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Leading-Edge Program Attracts a Standing-Room-Only Crowd

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Fertility Association launched the much anticipated Manicures & Martinis infertility prevention program Tuesday night at Dashing Diva Nail Salon in Gramercy Park, Manhattan. The event exceeded all expectations, drawing a standing-room-only crowd of young women from around the city and beyond. Manicures & Martinis targets young women who are not quite ready to conceive, but might one day want to have a child. The series features health care professionals leading a conversation about how to prevent infertility, while the attendees enjoy a complimentary manicure and martini or a Fertilitini(TM), an all-organic, alcohol-free beverage, whose recipe is the winning entry from a nationwide contest.

"It's not even something I would have thought of. It would have never crossed my mind. So, just to be aware that there's a place I can go for more information is good to know," says 25-year-old Deenie Hartzog from Brooklyn who attended the premiere event.

The AFA is committed to bringing infertility prevention education to young women who need it most rather than asking them to seek out conferences. The program is being taken to places where women commonly hang out, such as nail salons, health clubs, and boutiques. Based on the turnout Tuesday - it seems to be working.

Ken Mosesian, Executive Director of The AFA, says, "We were hoping to have 20 women register for the event. We registered 25, had an additional 25 show up, and had a waiting list of 34. I was taken by the thoughtfulness of the questions; for example, women asking about the effects of long-term birth control on fertility, STD prevention, and what part the male plays in infertility. This was a clear demonstration of just how much this information is lacking and desired."

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