by Corey Whelan Today would have marked the 82nd birthday of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.  I have always been fascinated with Jackie O – I’ve had two Jackie sightings in my life.  One, on a beach in Negril (1975, wearing a tie dyed tee shirt over a bathing suit) and once on ...

For many women who are struggling to conceive a baby, the practice of acupuncture, a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), has proven to be a successful enhancement to Western reproductive protocols.  While not universally accepted, over the past decade the number of infertility ...

By Harry Fisch, MD Bike riding is the ultimate healthy sport, right? Easy on the knees, great for cardio and strength-building, and relatively inexpensive. Well...yes..all true. But there's one downside to bike riding that has only recently been getting the attention it deserves: Riding can ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D. And how do they help us ovulate? Hormones are chemicals that are made in one part of the body and act in another part of the body. For example, estrogen, our favorite hormone, is made in the ovaries and acts in the uterus, bones and other areas of the body. The hormone ...

by Todd Essig Both history and legend track a significant throng of eager spectators following the Union army from Washington DC towards Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia to watch the Battle of Bull Run. They fully expected July 21, 1861 would be a glorious adventure; they were ...

By Carolyn N. Berger, LCSW The first thing you notice when looking through the literature on birthfathers is how little there actually is.  When we think about the “adoption triangle,” those people who play pivotal roles in an adoption, we are generally talking about the child, ...

By Fred Licciardi, M.D. Spotting. Really frustrating. Where does it come from? We first look for an anatomical reason (a problem due to some sort of growth that we can see usually with the ultrasound). The most common reason is that there is a polyp inside the uterus. A polyp is a benign ...

by Corey Whelan Could the news coming out of Brooklyn be any more devastating?  Little 8 year old Leiby Kletzky was murdered two blocks from my own home.  I've walked that block with my children many times.  They had friends who lived there when they were  little and often ...

By Ellen Glazer, LICSW, AFA Mental Health Advisory Council  Words are powerful. Anyone who has ever had a friend or family member adopt a child knows how important it is to use what is commonly known as  “Positive Adoption Language.”  Adoptive parents bristle if you say ...

by Lisa Marsh, The AFA's London Correspondent   We are used to hearing about how the National Lottery or Euromillions has changed someone’s life, but have you ever contemplated a lottery that can actually result in new life? The UK charity, To Hatch, has just been granted a license by ...