by Merry Armentrout
I’ve noticed a pattern in my New Year’s Resolutions- they’re always the same. Eat healthier, lose weight and exercise. I’m already justifying my bad eating habits over the holidays with the promise for a new year, …
Month: December 2010
The Gift of the Present Moment
By Brenda Strong
I have a confession to make. I have been stressed out lately. Yes, even yoga teachers can let life circumstances get the best of them.
The Holidays can be a challenging time for most of us. We all long for …
Miscarriage and the Sense of Personal Failure
by Kim Kluger-Bell, MA, LMFT
Lisa Ling, the former View host, revealed this week that following a miscarriage at 7 weeks into her first pregnancy she felt like a failure, and that she also felt very isolated and alone because no one talked …
Five (honest, just five) simple steps to decreased weight and increased fertility
by Kavita Jhaveri-Patel
There is a significant correlation between infertility and obesity.
A study led by Dr. Van der Steeg, a medical researcher at the Academic Medical Center in The Netherlands, shows that even women who regularly ovulate …
The Role of the Pediatrician in the Adoption Process: Before, During and After an Adoption
By Michael Traister, MD
Starting about 10 years ago, in response to the markedly increased numbers of children being adopted from abroad, a minor sub-specialty emerged in the field of pediatrics, pediatricians interested in adoptions, or …
How to ask questions (and how not to!): Partnering with your Reproductive Endocrinologist
By Shari DeGraff Stewart and Julia Fichtner Krahm
Why don’t we speak up as active participants in our treatment? We confuse the appropriateness of asking questions with the appropriateness of how to ask.
Let’s face …
Tis the season to feel guilty. Past abortion history and current infertility issues.
by Corey Whelan
“Dealing with infertility after an abortion is fraught with complexities, surrounding feelings of guilt and anxiety about whether one’s last chance to have a baby may have been squandered. Some patients feel …