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Event for prospective parents thinking about using egg, sperm or embryo donation. If youโ€™re thinking about using donor conception, you probably have lots of questions. ...

29 Mar 11:00-17:00

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Event for prospective parents thinking about using egg, sperm or embryo donation.

If youโ€™re thinking about using donor conception, you probably have lots of questions. This event is the perfect place to start getting answers. Join us and hear from:

* __An embryologist__ from a UK clinic giving a really informative overview of the medical side of things. We always get fantastic feedback about this session, which provides an essential foundation with lots of time for questions.
* __Donor conceived people__ talking about their experiences. How do the children feel? We know this is something lots of prospective parents wonder about. This event provides a rare opportunity to hear from them in person and ask questions. Not to be missed!
* __Parents__ talking through their decision-making and describing family life once children arrive. Nothing beats hearing from people with real life experience.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ? This event is suitable for everyone at the start of their donor conception journey, for same-sex and heterosexual couples and for those planning to become single parents. It’s a friendly, inclusive chance to meet others at a similar stage in a relaxed environment at this in-person event.

๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น: The full day costs just ยฃ75 per person or ยฃ130 per couple when booked before 8 March (ยฃ90 and ยฃ160 after that date) and the 11am start time makes it easy to get to Waterloo and home in a day. This event is a Donor Conception Network event so you can rest assured that all information will be impartial and based on our experience as a charity working with donor conception families for the past 30+ years.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜’๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ?
You can find the full programme with timings below.

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ
The ticket price includes tea, coffee and cake but not lunch; this helps us keep costs down and means you can choose and order whatever you’d like separately. You can find the pub’s menu here: https://www.thehercules.co.uk/food/menus. You are also free to have lunch elsewhere (or bring your own) of course but we hope you’ll stay with us during the break as it will be a great opportunity to chat with other attendees and our DCN team.

๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ? We know this is an emotional topic. Weโ€™re really looking forward to seeing you and the event promises to be a warm and friendly space with lots of support available. If you want to have a chat before booking, please feel free to give us a call on 020 7278 2608 or email events@dcnetwork.org.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น? Weโ€™re sorry that you canโ€™t join us but understand that plans change. Tickets are therefore refundable in full if cancelled before 1 March; if you cancel between 1 March and 15 March we will refund you the ticket cost minus an admin fee of ยฃ20 per person; we are unable to give any refund for tickets cancelled with less than two weeks notice. We are a small charity and these charges are simply to ensure we donโ€™t make a loss on the event.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜: After booking you will receive a confirmation email from events@dcnetwork.org and nearer the event, weโ€™ll send you full joining instructions.

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