by Judy E.  Stern, PhD, HCLD, ELD   It has long been recognized that the success of assisted reproductive technology (ART: this term is used to include in vitro fertilization (IVF) and related techniques), depends on the quality of the ART laboratory. The modern ART laboratory is a ...

by Corey Whelan A new report  issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control indicates a significant increase in the number of twins born to American women over the last thirty years.  Currently, one in every 30 infants born in the U.S. is a ...

by Deborah L. Forman, Esq. In January 2009, Nadya Suleman made headlines around the world by giving birth to octuplets, conceived by in vitro fertilization.  While initially greeted with amazement, the birth of the octuplets quickly led to widespread condemnation, not just of Nadya Suleman ...

  by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.             There was a recent article in the news about a surrogate, Cathleen Hachey, who lives in Canada.  She had made an informal agreement with a British couple she had met on line.  She became ...

by Patricia Mendell, LCSW, AFA Mental Health Advisory Council How could I now be “too pregnant”? My husband and I had discussed our IVF plan ahead of time. We would not transfer back more than two embryos, maybe even just one. Reduction was never going to be a decision that we would ...