Shady Grove Fertility

Leesburg, VA | In-Person Fertility Seminar
2025-01-29 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Join fertility specialist, Dr. Naveed Khan at SGF’s Leesburg office as he reviews how infertility affects both men and women, followed by a live Q&A session. Attendees receive a free consult with one of our Leesburg office physicians.*At Shady Grove Fertility, we are fully committed to addressing and supporting all of the needs of our patients. We are committed to providing the most comprehensive, efficient, fiscally responsible, and compassionate care possible, involving both the medical and the emotional aspects of infertility.

Three key things you’ll learn when you register for our free, in-person seminar:

When to seek help from a fertility specialist and what to expect from your initial physician consultation

What to expect from SGF’s initial work-up, including the four simple tests used to diagnose infertility and treatment options for all, including the LGBTQIA+ community

Information about SGF’s exclusive financial programs like the Shared Risk 100% Refund Program

*Exclusions may apply for current SGF patients. Free consultation available for seminar attendees. If patient has insurance coverage for consultation, insurance will be billed. Any out-of-pocket or co-pay expenses for consult will be waived.

Medical contribution by Naveed Khan, M.D.

Naveed Khan, M.D., is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Dr. Khan has received several awards, including the Outstanding Chief Resident Award and Best Teaching Resident Recognition Award, both from the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, Department of OB/GYN, University of Texas, Houston Medical Center. He sees SGF patients at the Leesburg and Dulles-Aldie, Virginia, offices.

Fertility 101: What to Expect Webinar + Q&A
2025-01-21 12:00 - 13:00
For many couples, it takes longer to conceive than they expected and they aren’t sure what their next step should be and when to take it. The reality is 1 in 6 people experience infertility and may need help conceiving.Join Sally Vitez, M.D. for our live webinar event. Dr. Vitez will review who should see a fertility specialist and the best timing for that first consultation. She will discuss what to expect during the initial physician consult, the 4 simple tests used to diagnose infertility, and exclusive SGF financial programs.Following the presentation, Dr. Vitez will host a live question and answer session with viewers.

Can’t attend? Register anyway! We’ll email you a link to view the recorded event + Q&A.

Medical contribution by Sally F. Vitez, M.D.

Dr. Vitez’s is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) and reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI). Her research interests include male fertility, preimplantation genetic testing, the impact of obesity and optimizing fertility treatment outcomes. She is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).

Donor Recipient Support Group (MD, DC, VA, PA patients)
2025-01-14 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-12-03 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-11-05 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-10-08 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-09-11 20:00 - 21:30
**For Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and D.C. area patients**
Making the decision to move forward with egg and/or sperm or embryo donation can be a medical, legal, and emotional shift for all prospective recipients.
This virtual donor recipient support group provides support for individuals and couples who are at a turning point in treatment as no longer able to have a genetic connection to a child. They may be at various stages of treatment such as those contemplating the choice, embarking on and undergoing treatment to conceive as well as for patients who become parents through such means. The processing of the thoughts and feelings about the use of donated gametes can be very helpful as one prepares to move forward with this option, as well as having support from others who are having a similar experience. It can also be important to the long-term health and well being of the child (conceived) by donated gametes. More specifically, the group affords recipients benefit from exploring any concerns and expressing their feelings about having a child with someone else’s genetic material as well as to discuss when, how, what, to whom, and if to disclose to offspring.
The group is FREE for all participants.
Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. You must be a current SGF patient and provide the office you go to and your doctors name. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to Zoom video meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by phone or email if the group will not be held as scheduled.
For more information, please email Dr. Laura Covington.

General Infertility Support Group (MD, D.C., VA, FL & TX patients)
2025-01-13 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-12-16 17:00 - 18:30, 2023-10-16 17:00 - 18:30
*Offered to patients in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Florida and Texas*

Infertility can be a lonely experience and research has shown that support groups can be a highly effective way to cope with the stress and distress of treatment. This virtual group focuses on all types of infertility issues and will help individuals and couples:

Identify and practice ways to cope with infertility

Share new information

Understand about the unique losses of infertility/pregnancy loss

Improve communication with your partner and others

Process decision-making about treatment

Provide support to one another

Decrease the isolation of infertility

The group meets virtually and is FREE for all participants.

Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. You must be a current SGF patient and provide the office you go to and your doctors name. You will be asked to join an email distribution list for the group. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to the video meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by phone or email if the group will not be held as scheduled. We can only have a maximum of 20 participants per group so if the group is at maximum capacity, you will be asked if you would like to be on a waiting list to join if a spot opens up.

For more information, please email Carol Miller.

Pregnancy Loss Support Group (PA, MD, VA, and WV)
2024-12-10 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-11-19 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-10-15 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-09-24 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-08-15 17:00 - 18:30, 2023-07-25 17:00 - 18:30
*For Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia patients only*

It is often difficult for people to understand how profound the loss of a pregnancy can be for a woman or couple, especially if you have been trying hard to conceive. To experience the elation of learning you are pregnant, only to feel the despair of discovering you have lost that pregnancy, is a multifaceted loss. It is the loss of a baby, a part of yourself, your health, control, innocence, potential, relationships with others, the future, and on and on.

A pregnancy loss is challenging enough to experience under the best of circumstances, with the most support and understanding. However, during the pandemic it has been much harder due to social isolation and distancing from family, friends as well as medical caregivers. This virtual support group is being offered for those grieving the loss of a very much wanted baby in these stressful times and is also designed to help with the increased anxiety with trying to conceive and being pregnant again after pregnancy loss. Members are invited to stay in the group all the way through their next pregnancy.

The group is FREE for all participants.

Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. You must be a current SGF patient and provide the office you go to and your doctors name. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to a HIPAA compliant Zoom meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by phone or email if the group will not be held as scheduled.

For more information or to sign up, please email Mia Joelsson.

People of Color Family Building Support Group (MD, VA, and D.C. patients)
2023-12-20 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-12-02 14:30 - 16:00, 2023-11-15 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-11-04 14:30 - 16:00, 2023-10-18 17:30 - 19:00
*Offered to patients in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.*Infertility can be a lonely experience. This is particularly true with the Black/Indigenous/People of Color (BIPOC) population as many people may think that reproductive challenges don’t exist in the community. In this group, you will be able to connect with others who are experiencing the hope, stress, and distress of treatment.This virtual group focuses on all types of infertility issues and will help individuals and couples:

Identify and practice ways to cope with infertility

Share new information

Understand the unique emotions around infertility/pregnancy loss

Improve communication with your partner and others

Process decision-making about treatment

Provide support to one another

Decrease the isolation of infertility

The group meets virtually and is FREE for all participants. Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. You must be a current SGF patient in the DMV area and provide the office you go to and your doctor’s name. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled out before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to the video meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by email if the group will not be held as scheduled.

Fertility Webinar + Q&A: What to Expect
2023-12-07 12:00 - 13:00
For many couples, it takes longer to conceive than they expected and they aren’t sure what their next step should be and when to take it. The reality is, infertility affects 1 in 6 people who are trying to get pregnant, regardless of gender, age, or background.
During the Fertility Webinar, Dr. Cassandra Roeca will discuss how infertility affects both male and female partners, what to expect during the initial physician consult, the 4 simple tests used to diagnose infertility, and exclusive SGF financial programs.
After the presentation, Dr. Roeca will host a questions and answer session with attendees.
Can’t attend? Register anyway! We’ll send you a link to view a recording of the live event.

Three key things you’ll learn when you register for our free fertility webinar:

Causes of infertility and how to know when to seek help from a fertility specialist

What to expect from SGF’s initial work-up, including the four simple tests used to diagnose infertility

Information about SGF’s exclusive financial programs like the Shared Risk 100% Refund Program

Medical contribution by Cassandra Roeca, M.D.

Cassandra Roeca, M.D., is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Dr. Roeca is passionate about fertility preservation in patients with cancer or medical diagnoses that place them at risk of infertility. She sees patients at SGF’s Denver, Colorado office.

Donor Egg Recipient Group (MD, DC, VA, PA patients)
2023-11-16 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-10-19 17:30 - 19:00
For Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and D.C. area patients.Limit of 15 participants.

Making the decision to move forward with egg donation can be a medical, legal, and emotional shift for all prospective recipients.

This virtual donor recipient support group provides support for individuals and couples who are in various stages of treatment such as those contemplating the choice, embarking on and undergoing treatment to conceive as well as for patients who become parents through such means. The processing of the thoughts and feelings about the use of donated gametes can be very helpful as one prepares to move forward with this option, as well as having support from others who are having a similar experience. It can also be important to the long-term health and well being of the child (conceived) by donated gametes. More specifically, the group affords recipients benefit from exploring any concerns and expressing their feelings about having a child with someone else’s genetic material as well as to discuss when, how, what, to whom, and if to disclose to offspring.

The group is FREE for all participants.

Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to a video meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by phone or email if the group will not be held as scheduled.

For more information, please email Tara Simpson, Psy.D. Please include in your email what doctor, office and state you reside in.

Singles Family Building Support Group (MD, VA, D.C., FL and TX patients)
2023-11-04 11:00 - 12:30
**For patients in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Florida or Texas at the time of group sessions**

This virtual group is for single women who are building their families with the use of a sperm donor, and not with a partner or co-parent. Women come in all stages of the process: those who are contemplating becoming single mothers, those who are in the preliminary testing phase, and those undergoing treatment. Patients who have been in the group while in treatment at Shady Grove may stay through their fertility process.

Women gather to share their experiences and strategies. The process of pursuing treatment to become a parent while single is unique, and this group has a unique way of understanding and supporting one another. There is a sense of community that is built in this virtual room.

Registration is done in a two-step process and you must be a current SGF patient to join. Please email Dr. Miller with your location, name of your SGF doctor and location of your SGF office and she will add you to her email list. She will also send you some forms to complete prior to registering for group. Dr. Miller sends an email call out to all those on her list approximately one week prior to the group session.

The group is FREE for all participants.

The groups have limited numbers of spots.

For more information, please email Carol Miller.

Donor Conception Discussion Group | 6-Week Series (DC, MD, VA and PA)
2023-09-27 20:00 - 21:30
What: Virtual, 6-week, closed group

Who: Parenting a child conceived with the help of donor conception; children of any age; and located in DC, MD, VA or PA

When: Wednesdays at 8PM starting September 27 (Sept. 27, Oct. 4, Oct. 11, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, & Nov. 1) **Please note, I request children not be present.**

Cost: $300 via credit card

This is an interactive, virtual group to discuss issues and topics that come up that might be specific to donor conception. We will work on formatting a story and discuss ways to integrate this at home. The group will be structured with educational information, such as, the cognitive development of donor-conceived children and what they can understand at different ages/stages; what we know about the impact of disclosure on the child and family; talking to family and friends; donor-linked peer considerations; and creating a “family origin story”. There will also be opportunity to share personal stories and experiences and connect with other parents.

Session 1: Parenthood and the other side of infertility

Session 2-3: Attachment and bonding, relationships, developmental understanding

Session 4-6: Constructing the story and what to share

To Register: Please fill out form and email Dr. Laura Covington with completed form.

Virtual Queer Family Building Group (MD, DC, VA, PA patients)
2023-09-25 20:00 - 21:30
*For Maryland, D.C., Virginia and Pennsylvania patients*

This virtual support group provides you the opportunity to meet and connect with other LGBTQIA+ couples and individuals who are also going through fertility treatment as a way to grow a family.

Identify and practice coping skills

Share new information

Understand about the unique losses

Improve communication

Provide support

Learn that there is strength in numbers

The group is FREE for all participants.

Registration is required at least 48 hours before the group event. You must be a current SGF patient and provide the office you go to and your doctors name. An email will be sent to you with a consent form that must be filled before you can attend the virtual group. When you fill out the consent and return it to the group leader via email, you will then receive an invitation with a link to a Zoom video meeting. Please note that the group may be canceled if there are too few people registered. The group leader will contact you by phone or email if the group will not be held as scheduled.

For more information, please email Dr. Laura Covington.

Intended Parents Virtual Support Group
2023-08-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-06-13 12:00 - 13:00
This group aims to create a cohesive support group of women who are Intended Parents using Gestational Carriers to carry their children.

The experience of having someone else, whether it is someone you know from your personal life or someone you have been matched with, is unique. This group aims to have a core group of women come together monthly to support one another and share their experiences as they go through the process. This journey begins when the individual or couple decide they will be going forward with this process all the way to the early parenting phase.

This group is a time limited group, meeting once a month for six months. The fee is $240 for the six sessions. The group will meet virtually: Tuesdays March 21, April 25, May 23, June 13, July 25 and August 22 from 12-1 pm.

For more information, please email Karen Wasserstein.
