Helping Young Women Preserve Fertility
The American Fertility Association introduces Manicures and Martinis, a new and innovative educational program which brings young women together in a casual setting over manicures and martinis while learning the “dos and don’ts” of preserving fertility. It’s free, relaxing, fun, and educational.
The goal of the program is to bring young women the necessary information to help them preserve all of their fertility choices if and when they choose to use them, and inform young women of early treatment options should they need them.
Most young women in their 20’s and early 30’s are more interested in avoiding pregnancy than becoming moms. Choices made early on can effect whether a young woman will have the ability to become a mom later in life. There are things one can do to help prevent infertility: avoid exposure to certain environmental toxins; protect against sexually transmitted infections; and plan a family with the knowledge that fertility does decline with age.
Manicures and Martinis will be held at some of the nation’s finest and trendiest nail salons and restaurants with the first event taking place this winter at Dashing Diva Nail Salon in New York City. The AFA chose Dashing Diva because of their commitment to women’s health and focus on formaldehyde-free nail polishes.
The AFA will launch this initiative with a recipe contest for the Fertilitini, the special drink that will be served at all of the events. The AFA has already received enthusiastic encouragement from its supporters and expects Manicures and Martinis to be a tremendous success.
This sounds like a great program and I will have to investigate if and when it is coming to Boston.
November 5th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Hi Andrea, thank you so much for posting information on our event. We are planning on coming to Boston with this event and are currently looking for a venue in which to hold it. The laws in Massachusetts make the choice of a location slightly more challenging – if you have any ideas for cool salons, please give me a buzz. We would love to have you attend when we set a date, and I will keep in touch.
best,
Corey