Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is indicated by many small cysts in the ovaries. Health care professionals may also call it polycystic ovary disease, polycystic ovaries, Stein-Leventhal syndrome, or polyfollicular ovarian…
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Directed Donors
a blog by Michelle Ottey, PhD, Director of Operations, Fairfax Cryobank and Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc. September 2, 2010 – You hear a lot about anonymous donors and Identity (ID) donors, but less so of Directed Donors. A…
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Legal Update: Same Sex Marriage and More
by Melissa Brisman, Esq. and Lauren Murray, Esq., September 1, 2010 – This month’s legal update begins in California where the California Supreme Court recently ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage in the state is…
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Immunologic Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
a blog by Joseph A. Hill, III, MD, Fertility Centers of New England, September 1, 2010 – Our immune systems evolved to protect us from non-self, genetically different tissue, also known as allogenic tissue. Immunity can be either…
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A Response to “Eggsploitation”
a blog by Amy Demma, Prospective Families, September 1, 2010 – I am writing today to prospective parents considering egg donation, to the parents of donor-conceived children and to donor candidates. I want to address the claims…
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Health Plans Often Omit Fertility Treatments
The only way that Faith Amore-Reed can get pregnant is through in-vitro fertilization. She’s had several ectopic pregnancies and too many miscarriages to count. As a result, she lost her fallopian tubes. Amore-Reed and her…
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How to Give a Subcutaneous Injection
Some fertility drugs are injected subcutaneously, with a very small needle, just under the skin, usually in the thigh, stomach or back of the arm. The medication may come in a prefilled syringe, as a “pen” that may be…
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Infections and Recurrent Miscarriage
a blog by Joseph A. Hill, III, MD, Fertility Centers of New England, August 27, 2010 – Infection of the reproductive tract has been linked to pregnancy loss, but there is not strong evidence in support of infections being a cause…
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Sounds of Peace
a blog by Tami Quinn, Pulling Down the Moon, August 27, 2010 – Since our recent flood, my work space at Pulling Down the Moon has moved from an isolated back office in the old location to a desk in the midst of the open loft space…
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Let’s Talk About It
a blog by Gina Paoletti-Falcone, RN, BSN, August 27, 2010 – Infertility is finally getting some coverage in women’s magazines and I do mean reputable women?s magazines. In the August 2010 issue of SELF, “This woman has a secret”…