by Ken Mosesian
So you want to have children? Great! LGBT persons have more options than ever before, such as third-party reproduction, including surrogacy and egg donation, Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI), In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) …
Month: May 2011
Join Jessica Alba: Demand Congressional leadership and strong protections from toxic chemicals
The American Fertility Association is a proud member of the Safer Chemicals Healthy Families Coalition. We applaud Jessica Alba for her work on Capital Hill, and urge you to join us in showing Congress that Americans care about the toxins …
Transitions and Infertility
The media has been in overdrive reporting on the life transitions of Oprah Winfrey and Maria Shriver. Oprah chose to end her 25 year reign as the queen of television. Maria Shriver did not choose to be in the middle of a scandal …
Pregnancy, Interrupted – A Journey Towards Healing and Hope
by Emily Laitmon, L.C.S.W.
“I’m sorry; we don’t have good news. Your pregnancy test from the IVF is negative.”
“Please call regarding your Amnio results. There’s a problem we need to …
When Hot Tubs Aren’t Such a Hot Idea
By Harry Fisch, MD
Hot tubs can be great…relaxing, soothing, and sometimes romantic. If all a man cares about is sex, then a hot tub can be a perfect aphrodisiac and no harm done. But if he’s interested in having sex …
Chemicals in Umbilical Cord Blood
by Jackie Lombardo
Moms, and moms-to-be, take note – another new study shows the chemicals you retain in your body get passed to your fetus. The good news? You can minimize your exposure to harmful chemicals like pesticides, mercury and BPA, …
What About Tubes that are Blocked at the Other End, Near the Ovary?
by Fred Licciardi, M.D.
This we call “distal occlusion” and it can take a few forms. The most obvious and severe is what’s called a hydrosaplinx (or hydro for short), or bilateral hydrosalpinges when both are …
Can You be a Poor Responder and Get Pregnant on Your Own?
by Fred Licciardi, M.D.
So a little story about a couple I saw recently. She was a poor responder with borderline FSH levels, normal tubes and a favorable age. He had low sperm counts. They had been through IVF. I suggested that he see a …
Single fathers raising, caring for and talking to pre-teen daughters about their bodies
by Lisa Marsh, The AFA’s London Correspondent
If you are a single father, raising an adolescent or teenage daughter on your own, having a talk with her about her body can be really difficult. It’s hard to know when is the right …
Lupus, infertility and pregnancy
by Corey Whelan
Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease, which can damage any part of the body. While teenagers and men are sometimes diagnosed with lupus, women of child bearing age comprise the largest statistical group …