by Mikki Morrissette A month before my 35th birthday, I told my boyfriend that I wanted to have children. So…. he broke up with me the day after my birthday. Devastated – far more than the relatively short-lived relationship merited – I traveled solo around Madagascar to ...

Today I want to write about something that has bothered me for the better part of a decade. I’ve carved out no fewer than a dozen drafts of this post, all strangely unalike, all ultimately failing to accomplish the job I’ve set out to do. Truth is, I’ve been trying to write it ...

 By Joni S. Mantell, L.C.S.W.  For many, the decision to pursue adoption comes after years of struggling with infertility. Letting go of the dream for a biological child and embracing your deepest wish - to become a parent - usually involves some emotional work, your own and also ...

World AIDS Day December 1st, 2011   Photo, courtesy of Ken ...

I'm a Sam Pang fan.  I first met Dr. Pang in Massachusetts when I went up to direct him in The AFA video, "Reproductive Options for Gay Women."  Since then, I have gotten to know Dr. Pang and continue to be impressed with his integrity, great caring for patients, and pr...

By Iris Waicher, L.C.S.W. Dr. Joann Paley Gaist, Ph.D. did a wonderful post offering good suggestions on how to handle the holidays with family.  I have been thinking a lot about family and holidays in recent weeks.  More specifically I have been thinking about what family really means ...

by Joann Galst, Ph.D. 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 experiencing their own fertility challenge. However, you are not ...

By Denise Seidelman, Esq.              Both adoption and collaborative reproduction (fertility options that involve third parties, such as gamete donors and gestational surrogates) provide the means to create or expand your family.  ...

MISSOULA, Mont. – New independent lab testing on 20 top household cleaning products reveals that top-selling cleaning products and detergents, including Tide Free & Gentle, Pine-Sol and Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner, contain toxic chemicals not revealed to the consumer. The results ...

by Rita Soronen, President & CEO, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Unadoptable. This is a word that I have heard attributed to some children in the foster care system, but this way of thinking is unacceptable. No child is too old, too much trouble or too sick to be denied what we believe ...