This mother’s day I was reflecting on my infertility journey and how I became a mother.  My daughter, Grace, was born because of the kindness of an egg donor.  I will never be able to meet her or thank her because she was an anonymous donor.  I thought a ...

In vitro fertilization (IVF), is a form of assisted reproductive technology. In IVF, sperm are combined with an egg or eggs in a Petri dish in an attempt to achieve fertilization. The embryos which result from this process are then either transferred into the uterus in the hopes of ...

Ever felt confused by the SART report? Dr. Samuel Pang of RSC of New England, discusses how to dicipher it in this short, educational video sponsored by Attain Fertility ...

By Madeline Licker Feingold, Ph.D., AFA Mental Health Advisory Council Mental health professionals often are in the position of helping people build families with the help of egg or sperm donors. At times we see people who have been trying to get pregnant on their own, sometimes for years, and ...

Can acupuncture and IVF go hand in hand? Sandy Goodman MD of Reproductive Medicine Group, Florida and Kym Caporale, L.Ac discuss stress reduction, acupuncture and IVF in this short, interactive video, sponsored by Attain Fertility Centers. &nbs...

I recently did a Pinterest workshop and learned, among tons of other things, about ICYMI. This particular acryonym, ulike my own overutilized LOL's, BFF's and TTYL's was previously unknown to me, but I found out how highly used it is by content purveyors web-wide who want to make sure their ...

For most women, the first line of medication defense will be a prescription for clomid, but many will find themselves taking this oral drug for months on end, without success. So, how do you know when to move on to other medications which might be more effective for you? Dan Williams, M.D. of ...

            It is a new year and we enter it with wishes, resolutions, and expectations about what we will encounter.  One of the toughest things you may have faced last year was a negative pregnancy test or perhaps a miscarriage. I remember taking my ...

For men and women grappling with the pain of infertility, the start of the New Year may signal an optimistic, new beginning or conversely, serve as a painful reminder that their goal of parenthood has not been met. No matter which end of the spectrum you find yourself falling on, you are ...

            We all watched in horror as the news poured in from all available media portals revealing the terror that unfolded in the tiny town of Newtown, Connecticut. We learned that a madman had gone into an elementary school and taken the lives of young children ...