by Corey Whelan Blame it on the biological imperative but for many women, the desire to have a baby becomes undeniable somewhere between their late twenties and early forties. Those first ticks of the biological clock may sound like a boom, but actually begin with a subtle tock at the ripe old ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience When I was a child I walked everywhere with my mum - to and from school, and then to and from the grocery store and everywhere else in between. I never complained about it, everybody did it. Physical exercise was part and parcel of everyday life. In ...

 by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.             One of the most important aspects of riding the infertility roller coaster is partnering with the right medical doctor to help your parenting dream become a reality. Many people have long standing ...

by Corey Whelan Who can forget the agonies associated with high school. The desire to fit in with the crowd, yet stand out as a star has taken its toll on just about every adolescent ever born. As if it wasn’t hard enough, for some teenaged girls, the discomforts associated with these ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience The past year has been marked (and continues to be marked) by a battle over women’s reproductive rights and health issues.  As the election an approach, women’s health issues seems central to who will win and of course, who will loose ...

by Carolyn Berger, LCSW On August 23rd Rufus Wainwright will be marrying his partner of five years, Jorn Weisbrodt, out in Montauk, Long Island. I’ve always liked Rufus Wainwright’s music, but only became interested in his family building story after I saw him in concert in ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience It’s strange to think that these three things- birth control, your wallet and your health would be linked, but in today’s socioeconomic climate they form a nice interweaving mesh. It begins with the revolution that’s now occurring in ...

  by Iris Waichler, LCSW             One of the most challenging aspects of coping with infertility is the high cost of infertility treatment.  This is true regardless of the type of treatment you need.  There are ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience According to a new CDC study (of more than 340,000 self reports between the ages of 18 and 44), about 1 in 13 women drink while pregnant. Among pregnant women, the highest prevalence of reported alcohol use were among those who were aged 35–44 ...

by Dawn Smith-PlinerCan you imagine waving good bye to your son as he gets on the school bus for his first day of school and never seeing him again?  A parent's worst  fear--losing a child.  Well, that is what happened to  Encarnacion Bail Romero, an illegal ...