Adoptive Parents MUST Have Before, During and After Placement.  What they wish all current and prospective adoptive parents knew about how birthmothers feel and what they need in the adoption relationship. birthmother, birth mother, birth parent, first mother, adoption, placing a child for adoption, domestic adoption, open adoption, adopting a baby, adopting a child