by Corey Whelan Some women anticipate pregnancy will not come easily. A history of irregular periods, endometriosis, or the ticking of the biological clock give early indication that seeking out the support of a fertility specialist makes sense sooner rather than later. Most women however, are ...

by Corey Whelan As part of the initial infertility work-up, your physician will wish to schedule a hysterosalpingogram, or HSG. The HSG is a type of x-ray test, designed to give your doctor a view inside your uterus, fallopian tubes and the surrounding area, in order to check for obstructions and ...

China’s one child policy came into force in 1980 and restricted most families in China from having more than one child as a means of controlling the population.  The Chinese government’s justification for the policy lies in their assertion that it has prevented an additional 400 ...

by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. I read an article called “Deconstructing Dad” about how becoming a father changes men.  The article looks at research showing how men are emotionally, physically, and biologically impacted by fatherhood.  You can learn more at htt...

By S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience The malignant growth that is cancer does not discriminate—a person of any race, creed, color, nationality, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, disability or socioeconomic status can be affected.    Our healthcare system does ...

by Corey Whelan The ASRM Office of Public Affairs has released information on a large, population-based study done in Australia, linking In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to breast cancer in young women.  The study, led by Louise M. Stewart, B.Sc., utilized data from over 21,000 women and ...

by Alina Ashjian, R.N., B.S.N. As one can imagine, the stress of infertility can take quite a toll on patients. In fact, recent research has shown that the stress that infertility patients experience is equivalent to the stress of patients with other serious medical conditions such as cancer, ...

by William D Petok, PhD, AFA Mental Health Advisory Council  With Father’s Day fast upon us and June officially designated as Male Reproductive Health Month it makes sense to take a look at the current state of affairs for men who want to reproduce and are having difficulty with the ...

  by Patricia Mendell, LCSW with Patricia Sarles, MA MLS The Library of Congress (LC) recently announced that they were adding a subject heading to their catalog entitled, “Children of sperm donors”.  What is the importance of this announcement? It is the first time there ...

by Fenella Das Gupta, PH.D., Neuroscience The Campaign Ad: “ We started off like most other couples. First we dated, then we married, and then started talking about having a baby. One baby would make our family complete but, we’ve recently been diagnosis of Infertility. We feel ...