by Ken Mosesian Really? That's amazing!  That's the number one response we received from physicians when we discussed our outreach program to men living with HIV. The message is simple and extraordinary: with proper care, men living with HIV can have biologically related c...

by Ken Mosesian, Executive Director, The American Fertility Association Over 200 people attended The American Fertility Association’s fund raiser, IlluminationsLA 2012, celebrating those who have made a difference in the areas of fertility and family building. This year, we recognized Dr. ...

by Corey Whelan I started losing friends to breast cancer when I was in my thirties.  One of the lowest points I experienced during my infertility struggle was coping with my friend Sheila's abortion; she had late stage breast cancer at the time and a pregnancy would have hastened her ...

A colleague and friend wrote to me a couple of days ago, asking if I was in Rome for the conference on treating infertility hosted by the Pontifical Academy for Life. While I’m extremely flattered that someone thinks I have that much power, I’m under no illusion that the teaching of ...

The leaves are falling off the trees now. My street looks like it's paved in flame, it's so beautiful in the morning walking the dogs. I've always loved this time of year. I live on a typical street, at least by Brooklyn standards.  It's a family block.  Lots of elderly people who have ...

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 I'm not afraid.  I'm done with that.  I'm not worried, I'm not anxious, I'm over it.  The terrorists lost.  We won.  The good guys.  The white hats.  I got that yesterday for the first time, in spades.  I attended a number of memorial ...

by Corey Whelan Today would have marked the 82nd birthday of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.  I have always been fascinated with Jackie O – I’ve had two Jackie sightings in my life.  One, on a beach in Negril (1975, wearing a tie dyed tee shirt over a bathing suit) and once on ...

by Corey Whelan Could the news coming out of Brooklyn be any more devastating?  Little 8 year old Leiby Kletzky was murdered two blocks from my own home.  I've walked that block with my children many times.  They had friends who lived there when they were  little and often ...

by Merry Armentrout This Father’s Day I thought I would share some advice with all of you from my own amazing father who is fighting his own personal battle right now.  My dad’s mantra is “never quit”.  I’ve heard this saying my whole life, especially ...