by Daniel Shapiro, M.D.   Infertility patients know this better than anyone- emotions go haywire during a fertility treatment odyssey.  Pregnancy and the post-partum period can be just as bad, with extreme cases of post-partum psychosis making it into the news ever year with horrific ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D., author of the Infertility Blog   Here I will tell of a typical story about a woman who has been suffering from infertility, and finally becomes pregnant. After the relief of a positive pregnancy test her doctor repeats the test and says, “Well Lisa, it ...

by Heather Sarantis, Commonweal     In 2007, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released a report, “A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick.” More than half of the 33 brand-name lipsticks tested contained detectable levels of lead. None of these lipsticks listed lead ...

How to manage and arrest the STRESS RESPONSE by Brenda Strong Even for a Yoga Teacher, life is stressful.  Honestly, this year has been rough for me.  Last weekend, I went to my 93 year-old aunt’s memorial in California, after a car had struck her while she was crossing the ...

by Corey Whelan  I used to call September my spiritual month.  The color of the sky, that amazing blue.  The leaves falling.  The crisp air.  It all worked for me.  I chose to get married in September.  My twin's due date was September 29th.  Now, I ...

by Kavita Patel    Have you ever asked yourself, when you see all of those labels on cereal boxes, if the labeling is 100% true? It seems to me when I peruse through a grocery store that the cereal aisle is something really special. There are markings all over box from General ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D. author of the infertilityblog.com   Please exercise. In the preceding centuries, tremendous physical activity was required for human survival, and yet, reproduction carried on. Imagine the exhaustion and stress if we had to spend one week hunting or farming with ...

by Corey Whelan   Not that I’m dramatic or anything, but I trust Dr. Steven Gelman with my life.  Even more than that, I trust him with the lives of my children.  Dr. Gelman has been their pediatrician for almost 14 years and has seen us through a lot.   So of ...

by Ken Mosesian, The American Fertility Association's Executive Director    I have a great love for theology. To relax, I’ll pick up a book like After Writing: On the Liturgical Consummation of Philosophy by Catherine Pickstock. Yes, I know. Taking “nerd” to ...

Tonight I am going to Coney Island with my kids to see the fireworks.  We will ride the Cyclone first (at least they will, you can’t get me on a roller coaster to save my life) and then Nathan’s, and after that we’ll hang out on the board walk until the display starts a ...