by Brenda Strong The Dilemma I care about my skin; after all being an actress makes you more aware of sun damage (haven’t you noticed the flawless complexions of Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep?). I want to know what kind of sunscreen they use! My friend and cast mate Marcia Cross (another ...

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 Kristen Magnacca Have you seen The AFA’s Infertility Awareness stamp!  Boy, have we come a long way!   Fertility awareness on a stamp: talk about making strides in the shift in conscientious  about fertility and creation.    I remember ...

     by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. I recently listened to an incredible episode of the radio show This American Life.  It was the story of 2 baby girls that were switched at birth.  One mother knew nothing about it and the other mother knew but said nothing for 43 ...

  Dawn Smith-Pliner Talks to Carolyn Berger   Carolyn:  Can you give me a definition of “open adoption”?  It seems to mean different things to different people.   Dawn:  Open adoption is an adoption in which there is a relationship between the ...

After deciding to pursue domestic adoption as the way to build a  family, adoptive parents will confront the question of whether they  should try to locate their child through an adoption agency, or  independently, without the assistance of an adoption agency....

by Patricia Mendell, LCSW 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 would never fear that valuable time would be lost as your biological clock ...

 by Kristen Magnacca My focus has been on the emotional side of fertility challenges for both men and women and I feel sperm production is directly tied to the emotional process of creation.  A recent, study was published addressing the link between low sperm counts and men who ...

By Carolyn Berger, LCSW  When my biological son, Zach, was born I remember looking at him and thinking how he didn’t look anything like I’d imagined.  With his dark wavy hair and olive skin he looked very different from the pink baby with just a touch of blond hair that I ...

by Corey Whelan I started losing friends to breast cancer when I was in my thirties.  One of the lowest points I experienced during my infertility struggle was coping with my friend Sheila's abortion; she had late stage breast cancer at the time and a pregnancy would have hastened her ...