2012 Conference

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The 2012 Conference was even better than the 2011 Conference! We hope it provided hope and the necessary resources to those experiencing infertility and yearning to build a family. If you attended the event, thank you for spending your Saturday morning with us. If you were unable to attend, below we have posted the information presented. We are very appreciative of the monetary support of our sponsors; this event would not have been possible without them. If you use their services, please let them you learned about them from the KCIA Foundation.

2012 Conference Sponsors
  • PLATINUM - Reproductive Resource Center; Reproductive Medicine and Infertility; Midwest Reproductive Center; Perry Drug
  • GOLD - Midwest Women's Healthcare Specialists
  • SILVER- Adoption and Fertility Resources; Centered Spirit


Thoughts and Reflections
We are looking for more stories of how the 2012 Conference helped you in your journey. Please email us at kcinfertilityawareness@hotmail.com if you would like your thoughts included below.
  • The week before the 2012 conference, my husband and I learned that our first IVF cycle failed. I attended the conference because the previous years conference gave me a sense of hope. I needed that hope again and knew surrounding myself with others going through similar situations was exactly what I needed. I left the conference even more knowledgeable and was ready to fight the infertility battle again. Our second IVF cycle was a success as we are expecting our first baby. A good friend once told me that knowledge is power. This conference will give you just that. -Melissa Taylor
  • We attended your 2012 Infertility conference and thought it was a wonderful event. It was professional and provided many resources from around the area, many of which we did not know existed for infertility related issues. Your speakers were awesome and touched our hearts but most importantly provided us with hope. Thank you for putting this event together to support and provide resources to those who face the heartache of infertility. -Michael and Cheyanne
  • A co-worker & I attended the 2012 conference with our husbands. While we have had different journeys, (she just had a beautiful baby girl) the information we gathered at the conference was invaluable. Very comprehensive and a showcase of options - it was wonderful to meet the doctors, health care professionals & businesses in person. The various testimonials also were inspiration for everyone to keep hope that there will be a child in your life someday, somehow, someway. -Kaitlin
  • My husband and I attended the 2012 conference and it was so helpful. We found options that we didn't even know existed for us. We also felt so much more comfortable knowing that everyone there was going through the same heartbreak that we were. We left with a better sense of what our next step would be. After 3.5 years ttc, we are now expecting twins!! Good luck with this years conference. You are helping so many just like us.  -Lisa Sickel

Videos of Presentations
The 2012 conference was organized differently and included several breakout sessions so attendees could choose topics pertinent to their situation(s) and interest(s).
Introduction of emcee, Jenny Matthews, and the KCIA Foundation co-founders

"Surviving Infertility" by Nicolle Hays, LCSW & co-founder of KCIA Foundation

"Infertility 2012: Basics to the New Frontiers" by Celeste Brabec, M.D. from Reproductive Resource Center

"Adoption" by Mike Aguilar and Justin King from American Adoptions

"In-Vitro Fertilization" by Dan Gehlbach, M.D. from Midwest Reproductive Center

"Embryo Adoption/Donation" by Dan Stewart, M.D. from Reproductive Medicine and Infertility


"Natural/Holistic Approach" by Alex Jackson from Centered Spirit & Angela Linville from FertilityCare Center of Kansas City

"Diminished Ovarian Reserve" by Gregory Starks, M.D. from Midwest Women's Healthcare

"Recurrent Miscarriage" by Sacha Krieg, M.D., PhD from Center for Advanced Reproductive Medicine

"Male Infertility" by Ajay Nangia, M.B.B.S, F.A.C.S. from KU Med's Urology Department


Success Stories

Resources
Program
KC Area Support Groups
Biographies of Presenters
Giveaways



Photographs
KCIA Foundation co-founders
From left: Tami Reinhard, Meagan Stach, Allison Spencer, Nicolle Hays

One of the door prize tables
The Emcee, Jenny Matthews from Mix 93.3
Introduction - KCIA Foundation co-founders
Breakfast and snack table
Keynote Speaker about "Surviving Infertility"
Nicolle Hays, LCSW and co-founder of KCIA Foundation

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