By Harry Fisch, MD Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. It is part of religious custom for Jews and many Muslims, for reasons that have been lost to history. The popularity of circumcision in other groups of men has waxed and waned depending on prevailing ...

by Corey Whelan The decision to move on from In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to a donor egg IVF cycle is a very personal one.  You may see your funds running out, with no clear understanding of why IVF is not working for you.  Some women in this situation may have gone through three cycles ...

by Corey Whelan I'm not afraid.  I'm done with that.  I'm not worried, I'm not anxious, I'm over it.  The terrorists lost.  We won.  The good guys.  The white hats.  I got that yesterday for the first time, in spades.  I attended a number of memorial ...

Beautiful, teenaged Melissa Ashley Van Ness, daughter of The AFA's Director of Development Lisa Van Ness, interviewed me yesterday about the events of September 11, 2001.  This was for a school project requested of students in North Carolina.  I am so grateful to Melissa for reaching out ...

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and NCLR’s National Family Law Advisory Council are pleased to announce the release of a revised version of the groundbreaking publication Protecting Families: Standards for LGBT Families. The ...

By Iris Waichler, MSW, LCSW              I did a radio show last week discussing the transition from infertility to adoption.  I was talking about the challenges of experiencing infertility and having to attend events like baby ...

by Corey Whelan It's hard to believe that today is September 1st.  Usually, September marks a return to post Labor Day real life and an end to the lazy days of summer.  This year instead, we find a late to come Labor Day and a hurricane clean up still facing us on the 1st.  Even ...

by Corey Whelan For lesbians, there are a number of viable routes that can be considered when achieving motherhood is the goal.  Some women will explore the concept of at home insemination versus intrauterine insemination performed in a doctor’s office, and others will find themselves ...

by Patricia Mendell, LCSW, AFA Mental Health Advisory Council How could I now be “too pregnant”? My husband and I had discussed our IVF plan ahead of time. We would not transfer back more than two embryos, maybe even just one. Reduction was never going to be a decision that we would ...

A Book Review by Maria Portella 'Thirty-something and the clock is ticking' by Kasey Edwards I came across this book completely by chance - I had previoulsy ignored an article about it in one of those trashy gossip style magazines dismissing it as 'just another sensationalist IVF story'. But a ...