Carla M. DiGirolamo, M.D., Ph.D. of RSC of New England discusses how to anticipate fertility issues down the road in this video, sponsored by Attain Fertility Centers. To view other educational AFA's videos, check out our YouTube Library. &nbs...

Welcome to the weekend!  With so many unbelievably interesting writers contributing to our knowledge base out there, The AFA has decided to devote our end-of week blog each week to some of the other blogs we adore.  The content featured in this weekly shout-out will be as interesting and ...

by Corey Whelan When couples decide that yes, it's time to have a baby, many excitedly set the stage for that first, heady, baby-making sexual encounter with a candle-lit dinner, soft, romantic music, and fingers crossed. For hopeful moms who are lesbians however, that scene might look a little ...

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 S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience I would like to introduce to you Vanessa Loring. Although her name may not sound familiar, you may in fact know her- She’s the character played by Jennifer Garner in the movie Juno. Juno is a film about a sixteen-year-old girl confronting an ...

By Sharon MunroeFor the past five years I had a sense that something was different about my experience with having and raising young children. I’d talk about my age a lot, much more than any time in my life. Was that unusual? Many women stop talking about their age after 30, 35 and certainly ...

  by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.             I was channel surfing this week and landed on the Dr. Oz show.  The topic of the show was “When are you too old to become a mother?”  That title certainly made me stop and ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D. Today I have answered the more interesting questions over the past few months. What do I think about cervical mucus? This is tricky question. I would not make any treatment plans based on cervical mucus. Some women have “normal” mucus and others have mucus ...

A Book Review by Maria Portella 'Thirty-something and the clock is ticking' by Kasey Edwards I came across this book completely by chance - I had previoulsy ignored an article about it in one of those trashy gossip style magazines dismissing it as 'just another sensationalist IVF story'. But a ...