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 ...

By Jamie Schenk DeWitt I was overwhelmed with stress and anxiety.  I didn’t know if I could have a baby.  And so my way of dealing with the uncertainty of not knowing was to take immediate action.  I would find a doctor who could treat me, fix the problem, help me get ...

by Heather E. Ross, Esq. Your search for an egg donor is complete.  You have located a donor who has agreed to help you in your family building efforts. Now what?  One of your first steps should be to enter into a written agreement with your donor, setting forth the expectations and ...

by Lisa Marsh, The AFA's London Correspondent What is it about summer that makes everything slow down or grind to a halt? I have had quite a few people tell me that they want to put a new project "on hold," deal with a health issue later, change a date or sort out some problems. I'm not the ...

by Iris WaichlerWe had a beautiful fall day this week and my husband, daughter, and I went for a walk in the woods. We came across a huge oak tree that was down over a river. It was the perfect bridge and my Stanford Gymnast husband and adventurous daughter jumped at the chance to explore ...

By Jamie Schenk DeWitt Last weekend I had dinner with four of my closest friends. We all met almost thirteen months ago at a local "Mommy and Me" class when our babies were three months old. At first we bonded while sitting around in a circle talking about our "pregnancy experience" in a class ...

I would like to address the very important issue concerning insulin resistance and PCO. I need to start by saying that, as with many things in medicine, we though we had this figured out but in the end, we may be a little off the mark. What is the definition of PCO? 2/3 of the following: 1) no or ...