a blog by Ellen Glazer, September 30, 2010 – Going through infertility can be such a lonely experience. There are many reasons for this, but one of the main ones is that fertility is visible and infertility is not. If you take a…
October 10, 2012October 10, 2012
Embracing Diversity
a blog by Michelle Ottey, PhD, Director of Operations, Fairfax Cryobank and Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc., September 29, 2010 – I attended the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) conference as an exhibitor last week. It was…
October 10, 2012October 10, 2012
A Thin Green Line
I have never been a jealous person. My entire life, I always figured that on some level people had earned everything they had. And even if they hadn’t, I still assumed there was nothing I couldn’t work hard enough to get for…
October 10, 2012October 10, 2012
Enlighten Me with Sex, Please
a blog by Tami Quinn, Pulling Down the Moon, September 24, 2010 – We’re all girlfriends, right? So I was thinking today in the shower (otherwise known as my think tank) about how yogis and other wise sages are always talking about…
October 10, 2012October 10, 2012
Relax Your Feet with a Foot Bath
a blog by Anna Pyne, LAc, MSOM, FABORM, Pulling Down the Moon, September 16, 2010 – Soaking your feet in warm water for 15 minutes a night is a simple, effective way to de-stress and relax after work. According to Traditional…
October 10, 2012October 10, 2012
Mood Symptoms Seen Even with Shorter IVF Tactic
Women who undergo fertility treatment with drugs known as GnRH-agonists run a risk of depression and anxiety symptoms, even if they have a relatively shorter course of therapy, a new study suggests. Published in the journal of…
October 10, 2012October 10, 2012
Different Strokes
a blog by Michelle Ottey, PhD, Director of Operations, Fairfax Cryobank and Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc., September 15, 2010 – When someone with medical or social infertility makes the conscious decision to have a child, they are…
October 10, 2012October 10, 2012
Unequal Access Drives Fertility Tourism, Experts Say
LONDON (Reuters) – Patients who cross borders in search of cheaper, more available fertility treatment can now choose from more than 100 countries but may be putting themselves and their babies at risk, experts said Tuesday. The…
October 10, 2012October 10, 2012
A PCOS Tip Sheet
a blog by David Kreiner, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., East Coast Fertility, September 14, 2010 – September is PCOS Awareness Month. Many women don’t know that PCOS is the most common endocrine disorder of reproductive age women, occurring…
October 10, 2012October 10, 2012
Early Intervention for PCOS
a blog by Amy Demma, Prospective Families, September 13, 2010 – Departing from writing about matters related to collaborative reproduction, I am eager to share with you information that just came to me about a progressive…