by Corey Whelan A new year, a new you.  Easier said than felt, particularly for women who have spent the last year (or longer) trying to get pregnant, without success. Let's face it, we often experience Infertility as a powerful enemy.. And one of this most hated enemy's weapons is it's ...

I'm a Sam Pang fan.  I first met Dr. Pang in Massachusetts when I went up to direct him in The AFA video, "Reproductive Options for Gay Women."  Since then, I have gotten to know Dr. Pang and continue to be impressed with his integrity, great caring for patients, and pr...

What constitutes a person anyway?  I know full grown folks who don't deserve the label. Look, I don't mean to make light of this, believe me.  Last night waiting for the vote to come down, I really couldn't breathe.  The long term implications of the personhood amendment (I can't ...

 by Corey Whelan For many women who are having trouble getting pregnant, the first medication prescribed for them will be an oral pill known as clomiphene citrate, known most commonly under its brand name, Clomid.  While this medication proves to be highly effective for many women, ...

A new study out of the Netherlands and published in Human Reproduction is making the news today. It is entitled "Risk of borderline and invasive ovarian tumours after ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization in a large Dutch cohort".  Reuters picked it up as "Fertility treatment raises ...

Halloween marks the beginning of the holiday season. For many, this is a wondrous time of year, filled with family, fun, crisp autumn weather, and lots of candy.  For others, particularly those who are desperate to conceive and unable to, this time of year may mark the beginning of a ...

by Corey Whelan Despite my love of Halloween and the changing seasons, I dread October.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, also known as Corey's Procrastination Month becaue I don't want to make that call, booking my annual mammogram appointment.  About a year ago, my doctor ...

by Corey Whelan The Way It Should Be - Normal Tubal Function The fallopian tubes are two conduits on either side of the uterus which extend down to the surface of each ovary. They are lined with actively motile ciliary cells, and a thin layer of fluid that to varying degrees actively transports ...

by Corey Whelan  Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, or ICSI, is a twenty year old procedure originally designed to combat severe male factor infertility.  Performed as part of an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) protocol, this fertility technique differs from traditional IVF in one unique ...

by Corey Whelan Imagine sitting in a doctor’s office and hearing the words, “We can find nothing wrong.” If the doctor was a cardiologist or oncologist you would probably go weak in the knees with giddy relief.  But, if the doctor is a reproductive endocrinologist, and you ...