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The Couple's Guide to Fertility


RESOURCES


Infertility Services

American Association of Tissue Banks
1350 Beverly Road, Suite 220A
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 827-9582
Supplies a list of AATB-associated sperm banks in the United States and
Canada.  Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Resource Center
409 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2188
(202) 638-5577
This national organization of ob-gyns has a resource center that can provide
patient education pamphlets, lists of ob-gyns in certain areas of the country,
and answers to basic questions about infertility and women's health.

American Fertility Society
2140 Eleventh Avenue South
Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35205-2800
(205) 933-8494
This national organization of fertility specialists provides general
information about infertility and pamphlets for patients.

American Society of Andrology
309 West Clark Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 356-3182
Refers patients to andrologists across the country.

American Urological Association, Inc.
1120 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(301) 727-1100
Provides patient information pamphlets and the names of physicians/officers of
the association who can supply information about specific questions and
possible referral to a local urologist.

DES Action USA (East Coast Office)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 775-3450

DES Action USA (West Coast Office)
2845 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 826-5060
Provides education and support to mothers, daughters, and sons exposed to the
drug diethylstilbestrol (DES).

Endometriosis Association
8585 North 76th Place
Milwaukee, WI 53223
1-800-992-3636 (in the United States)
1-800-426-2363 (in Canada)
Furnishes information on local support groups, crisis call assistance, and
education and research programs regarding endometriosis.

National Society of Genetic Counselors
233 Canterbury Drive
Wallingford, PA 19086
(215) 872-7608
Provides information on genetic counseling services and referrals.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 541-7800
Provides referral to local Planned Parenthood affiliates that may supply
infertility diagnosis and counseling.

Resolve, Inc.
5 Water Street
Arlington, MA 02174
(617) 643-2424
1-800-225-5185
This national self-help group for infertile couples provides physician and IVF
referrals, literature about many aspects of infertility, a newsletter, and
telephone counseling.  It has support groups across the country.

SHARE
(Source of Help in Airing and Resolving Experiences)
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
211 South Third Street
Belleville, IL 62222
(618) 234-2415
Supplies information packets on miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy,
and neonatal (near birth) death; a bibliographic listing of books, articles,
and audio-visual material on grieving; a bimonthly newsletter; a listing of
parents in outreach groups; and a support group referral list.

Adoption Services

Child Welfare League of America
Suite 310, 440 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 638-2952
Publishes The National Adoption Resource Directory, listing adoption agencies
across the country.

Latin American Parent Association
P.O. Box 72
Seaford, NY 11783
(718) 236-8689
Provides information about adopting babies from Latin America.

National Adoption Center
1218 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
1-800-TOADOPT (except in Pennsylvania)
(215) 925-0200 (in Pennsylvania and elsewhere)
Promotes adoption opportunities for children throughout the country,
particularly those with special needs.

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
Suite 600, 1400 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 842-1919
Provides fact sheets, articles, films, and videotapes about adoption; a
computerized list of books and written materials on adoption; a directory of
adoption agencies and other adoption resources; and information on state and
federal laws on adoption.

National Committee for Adoption
1930 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009-6207
(202) 328-1200
An association of private adoption agencies that provides information,
publications, and resource listings on adoption.

North American Council on Adoptable Children
1821 University Avenue
Suite S-275
St. Paul, MN 55104
(612) 644-3036
A national support group for adoptive parents that specializes in placing
older, handicapped, and minority children.

OURS, Inc.
3307 Highway 100 North,
Suite 203
Minneapolis, MN 55422
(612) 535-4829
This national support group provides information about licensed adoption
agencies with a focus on foreign adoptions.

     If you would like to receive further information, including a newsletter
from Chapel Hill Fertility Center, please contact:  Sandy Pratt, Patient Care
Coordinator, Chapel Hill Fertility Center, 109 Conner Drive, Suite 2104,
Chapel Hill, NC 27514.