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 ...

   by Serena H. Chen, M.D. There is a big debate among physicians who specialize in treating infertile people all around the world today:   Should we treat people who are severely overweight?  Or should we require them to lose weight before they conceive?  I was ...

The leaves are falling off the trees now. My street looks like it's paved in flame, it's so beautiful in the morning walking the dogs. I've always loved this time of year. I live on a typical street, at least by Brooklyn standards.  It's a family block.  Lots of elderly people who have ...