by Lisa Van Ness I don’t get to see my father very often.  I knew this would be the case when we moved 900 miles away from what used to be a five minute drive to my parent’s house.  Now we rely on telephone calls, IM’s and video chat, in order to keep in ...

by Ken Mosesian So you want to have children? Great! LGBT persons have more options than ever before, such as third-party reproduction, including surrogacy and egg donation, Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI), In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) coupled with sperm donation, and various forms of ...

The American Fertility Association is a proud member of the Safer Chemicals Healthy Families Coalition.  We applaud Jessica Alba for her work on Capital Hill, and urge you to join us in showing Congress that Americans care about the toxins we are exposed to every day. Actress and mother, ...

  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 Emily Laitmon, L.C.S.W. “I’m sorry; we don’t have good news.  Your pregnancy test from the IVF is negative.” “Please call regarding your Amnio results.  There’s a problem we need to discuss” “The doctor needs to speak with ...

By Harry Fisch, MD Hot tubs can be great…relaxing, soothing, and sometimes romantic. If all a man cares about is sex, then a hot tub can be a perfect aphrodisiac and no harm done. But if he’s interested in having sex and fathering children, he’d be wise to go ...

by Jackie Lombardo Moms, and moms-to-be, take note - another new study shows the chemicals you retain in your body get passed to your fetus. The good news? You can minimize your exposure to harmful chemicals like pesticides, mercury and BPA, and you can reduce the amount of chemicals in your ...

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 Corey Whelan I so feel like myself again! I told you guys I would keep you apprised of my recuperation.  Well, the stitches are out and the cane is in the basement, collecting dust, where it belongs.  The doctor says I lost about 30% of the strength in my leg but that I will get ...

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 ...