For all too many women, the most dreaded day of the year is Mother's Day. On this particular Sunday the thought of attending Church, or even of spending time with one's own mother might seem to be an impossible task. In the United States 12% of women of reproductive age, or roughly ...

by Corey Whelan   Today, I simply want to send baby dust to all my brave TTC and TTA girls. Today, I want you to be bold Be brave Hold your head up Dry your tears, or wear them proudly March into your doctor's office like you own the place March into your life like you own that, too. ...

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 I was an infertility patient, like most, my insurance didn’t cover IVF.  Looking back, I have to say I have never been as aggressive, or creative, or determined, or driven to find a solution to any situation as I was in my then-efforts to eradicate my baby-less ...

by Corey Whelan I have a request of you.  Please, Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer.  Please do that.  Because this lousy cancer steals women we love.  Today, me and the Big Cheese (we do actually call him that) got to meet some women who kicked cancer’s you ...

by Corey Whelan Blame it on the biological imperative but for many women, the desire to have a baby becomes undeniable somewhere between their late twenties and early forties. Those first ticks of the biological clock may sound like a boom, but actually begin with a subtle tock at the ripe old ...

by Corey Whelan Who can forget the agonies associated with high school. The desire to fit in with the crowd, yet stand out as a star has taken its toll on just about every adolescent ever born. As if it wasn’t hard enough, for some teenaged girls, the discomforts associated with these ...

by Corey Whelan All eyes are on London for the Summer Olympics, which begin on July 27th. Literally thousands of athletic hopefuls will converge upon the city, with adrenaline running through their veins and a story to tell. Included in the roster of potential Gold Medalists is 25 year-old world ...

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 As infertility technologies improve, so do success rates. Statistically, increases in pregnancy and live birth rates have been seen for women across all age ranges over the past decade. These success stories include pregnancies resulting from donor egg IVF cycles in older women. ...