Below you will find links to Useful Websites
1. Adoption websites.
- Fertility and assisted conception websites.
1. Links to adoption websites.
There are many websites available for people interested in pursuing adoption as a route to parenthood. We have listed several below. These sites have been accessed by users of this messageboard and have been recommended as particularly helpful.
For further information on adoption procedures and legislation in England and Wales you could go to http://www.adoption.org.uk/information/page1.htm
http://www.adoptionuk.com/adoption_facts.asp
For Scotland, go to
http://www.adoptionuk.com/adoption_fact … n=Scotland
For Northern Ireland, go to
http://www.adoptionuk.com/adoption_fact … on=Ireland
If you are a UK resident considering international adoption you could go to http://www.icacentre.org.uk/
There are messageboards, diaries, events listings and helpful articles available at http://www.adoptionuk.com
Adoption procedures outside the UK vary greatly according to the country where applicants live. We strongly recommend that you contact a reputable agency for advice on how to proceed with an application. However, all adopters or prospective adopters are very welcome to post on this board for mutual advice and support.
2. Links to websites for information on fertility treatments.
There are many websites available for people interested in pursuing fertility treatments. We have listed several below. These sites have been accessed by users of this messageboard and have been recommended as particularly helpful.
You may find the Abbreviations “sticky” on the Who’s Who board useful if there is terminology here about which you are unclear.
For information on regulations and procedures in the UK, along with clinics and success rates, go to:
For information on IUI, you could go to:
http://www.fertilityconnect.com/iui.htm
For information on IVF, you could go to:
http://www.ivf.com/ivffaq.html
http://www.ivf-infertility.com/
For information on ICSI, you could go to:
http://www.ivf-infertility.com/ivf/icsi.php
The following questions have been recommended by users of this messageboard and may be helpful when visiting a clinic for the first time:
What tests are carried out by the clinic?
What treatments are offered by the clinic?
Does the clinic offer storage facilities e.g., for embryos, sperm, eggs?
What information does the clinic provide? Is there any literature I can take home with me to read?
What consent needs to be given?
Is there a counsellor on site and what counselling is available? Will it be available to both myself and my partner?
Does the clinic have a patient support group?
Are there any restrictions on the patients treated?
Are there any restrictions to any treatment at the clinic?
What is the meaning of “the welfare of the child”?
What is the clinics success rate for my age group?
Is there a waiting list for treatment? If so, how long will I have to wait?
How long is a cycle of treatment from start to finish?
How many times will I have to visit the clinic?
What is the cost of treatment and what is covered?
What possible additional costs might arise?
Will I get NHS Funding?
What will happen if I get pregnant?
What will happen if I don’t get pregnant?
Will all treatment be kept confidential?
What opportunity will I be given to discuss fully with the a staff member any results from investigations?
What are the possible side effects of the drugs and procedures involved in treatment?
What is the clinic’s live birth rate per treatment cycle started /egg collection / embryo transfer?
What are the chances of multiple birth?
Is there a policy to reduce the number of multiple births?
Will I be seen by the same doctor throughout my treatment?
Are any of the clinics facilities shared with other units, such as a maternity unit?
How long has the clinic been established? Do they specialise in any particular type of assisted reproduction technique?
How does the clinic involve my partner with the treatment?
Please note that the EPT are not responsible for the content of external web sites.