Up until now, an accepted alternative pathway for couples to build a family has been the adoption process. But with recent advances in reproductive medicine, building a family through embryo donation is something newer that has made some people nervous.  What is an embryo?  ...

 After a few rounds of Clomid, or IUIs followed by IVF treatment, some couples are faced with the inevitability that having a child who is biologically linked to both of them won’t happen. Over time and with some discussion, alternative paths to parenthood are considered - one of which ...

Popular selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil or Celexa, Lexapro, Luvox, and Zoloft are commonly prescribed to women between the ages of 18 and 44 - i.e. those who are of childbearing age. And in terms of usage during pregnancy, the consensus has been ...

When we think of veterans and health care, we most often think of the mental health issues that they face upon their return. But with an increasing number of veterans suffering from infertility, fertility insurance coverage has come into sharper focus over the past month. It’s not ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience Many diseases occur as a result of mutations occurring in a particular gene. Some of these mutations can be passed on to future generations. But right now, scientists are working on a particular protocol that could potential eradicate certain diseases ...

In the upcoming election, contraceptive coverage and our reproductive rights are highlighted as important issues. Debates become polarized and what we choose to do with our bodies seems to be controversial. While there are many vocal opponents of the mandatory coverage of contraception, there are ...

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 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 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 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 ...