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 Iris Waichler, LCSW             One of the most challenging aspects of coping with infertility is the high cost of infertility treatment.  This is true regardless of the type of treatment you need.  There are ...

by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.             Time Magazine recently reported that since the birth of Baby Louise who was born in 1978 there have been approximately 5 million babies born as a result of assisted reproductive treatment.  For ...

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 Corey Whelan The ASRM Office of Public Affairs has released information on a large, population-based study done in Australia, linking In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to breast cancer in young women.  The study, led by Louise M. Stewart, B.Sc., utilized data from over 21,000 women and ...

by Alina Ashjian, R.N., B.S.N. As one can imagine, the stress of infertility can take quite a toll on patients. In fact, recent research has shown that the stress that infertility patients experience is equivalent to the stress of patients with other serious medical conditions such as cancer, ...

by Fenella Das Gupta, PH.D., Neuroscience The Campaign Ad: “ We started off like most other couples. First we dated, then we married, and then started talking about having a baby. One baby would make our family complete but, we’ve recently been diagnosis of Infertility. We feel ...

by Corey Whelan If your reproductive endocrinologist offered you the option of doing a less expensive form of In Vitro Fertilization, which not only required less injected medication but also had the same success rate as the more expensive kind, you would probably jump at it.  Especially ...

by Patricia Mendell, LCSW Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there was one Global Navigation System (GPS) for IVF (In-vitro Fertilization) programs? It could make the experience faster, simpler and more accurate.  You would never fear that valuable time would be lost as your biological clock ...

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 ...