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New Social Media Site Launches for the Fertility-Focused:

Posted on: Wednesday, 22 April 2009, 12:34 CDT

FertilityTies.com Unites Members and Experts for Information Exchange and Support, Offline Event Scheduled for June 6, 2009 at The Hilton New York Hotel

LOS ANGELES, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A new social media site and comprehensive online community with accredited medical professionals, offers support and answers to those faced with infertility or trying to conceive. In the wake of shocking news like the birth of California octuplets and exciting medical breakthroughs such as the first baby born from 21 year old frozen sperm, many questions have arisen regarding assisted reproductive technologies. www.FertilityTies.com connects the fertility-focused with peers and practitioners, allowing members to blog about their journeys and "follow" others (comparable to Twitter), arming members with tools (and will be unveiling new tools such as an Ovulation Calendar, Fertility Doctors' Directory and Reviews in the coming months), providing Q&As with accredited medical professionals who are dedicated to the site, forums for discussion and the latest fertility news as well as polls about timely issues.

FertilityTies will hold a convention this coming June 6th at The Hilton New York Hotel to bring together its online network in person. Topics that will be addressed include The new "Micro-IVF": What is it? Does it really work or is it just cheaper?, Infertility Treatments & Ethics in the Wake of the Octuplets, The Controversy of "Designer Babies," Effectiveness of Egg Freezing, PGD (Pre-Genetic Diagnostic/embryo screening) & its Effectiveness and The Benefits of Acupuncture & Herbal Medicines.

For more information, visit www.FertilityTies.com.

About FertilityTies and Veronica Alvarez, Founder & CEO

FertilityTies was founded and created by Veronica Alvarez. While she has not personally undergone fertility treatments, Alvarez is passionate about online communities and "building products that help make the world a better place." She has over 12 years of experience creating, developing and running some of the largest communities on the web, having worked with Yahoo! En espanol, Yahoo! Personals, Yahoo! Avatars among other sites.

"By empowering people through access to information, a difference can be made," she says. "What better community to build than one that is based on family values and a desire to have a family regardless of your gender, religious background or sexual orientation?"

Alvarez's desire to create FertilityTies arose not only from hearing others' journeys and from meeting specialists like Rudy Quintero, MD (leading medical advisor for FertilityTies), but from a desire to serve markets that can greatly benefit from social media and Internet technology. Alvarez wants to help this particular growing niche gain access to desired fertility information, and help them to avoid frustration when controversial items appear in the media.

About Rudy Quintero, MD, Leading Medical Advisor for FertilityTies.com

Dr. Rudy Quintero, a Reproductive Endocrinologist and Founder & Medical Director of CARE Fertility Center in Los Angeles, www.CareFertility.net is one of the key medical experts who answers members' questions on the site. (Note: He will not dispense medical advice, diagnose or treat through the site).

Says Alvarez about Dr. Quintero: "He has been working with members on a daily basis, providing free information to those who are not his own patients in an effort to empower them with the answers they seek. He's a strong patient advocate who has already begun bringing new members to the site through his careful and competent responses to questions posed. We see him as a pillar, someone who will be instrumental in the community's continuing success."

*The information on FertilityTies.com is for informational purposes only. The site does not provide any medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.*

SOURCE FertilityTies

Source: PR Newswire

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