by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience I would like to introduce to you Vanessa Loring. Although her name may not sound familiar, you may in fact know her- She’s the character played by Jennifer Garner in the movie Juno. Juno is a film about a sixteen-year-old girl confronting an ...

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 About a year ago, I got a google alert for my name and found a very passionately written blog in response to an article that I had written on Celiac Disease and infertility.  The author was Marisa Horowitz-Jaffe.  Marisa and I have stayed in touch over the year, as we ...

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 ...

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 ...

Second in a series on endometriosis, for Endometriosis Awareness Month. More than five million women in America are currently suffering from endometriosis, which is a leading cause of infertility.  Endometriosis occurs when the endometrial tissue that lines the inside of the uterus finds its ...

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by Corey Whelan For women undergoing in vitro fertilization, the stress and discomfort of daily blood tests become a way of life.  This may be about to change.  Cutting-edge medical practice, Boston IVF, recently introduced the first known, needle-free saliva test, designed to ...

by Eden Rauch, M.D. Women who are recently diagnosed with breast cancer may now have new options to preserve their fertility and conceive after their treatment for breast cancer is completed. The state of NJ has mandated coverage of fertility preservation treatments for women of reproductive age ...