Infertility affects 15% of all couples (an estimated 9 million) in their reproductive years.  As a result, one in eight couples will struggle with infertility regardless of whether the ...

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome or OHSS is a common complication in vitro fertilization (IVF).  In its mild form consisting of bloating and mild abdominal distension, OHSS can be identified ...

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there was one Global Navigation System (GPS) for IVF (In-vitro Fertilization) programs? It could make the experience faster, simpler and more accurate.  You ...

Melissa is a single woman who has long desired to have a child.  She asks a long time friend, Jim, to donate sperm.  He agrees, on the understanding that he will have no rights or ...

With the explosion in the use of donor eggs as a viable method of assisted reproduction, the medical and legal world entered a new era of third party reproduction.  Because of the changing ...

How Heterosexual and Same Sex Couples and Single Parents Can Talk to Their Children about Donor Origins.

In recent years, fertility treatment options have exploded for both single patients and same sex couples.  The mainstream media has helped to highlight options for this specialized patient ...

We all think about heredity when we think about having a baby. Who will the baby look like? Who will the baby be like in personality or temperament? Who do we want the baby to be like? Will the ...

Often, one of the disappointments upon discovery that one is gay is the loss of the opportunity to create a biologically connected family.  As recently as ten years ago, “having a ...

Talking to Children About Their IVF Origins In The Beginning   It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since Louise Brown of Great Britain provoked global controversy simply by ...