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 ...

by Jamie Schenk DeWitt I had just gotten home from an evening out with my girlfriends.  A glass of wine and some salmon and grilled vegetables later I walked into my house to a voicemail message waiting for me on the answering machine. We have one of those old school answering machines with ...

The Dilemma I care about my skin; after all being an actress makes you more aware of sun damage (haven’t you noticed the flawless complexions of Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep?).  I want to know what kind of sunscreen they use!  My friend and cast mate Marcia Cross (another ...

  The media has been in overdrive reporting on the life transitions of Oprah Winfrey and Maria Shriver. Oprah chose to end her 25 year reign as the queen of television.  Maria Shriver did not choose to be in the middle of a scandal caused by her husband that has blown her world ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D.   This we call “distal occlusion” and it can take a few forms. The most obvious and severe is what’s called a hydrosaplinx (or hydro for short), or bilateral hydrosalpinges when both are affected. This type of tube is completely closed near the ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D. So a little story about a couple I saw recently. She was a poor responder with borderline FSH levels, normal tubes and a favorable age. He had low sperm counts. They had been through IVF. I suggested that he see a urologist because maybe there was something that ...

by Corey Whelan Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease, which can damage any part of the body.  While teenagers and men are sometimes diagnosed with lupus, women of child bearing age comprise the largest statistical group affected.  Like all other autoimmune diseases, lupus ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D. Thanks for reading yesterday's post.  Here is a little more about Clomid.  Clomid, also known as Serophene, is a very valuable medication, but it can be associated with some nasty side effects. Believe it or not, Clomid was originally devised to be used as a ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D. A few years ago I was visiting another hospital. When touring the OBGYN department, I ran across a very busy obstetrician in the middle of office hours. He was running form room to room and had a pile of charts in his hands. After her appointment, one of his ...

by Iris Waichler, MSW, LCSW The recent birth of Nicole Kidman’s daughter has brought surrogacy back into the spotlight.  Surrogacy is a treatment option for women who are unable to successfully maintain a pregnancy and have a health baby on their own.  There are two types of ...