This mother’s day I was reflecting on my infertility journey and how I became a mother.  My daughter, Grace, was born because of the kindness of an egg donor.  I will never be able to meet her or thank her because she was an anonymous donor.  I thought a ...

For all too many women, the most dreaded day of the year is Mother's Day. On this particular Sunday the thought of attending Church, or even of spending time with one's own mother might seem to be an impossible task. In the United States 12% of women of reproductive age, or roughly ...

     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 ...

All children deserve to be born with secure parentage, but in New York State, that is not always the case.  Despite the best intentions of their parents, many children conceived with the help of assistedreproductive technologies such as the use of donor eggs, sperm or with the help of a ...

In vitro fertilization (IVF), is a form of assisted reproductive technology. In IVF, sperm are combined with an egg or eggs in a Petri dish in an attempt to achieve fertilization. The embryos which result from this process are then either transferred into the uterus in the hopes of ...

Ever felt confused by the SART report? Dr. Samuel Pang of RSC of New England, discusses how to dicipher it in this short, educational video sponsored by Attain Fertility ...

by Corey Whelan   Today, I simply want to send baby dust to all my brave TTC and TTA girls. Today, I want you to be bold Be brave Hold your head up Dry your tears, or wear them proudly March into your doctor's office like you own the place March into your life like you own that, too. ...

By Madeline Licker Feingold, Ph.D., AFA Mental Health Advisory Council Mental health professionals often are in the position of helping people build families with the help of egg or sperm donors. At times we see people who have been trying to get pregnant on their own, sometimes for years, and ...

By Rev. Megan Lloyd Joiner   As the spring thaw finally comes to my home in New England, I am making preparations for Easter celebrations and Passover Seders. I am watching with baited breath as the daffodils emerge, and I am thinking about the miraculous.    The springtime ...

  by Ellen Glazer, L.C.S.W. Spring may feel like a time of renewal and hope for many, but poses special challenges for individuals who are trying to conceive, and can't. A leading therapist in the field gives concrete advise to those in this situation, plus a message of ...