For most women, the first line of medication defense will be a prescription for clomid, but many will find themselves taking this oral drug for months on end, without success. So, how do you know when to move on to other medications which might …
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The anatomy of a vasectomy reveral
The unpredictability of life might dictate that you wish to undo the done and have a vasectomy reversal. While success for this procedure is not guaranteed, vasectomy reversal does in fact work for most men. In this very informative, …
How Many Eggs Do I Have Left?
Carla M. DiGirolamo, M.D., Ph.D. of RSC of New England discusses how to anticipate fertility issues down the road in this video, sponsored by Attain Fertility Centers. To view other educational AFA’s videos, check out our YouTube …
Unspoken Emotions for New Mothers: Postpartum Blues and/or Depression
For many mothers, the only picture that they can imagine is one of themselves holding their beautiful new sleeping baby in their arms, feeling a sense of calm and accomplishment with their new life as a parent. Yet, parenthood is filled with …
The Waiting Game
I have a friend who has been trying to become a parent for over 6 years now. I am happy to say she is close now to adopting a child but it is still not certain it will happen.
I don’t really like the title of this article. This sort of …
FERTILITY ALERT: New Hope For Fatherhood in Men With Klinefelter Syndrome
by Philip Werthman, M.D.
Chromosomes. They’re the thread-like structures found inside the cells of living organisms. The pigeon has 80 chromosomes. A pineapple has 50. But among the factors that make us uniquely human, is the presence of 46 …
California Passes The Most Progressive Surrogacy Bill In The World
by Andrew Vorzimer, Esq. and David Randall, Esq.
Late last year, in reaction to recent incendiary industry scandals and calls to modernize California statutes relating to third party reproduction, Governor Jerry Brown signed California Assembly …
Banking on Children’s Futures, One Cell at a Time
By Davina Fankhauser
More than a year ago, Dr. Paul Turek of The Turek Clinic, which specializes in men’s reproductive and sexual health, approached Fertility Within Reach, a nonprofit patient-advocacy resource, to see if we could partner …
Evening about Lesbian Pregnancy comes to Brooklyn
Join
The American Fertility Association
and
Brooklyn Community Pride Center
for a free
Family Planning Panel and Discussion
On Thursday evening, January …
Tips on Coping with Miscarriage and Negative Pregnancy Results
It is a new year and we enter it with wishes, resolutions, and expectations about what we will encounter. One of the toughest things you may have faced last year was a negative pregnancy test …