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 ...

by Michael S. Goldstein, Esq., LCSW New York, New York it’s a hell of a town.  Well not just a town, but the entire state has been one of the strictest prohibitors of surrogacy since 1992.  Sections 121-124 of the New York Domestic Relations Law outlawed surrogate parenting by ...

by Lisa Marsh What is it about summer that makes everything slow down or grind to a halt? I have had quite a few people tell me that they want to put a new project "on hold," deal with a health issue later, change a date or sort out some problems. I'm not the only one; several others have ...

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 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 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 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 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 Kristen Magnacca Have you seen The AFA’s Infertility Awareness stamp!  Boy, have we come a long way!   Fertility awareness on a stamp: talk about making strides in the shift in conscientious  about fertility and creation.    I remember ...

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 ...