Donor egg

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As Shady Grove Fertility approaches our 20th anniversary, we have been reflecting on our past and what brought us to where we are today. Currently, with 23 physicians and over 300 staffers, we have far exceeded the expectations of our founders, Dr. Michael Levy and Dr. Arthur Sagoskin, but have held strong to the belief that fertility treatment is more than just injections and IVF, it is about treating the patient as a whole person. We have long offered a multitude of services for our patients including support groups, financial programs, events and much more. Whether you are dealing with PCOS, coping with a pregnancy loss, or considering donor egg, there is someone, not so far away, that is going through the same struggle.

In 2008, we launched our updated website, ShadyGroveFertility.com, designed to make your online experience as informative and helpful as possible. Soon after we began to share with you on Twitter and Facebook. Today, our online community, over 6,000 people strong, continues to grow as patients share their journeys and our expert physicians provide you with the answers to all your pressing questions.

The next step in keeping connected with you, is this “Insider’s Guide to Fertility”. Our physicians, staff, and patients will be sharing their experiences with you. Answering your questions outside the walls of a doctor’s office, and explaining what infertility is without a slew of clinical words that require a search on Wikipedia to understand.

So let’s make this official – Welcome to the Insider’s Guide to Fertility! You can read our current posts covering topics such as ‘Fertility & Weight Loss’, ‘Your First Doctor’s Visit’, and ‘Does Everyone Have Infertility?’

Thank you for coming and we look forward to sharing more with you. (And share with us, please let us know if you like this site and what is on your mind in the comments section below!)

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September 29, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

For Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and D.C. area patients.
Limit of15 participants.

Making the decision to move forward with egg and/or sperm donation can be a medical, legal, and emotional shift for all prospective recipients.

This virtual donor recipient support group provides support for individuals and couples who are in various stages of treatment such as those contemplating the choice, embarking on and undergoing treatment to conceive as well as for patients who become parents through such means. The processing of the thoughts and feelings about the use of donated gametes can be very helpful as one prepares to move forward with this option, as well as having support from others who are having a similar experience. It can also be important to the long-term health and well being of the child (conceived) by donated gametes. More specifically, the group affords recipients benefit from exploring any concerns and expressing their feelings about having a child with someone else’s genetic material as well as to discuss when, how, what, to whom, and if to disclose to offspring.

The group is FREE for all participants.

Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to Ring Central video meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by phone or email if the group will not be held as scheduled.

For more information, please email Tara Simpson, Psy.D.

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October 20, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

For Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and D.C. area patients.
Limit of15 participants.

Making the decision to move forward with egg and/or sperm donation can be a medical, legal, and emotional shift for all prospective recipients.

This virtual donor recipient support group provides support for individuals and couples who are in various stages of treatment such as those contemplating the choice, embarking on and undergoing treatment to conceive as well as for patients who become parents through such means. The processing of the thoughts and feelings about the use of donated gametes can be very helpful as one prepares to move forward with this option, as well as having support from others who are having a similar experience. It can also be important to the long-term health and well being of the child (conceived) by donated gametes. More specifically, the group affords recipients benefit from exploring any concerns and expressing their feelings about having a child with someone else’s genetic material as well as to discuss when, how, what, to whom, and if to disclose to offspring.

The group is FREE for all participants.

Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to Ring Central video meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by phone or email if the group will not be held as scheduled.

For more information, please email Tara Simpson, Psy.D.

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November 17, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

For Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and D.C. area patients.
Limit of15 participants.

Making the decision to move forward with egg and/or sperm donation can be a medical, legal, and emotional shift for all prospective recipients.

This virtual donor recipient support group provides support for individuals and couples who are in various stages of treatment such as those contemplating the choice, embarking on and undergoing treatment to conceive as well as for patients who become parents through such means. The processing of the thoughts and feelings about the use of donated gametes can be very helpful as one prepares to move forward with this option, as well as having support from others who are having a similar experience. It can also be important to the long-term health and well being of the child (conceived) by donated gametes. More specifically, the group affords recipients benefit from exploring any concerns and expressing their feelings about having a child with someone else’s genetic material as well as to discuss when, how, what, to whom, and if to disclose to offspring.

The group is FREE for all participants.

Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to Ring Central video meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by phone or email if the group will not be held as scheduled.

For more information, please email Tara Simpson, Psy.D.

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December 15, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

For Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and D.C. area patients.
Limit of15 participants.

Making the decision to move forward with egg and/or sperm donation can be a medical, legal, and emotional shift for all prospective recipients.

This virtual donor recipient support group provides support for individuals and couples who are in various stages of treatment such as those contemplating the choice, embarking on and undergoing treatment to conceive as well as for patients who become parents through such means. The processing of the thoughts and feelings about the use of donated gametes can be very helpful as one prepares to move forward with this option, as well as having support from others who are having a similar experience. It can also be important to the long-term health and well being of the child (conceived) by donated gametes. More specifically, the group affords recipients benefit from exploring any concerns and expressing their feelings about having a child with someone else’s genetic material as well as to discuss when, how, what, to whom, and if to disclose to offspring.

The group is FREE for all participants.

Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to Ring Central video meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by phone or email if the group will not be held as scheduled.

For more information, please email Tara Simpson, Psy.D.

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September 25, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

*For Maryland, D.C., Virginia and Pennsylvania patients*

This virtual support group provides you the opportunity to meet and connect with other LGBTQIA+ couples and individuals who are also going through fertility treatment as a way to grow a family.

  • Identify and practice coping skills
  • Share new information
  • Understand about the unique losses
  • Improve communication
  • Provide support
  • Learn that there is strength in numbers

The group is FREE for all participants.

Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. You must be a current SGF patient and provide the office you go to and your doctors name. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to a Zoom video meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by phone or email if the group will not be held as scheduled.

For more information, please email Dr. Laura Covington.

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