by Iris Waichler, LCSW
One of the most challenging aspects of coping with infertility is the high cost of infertility treatment. This is true regardless of the …
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Babies Who Drink Before They’re Born
by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience
According to a new CDC study (of more than 340,000 self reports between the ages of 18 and 44), about 1 in 13 women drink while pregnant. Among pregnant women, the highest prevalence of reported …
Shame Shame Shame
by Dawn Smith-PlinerCan you imagine waving good bye to your son as he gets on the school bus for his first day of school and never seeing him again? A parent’s worst fear–losing a child. Well, that is what happened …
Forward on Safer Chemicals, One Way or the Other
By Andy Igrejas, Campaign Director for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
Wednesday’s successful Senate vote on the Safe Chemicals Act was an important milestone by any measure. It was the first vote on a comprehensive overhaul …
The Challenge of Waiting When You Are Infertile
by Iris Waichler, …
Olympic hopeful comes out as gluten intolerant
by Corey Whelan
All eyes are on London for the Summer Olympics, which begin on July 27th. Literally thousands of athletic hopefuls will converge upon the city, with adrenaline running through their veins and a story to tell. Included in the …
The AFA at the International AIDS Conference in Washington DC
by Stuart Bell
I am currently in Washington DC staffing a booth for the American Fertility Association’s new HIV Outreach program, designed to educate men with HIV about their biological family building options through assisted …
Education outreach program to launch at International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC
NEW YORK, July 19, 2012 — The American Fertility Association (The AFA) announced today the initiation of a program designed to reach men living with HIV who want to create a family. The good news is that these men, with proper treatment, …
How to stabilize your hormones – a guide for pcos patients
Mary Ramie Hinckley, M.D. of Reproductive Science Center for San Francisco, discusses the many ways hormones and insulin resistance can be controlled for women with polycystic ovarian syndrome. This “How-To” video was made possible by an …
The infertility work-up: a guide for lesbians
by Corey Whelan
When couples decide that yes, it’s time to have a baby, many excitedly set the stage for that first, heady, baby-making sexual encounter with a candle-lit dinner, soft, romantic music, and fingers crossed. For hopeful moms who …