This was quite a week, especially for those of us on the East Coast.  The AFA hopes our end-of-week wrap up blog finds you and your families safe and well.  Whether you will be spending the weekend cleaning up from Sandy’s wrath or participating in the NYC Marathon, we wish you and ...

Welcome to the weekend!  With so many unbelievably interesting writers contributing to our knowledge base out there, The AFA has decided to devote our end-of week blog each week to some of the other blogs we adore.  The content featured in this weekly shout-out will be as interesting and ...

 by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.             People who are undergoing infertility put all their energy into having a healthy baby.  Those who are lucky enough to have a healthy child may find that they still may have some anxiety or ...

by Corey Whelan When I was an infertility patient, like most, my insurance didn’t cover IVF.  Looking back, I have to say I have never been as aggressive, or creative, or determined, or driven to find a solution to any situation as I was in my then-efforts to eradicate my baby-less ...

When we think of veterans and health care, we most often think of the mental health issues that they face upon their return. But with an increasing number of veterans suffering from infertility, fertility insurance coverage has come into sharper focus over the past month. It’s not ...

Fertility preservation is a form of reproductive medicine which has proven to be life altering for cancer patients as well as other individuals, both men and women, who need to postpone parenthood for a variety of reason. Lowell T. Ku, M.D., of Dallas IVF, gives a full overview of ...

If you only subscribe to The AFA's blog, you are not getting the whole story.  Did you know that The AFA's monthly e-newsletter, Connect, features articles, videos, recipes and other family-building content you won't find anywhere else?  Upcoming issues will include articles on ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience Many diseases occur as a result of mutations occurring in a particular gene. Some of these mutations can be passed on to future generations. But right now, scientists are working on a particular protocol that could potential eradicate certain diseases ...

 by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. Yom Kippur, an important high holiday in the Jewish New Year is being celebrated this week. It is a time of reflection and taking time out to engage in prayer and thinking about choices you made in the previous year and resolving to make more thoughtful decisions ...

by Kathy Brodsky, L.C.S.W. Adoption is an emotionally charged topic. Throw in some misinformation and a whopping dose of the stuff tabloids are made of and it’s hard to separate myth from fact.  So sit back, get comfortable, and learn the truth about building a family through ...