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Why Can’t I Sleep or Get Pregnant?
a blog by Breea Johnson, MS, RD, LDN Pulling Down the Moon, July 28, 2010 – FertilityAuthority.com
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The Kids Are All Right
a blog by Michelle Ottey, PhD, Director of Operations, Fairfax Cryobank and Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc, July 28, 2010 – My partner and I headed out Friday evening to see the new movie: The Kids Are All Right, a movie starring…
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Immune Testing for Infertility
Your immune system protects you against infectious organisms and other things that cause disease. The main defenders of your body are the white blood cells which seek out invading organisms and destroy them. When a foreign…
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Jennifer Aniston’s Uterus Speaks Out!
a blog by Infertile Naomi, June 24, 2010 – Remember the Jennifer Aniston from seven years ago? She played sweet Rachel Green on the hit television show ?Friends.? Aniston’s character was a fashion diva who was sometimes on a…
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Avoiding Sticker Shock
a blog by Gina Paoletti-Falcone, RN, BSN, July 23, 2010 – So you’ve mustered the courage to see a fertility doctor, had your blood drawn and your HSG. The dreaded semen sample has been produced and analyzed (on demand in that room…
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Relaxation Really CAN Help when Battling Infertility
a blog by jennandtonica, July 22, 2010 – I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t afraid to write this. Somewhat taking The Other Side on a touchy subject among an emotional, hormonal, sensitive crowd is a little like sacrificing myself to…
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A Cautionary Tale
a blog by Ellen S. Glazer, LICSW, July 22, 2010 – I have a client who is pregnant after a long struggle with infertility. That?s the good news. The almost very, very bad news is that she nearly died this week. This is what…
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The Lighter Side of Donor Sperm
a blog by Michelle Ottey, PhD, Director of Operations, Fairfax Cryobank and Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc, July 20, 2010 – Working in Donor Sperm is a serious business. It is a highly regulated and regimented working environment…
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Egg Freezing Moves Toward Standard Option of Care
a blog by David Kreiner, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., East Coast Fertility, July 19, 2010 – FertilityAuthority.com