Fertility Resources

When someone experiences infertility and/or requires assistance in building their family, there are so many questions and un-sureties.  Because of this, we wanted to have a page dedicated to resources we’ve come across that allowed us information, knowledge, and some insights that have helped us and our members along the way.

If you have an infertility resource that would add value to this page and our members, please share it with us.

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The Ontario Fertility Program (OFP)

Ontario’s Government Funded Fertility Program

Adoption Resources

• Canada Adopts

• Adoption Council of Ontario

• Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services

National Resources

American Society for Reproductive Facts

Canadian Fertility & Andrology Society

Donor Information Resources

• CAN-AM Cryoservices Corp

• Outreach Health Services

• Repromed

• Xytex Canadian Patients

Endometriosis Resources

Endometriosis Association

Endometriosis Network Canada

Legal Support

Fertility Law Canada

LGBTQ Family Planning

LGBTQ Parenting Network

LGBTQ Families and Parenting

Surrogacy Resources

• Canadian Surrogacy Options

• Egg Helpers

• Surrogacy In Canada Online

Literature

Fiction

• Atwood, M. (1985). The Handmaid’s Tale. McClelland & Steward.
• Brown, K. (2016). The Choices We Make. Don Mills, ON: Mira.

Non-Fiction

• Boggs, B. (2016). The Art of Waiting: On Fertility, medicine, and motherhood. USA: Graywolf Press.
• Diamond, M., Diamond, D., & Jaffe, J. (2005). Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility. Canada: H B Fenn and Company, Ltd.
• Domar, A. (2004). Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar’s guide to enhancing infertility and coping with infertility. Penguin Publishing Group.
• Lewis, R. (2005). The Infertility Cure: The ancient Chinese wellness program for getting pregnant and having healthy babies. Little, Brown and Company
• Jimenez, K. P. (2011). How to get a girl pregnant. Toronto, ON: Tightrope Books.
• Orenstein, P. (2007). Waiting for Daisy. USA: Bloomsbury.
• Shandle-Fox, L. Laughing IS Conceivable: One woman’s extremely funny peek into the extremely unfunny world of infertility (Kindle Edition).
• Shapiro, C. H. (2010). When You’re Not Expecting: An Infertility Survival Guide. Mississauga, ON: Wiley & Sons Canada.
• Steingraber, S. (2003). Having Faith: An ecologist’s journey to motherhood. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group.
• Wolfe, G. (2010). How to Make Love to a Plastic Cup: A guy’s guide to the world of infertility. Harper Collins.
• Wong, M. (2016). Pathways to Pregnancy: Personal stories and practical advice for your fertility journey. LifeTree Media.

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