HeyReprotech's May roundup of events, studies and good reads

It’s that time of the month again… Please find below my informal roundup of some upcoming events and ongoing studies, plus a few good reads. If you are interested in news updates, please follow @HeyReprotech on Twitter, where I try to send out relevant news as I come across it.

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Upcoming events

24 May - ASRM webinar - Working with Depressed and Anxious Infertility Patients: The Impact on the Health Care Team

25 May - Reproductive Justice Research Network online event - Feminists on Debt: Documenting a History of Thinking About Labor and Debt Imperialism

26 May - Fertility Network webinar - Fertility in the Workplace with Professor Geeta Nargund and Anya Sizer

28 May - in-person conference - Surrogacy: The Harms and the Human

30 June - 01 Jul - British Menopause Society annual scientific conference - Menopause care: Maintaining the momentum

Studies

Ongoing - University of Ottawa - Surrogacy laws in Canada: Exploring Intended Parents' Experiences and Perspectives

Ongoing - University of Adelaide - Men's psychosocial needs when diagnosed with male infertility

Ongoing - ConnecteDNA, University of Manchester - One-on-one interviews with donors, parents and donor-conceived adults

Ongoing - University of Birmingham - Survey of LGBTQ+ parents

Ongoing - anonymous online survey  Fathers and Partners - Mental Health and Emotional Well Being During the Perinatal Period

Good reads

Amy Klein. "What Happens When All Of Your Friends Are Getting Pregnant, But You’re Not?" Refinery29. 14 Apr 2022.

Kiera Butler. "The disinformation campaign behind a top pregnancy website." Mother Jones. 21 Apr 2022.

Susan Dominus. "It's a terrible thing when a grown person does not belong to herself." New York Times Magazine. 04 May 2022.

Stuart Heritage. "‘Every time I find a new sibling, it’s like I’m ruining their life’: the fertility doctor who went rogue." The Guardian. 10 May 2022.