What constitutes a person anyway?  I know full grown folks who don't deserve the label. Look, I don't mean to make light of this, believe me.  Last night waiting for the vote to come down, I really couldn't breathe.  The long term implications of the personhood amendment (I can't ...

 by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. There is legal battle that has been brewing in Illinois that may interest others who live out of state.  In July of this year the state of Illinois decided not to renew its $30.6 million foster care and adoption contracts for 2012 with Catholic ...

 by Corey Whelan For many women who are having trouble getting pregnant, the first medication prescribed for them will be an oral pill known as clomiphene citrate, known most commonly under its brand name, Clomid.  While this medication proves to be highly effective for many women, ...

by Melissa Brisman, Esq. On Election Day, November 8, 2011, residents of Mississippi will vote on Initiative 26, a so called "Personhood Amendment" that if enacted will change how a "person" is defined in the Mississippi Constitution. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that the Personhood ...

by Andrea Braverman, Ph.D. When is enough, enough?  This question creeps in at different moments as you pursue infertility treatment.  Enough is a judgment that is weighed individually but has common thoughts and feelings.  For many, the point of Enough is reached when treatment ...

Most guys assume that they’re not shooting blanks. In other words, they assume they’re fertile. But the fact is that every year, about six million couples have problems conceiving a child – and the source of those problems is the man as often as it is the woman. A lot of ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D. Hello everyone, today we will discuss the differences between Clomid and Letrozol. This one is a little medical, but I think I can get everyone through it just fine. I'll start by saying both do the same thing, they both stimulate ovulation, but each does it in it's ...

A new study out of the Netherlands and published in Human Reproduction is making the news today. It is entitled "Risk of borderline and invasive ovarian tumours after ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization in a large Dutch cohort".  Reuters picked it up as "Fertility treatment raises ...

Halloween marks the beginning of the holiday season. For many, this is a wondrous time of year, filled with family, fun, crisp autumn weather, and lots of candy.  For others, particularly those who are desperate to conceive and unable to, this time of year may mark the beginning of a ...

by Deborah L. Forman, Esq. In January 2009, Nadya Suleman made headlines around the world by giving birth to octuplets, conceived by in vitro fertilization.  While initially greeted with amazement, the birth of the octuplets quickly led to widespread condemnation, not just of Nadya Suleman ...