I just read a beautiful and poignant blog written by a woman who had been unsuccessfully trying to conceive for years.  She was writing about her decision to donate the baby clothes she had been saving for her unborn child.  Letting go of those clothes meant she was ...

Popular selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil or Celexa, Lexapro, Luvox, and Zoloft are commonly prescribed to women between the ages of 18 and 44 - i.e. those who are of childbearing age. And in terms of usage during pregnancy, the consensus has been ...

by Corey Whelan As infertility technologies improve, so do success rates. Statistically, increases in pregnancy and live birth rates have been seen for women across all age ranges over the past decade. These success stories include pregnancies resulting from donor egg IVF cycles in older women. ...

For women who have struggled to conceive, the experience of pregnancy and early motherhood are often more challenging than anticipated. This informative blog gives concerete information about the emotional, physical and practical challenges as well as the rewards of breasfeeding after infertility.

by Judy E.  Stern, PhD, HCLD, ELD   It has long been recognized that the success of assisted reproductive technology (ART: this term is used to include in vitro fertilization (IVF) and related techniques), depends on the quality of the ART laboratory. The modern ART laboratory is a ...

by Patricia Mendell, LCSW, AFA Mental Health Advisory Council How could I now be “too pregnant”? My husband and I had discussed our IVF plan ahead of time. We would not transfer back more than two embryos, maybe even just one. Reduction was never going to be a decision that we would ...

Current statistics show that around 60,000 babies are born as a result of assisted reproductive technology every year in the United States alone. We know that most of The AFA's readership is comprised of the men and women who are currently knee deep in their infertility treatment, and so hope that ...

by Corey Whelan For many pregnant women, particularly those who struggled to get there, pregnancy can be a period of unexpected stress.  Having undergone the trauma of infertility, many women are afraid to trust that their pregnancy will last, or that their dream of becoming a mommy might ...