There are plenty of articles on the web for people who are friends or relatives of couples coping with infertility. All of them offer useful advice for how to talk with your friend about sensitive ...

Mother’s and Father’s Day may be holidays invented by the Hallmark Card Company, but it doesn’t mean this commemoration of parenthood doesn’t still have meaning.  For ...

No matter how you slice it, the holiday season can be tough. Expectations often outweigh the reality, old family dynamics can re-emerge, and the focus on kids can be extremely painful for those ...

Now, just as Yogi Berra implied, when you reach that fork in the road, you are expected to make a choice and make a move.  It can be useful for couples experiencing fertility challenges to ...

As a psychotherapist working in the field of reproductive medicine I have counseled hundreds of women and men about fertility-related issues, from preserving one’s fertility and ...

When I hear adoption professionals say that you shouldn’t consider adoption unless both partners are 100% on board, I wonder what planet they are living on.  From my interviews with ...

In my article last month, I discussed when to seek mental health support during attempts to conceive, particularly, during infertility treatment.  As I stated then, the goal of mental health ...

Despite the sexual revolution, many of us remain uncomfortable around the topic of sexuality. As a result, there are a slew of myths that many continue to believe about sexuality. In this article, ...

Days of waiting to ovulate or having your ovaries pumped up to produce multiple eggs. Sex on demand every other day for 10 or more days or the hCG shot and undergoing a retrieval and then ...

As a reproductive health counselor, one of the issues that can be very stressful is, who do we tell? When do we share the decision to move forward with treatment, before or after, and what if ...