In the upcoming election, contraceptive coverage and our reproductive rights are highlighted as important issues. Debates become polarized and what we choose to do with our bodies seems to be controversial.
While there are many vocal opponents …
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CIRCUMCISION: The Current Debate
by Michael Traister, M.D.
One of the most common questions I am asked by parents adopting a baby boy is “Does my baby need to be circumcised?”
The answer is not easy and evokes a lot of emotion. Last year in San Francisco, there …
We came. We saw. We got drenched. (The AFA’s adventures at the T.E.A.L. Walk in Brooklyn)
by Corey Whelan
I have a request of you. Please, Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer. Please do that. Because this lousy cancer steals women we love. Today, me and the Big Cheese (we do actually call him that) …
Live love laugh: Winning stress reducers for wanna-be parents
by Corey Whelan
Blame it on the biological imperative but for many women, the desire to have a baby becomes undeniable somewhere between their late twenties and early forties. Those first ticks of the biological clock may sound like a boom, but …
“Let’s Move!” She Said.
by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience
When I was a child I walked everywhere with my mum – to and from school, and then to and from the grocery store and everywhere else in between. I never complained about it, everybody did it. Physical …
Transitioning from an Ob/Gyn to an RE and Back Again
by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.
One of the most important aspects of riding the infertility roller coaster is partnering with the right medical doctor to help your parenting …
Does my daughter have PCOS? A guide for concerned moms
by Corey Whelan
Who can forget the agonies associated with high school. The desire to fit in with the crowd, yet stand out as a star has taken its toll on just about every adolescent ever born. As if it wasn’t hard enough, for some …
Obama and Romney under Women’s Skirts
by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience
The past year has been marked (and continues to be marked) by a battle over women’s reproductive rights and health issues. As the election an approach, women’s health issues seems …
Rufus Wainwright builds a family
by Carolyn Berger, LCSW
On August 23rd Rufus Wainwright will be marrying his partner of five years, Jorn Weisbrodt, out in Montauk, Long Island.
I’ve always liked Rufus Wainwright’s music, but only became interested in his family …
Birth Control- Good for Your Wallet as well as Your Health.
by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience
It’s strange to think that these three things- birth control, your wallet and your health would be linked, but in today’s socioeconomic climate they form a nice interweaving mesh.
It …