Dr. Petra Thorn | Langener Str. 37 | 64546 Mörfelden |06105 22629 | mail@pthorn.de | You can reach me best between 9.00 and 12.00 a.m.
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I have been working as a family therapist offering infertility counselling for over 25 years. These are the main areas of my expertise:
- psychosocial infertility counselling for individuals and couples
- preparation for family building with the assistance of donor gametes (egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation etc.)
- supporting parents who intend to talk to their children as well as family and friends about the donor conception of their child
- supporting couples who have experienced miscarriages, stillbirths
- couple and family therapy
- training for professionals
Many of my scientific articles are published in English and I have also written chapters for English books. I also provide many of the news in the „News“ section (scroll down) on international developments and in English. I speak English fluently and offer counselling and therapy in English. If you are interested in counselling, training or in books and articles on infertility counselling, feel free to browse through the various sections of my website. If interested, you can contact me by telephone or email. If you subscribe my „News“, you can read about new books, TV shows, radio contributions etc. – in German and sometimes in English.
Enjoy reading my website,
Dr. Petra Thorn
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Dedication to infertility counselling
News about „Infertility“
Whenever I come across some news worth reporting I post them here on my website. These include new books, announcements about radio and TV contributions as well as interesting articles from abroad in English. You can subscribe these news, see on the right „subsribe News“.en.
If you scroll to the very bottom of this page, you can read all news.
For Individuals and Couples
seeking support
I known that it is not easy to experience a crisis and to find out that you do not have sufficient resources to master this crisis on your own. Infertility can be such a crisis. If your wish for a child is not fulfilled and you are considering medical treatment, counselling can help you to be informed about all medical and non-medical options of building a family. Counselling can also support your decision-making for or against medical treatment. If you decide to undergo treatment, it can help you to survive the emotional roller-coaster. Last but not least, it is important for some to draw limits, to decide when to stop treatment and to develop an alternative life plan. Click the sections below to find out more (these sections are all in German):
- General information on therapy and counselling and details about infertility counselling (Allgemeine Hinweise zu Therapie und Beratung)
- General information about family building with egg and semen donation (Allgemeines zur Familienbildung mit Samen- oder Eizellspende)
- Information seminars for family building with egg and semen donation (Informationsseminare zur Familienbildung mit Samen- und Eizellspende) and for parents with children conceived via third party reproduction
- Books for family building with medical assistance (Bücher zur Familienbildung mit medizinischer Unterstützung)
- News on infertility
There are many Links to external websites with information on infertility, egg donation and donor insemination, also in other countries. And you can establish contact to others experiencing infertility and to families following egg and sperm donation – for many, this contact helps to normalize feelings and to find out about others‘ experiences.
Impressionen of my practice
For colleagues
If you are interested in professional information on infertility counselling and psychosocial aspects of infertility, have a look at these sections:
- Training for general as well as specialized infertility counselling (i.e. gamete donation etc.) is offered by the Training Institute of the German Society for Fertility Counselling – BKiD
- For books on family building with medical asssistance, see FamART
- Here you find booksI have written, edited or co-authored
- Here you find scientific articles I have authors or co-authored, presentations and trainings I have conducted for professionals in Germany and abroad
- Here you find some contributions I have made to journals, radio and TV
If you are interested in training possibilities or would like to ask me for presentations, feel free to ring me or send me an email.
What has enveloped from my work as an infertility counsellor …
You can download the current FamART Catalogue – just click on the illustration.
News about „infertility“ etc.
Die WHO hat neue Werte für Spermiongramme erstellt
Wie diese nun definiert werden, können Sie auf dem Blog von Dr. Elmar Breitbach nachlesen.
Göttinger Aufruf zur Modernisierung des Abstammungsrechts
Mehrere FamilienrechtlerInnen und weitere Fachkräfte (auch ich) haben den o.a. Aufruf zur Anpassung des Abstammungsrechts unterschrieben. In unseren Augen ist es dringend erforderlich, dass die Empfehlungen, die der bereits im Jahr 2015 vom Justizministerium...
Benötigt die Fortpflanzungsmedizin eine zeitgemäße Gesetzgebung? Start der Online-Beteiligungs-Plattform „Fortpflanzungsmedizin diskutieren!“
Ein Projekt der Nationalen Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina und der Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Das Embryonenschutzgesetz wird seit seiner Einführung im Jahr 1990 von kontroversen Diskussionen und Meinungen gerahmt. Als reines Strafgesetz arbeitet es ausschließlich...
The surrogacy act – Online-theatre-event organised by the University of Exeter
What are the experiences of surrogates and intended parents in the UK? In California? In India? How are their choices shaped by different legal systems? What makes surrogacy different from other forms of 'work'? During this event, you’ll have the opportunity to...
FDP: Bekenntnis zu Vielfalt und Teilhabe
Die Ampel plant diverse gesetzliche Änderungen, darunter auch die Regelungen für Reproduktionsmedizin und zur gesetzlichen Elterschaftszuordnung. Ich hoffe, dass dies nun wirklich angegangen wird! Hier mehr: Legal Tribune Online Direkt zu den Ergebnissen der...
Increase of surrogacy in the UK – in England steigen die Zahlen der Leihmutterschaft deutlich
Hier ein Artikel in der Daily Mail dazu. Und hier ein weiterer Artikel dazu - here another article. Bei FamART ist ein Buch mit vielen Portraits von Familien, die sich mithilfe Dritter gebildet haben, erhältlich. At FamART you can order a book with many...
Immer häufiger zeigen DNA-Tests auf, dass Ärzte als Samenspender fungiert haben. Doctors as donors?
Hier ein Artikel aus dem englischen Guardian dazu.
Radiobeitrag über Gesetzgebung
Hier ein sehr ausgewogener Radiobeitrag zur Gesetzgebung im Bereich der Reproduktionsmedizin in Deutschland.
Solomütter: Entlastundbetrag mindern
In diesem Beitrag können Sie nachlesen, wie Sie als Solomutter Steuerfallen vermeiden.
Info-Briefe – über 1000 Mal heruntergeladen!
Vor einiger Zeit habe ich in meinem Verlag FamART Info-Briefe eingestellt, die ansprechend und verständlich über verschiedene Familienformen aufklären. Sie sind vor allem für pädagogisches Personal (Kindergarten, Grundschule) gedacht, doch abgewandelt können sie...
Neue Seminare – Termine online!
Für alle Seminare, die ich in meiner Praxis bzw. online durchführe, habe ich gerade neue Termine eingestellt - siehe hier: pthorn.de/beratung-und-seminare-zu-samenspende-co Neu hinzugekommen sind die Coaching-Seminare: Diese Seminare sind gedacht für Eltern mit...
PCO und Diabetes
Das Polyzystische Ovarsyndrom ist mit Diabetes vergesellschaftet - hier mehr zu diesem Zusammenhang.
New Book at FamART
Together with Iolanda Rodino, I have just published the new book "The Art of Building a Family" at FamART. The Art of Building a Family is a book that normalises and honours families built by 3rd party reproduction. Parents share their experiences in coming to terms...
Neues Buch zur Familienbildung mit Hilfe Dritter
In meinem Verlag FamART ist ein neues Buch zur Familienbildung mit Hilfe Dritter erschienen. "Die Kunst der Familienbildung" ist ein Buch, das Familien, die sich mit Hilfe Dritter (Samenspende, Eizellspende, Embryonenspende, Leihmutterschaft) gebildet haben,...
Campaign to recruit sperm donors
Scotland and the NHS have launched a campaign to recruit sperm donors - here more.
What happens to my embryos?
An interesting article about the "ownership" of embryos in BioNews - here more.
Whenever I come across some news worth reporting I post them here on my website. These include new books, announcements about radio and TV contributions as well as interesting articles from abroad in English. You can subscribe these news, see on the right „subsribe News“.