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The American Fertility Association Blog
Just Say Ahhh.....The Link Between Oral and Reproductive Health
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:06:55 -0500
by Corey Whelan Pregnant women and women who are currently trying to conceive were shaken by a recent report confirming the death and delivery of a still born baby, carried by an unnamed 35 year old woman with gingivitis The baby was delivered in the 39th week of the woman's pregnancy. The typical g...
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Does Size Matter?
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:11:02 -0500
By Harry Fisch, MD Men catch a lot of grief for being obsessed with their penises…is it big enough? Thick enough? Hard enough? Etc. But given that Mother Nature’s prime directive is to reproduce, and given the prominence of the male member, maybe this attention isn’t so odd. If a woman’s ova...
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Infertility Goes to the Movies
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:57:59 -0500
by Corey Whelan I live in New York and am one of the three million unfortunate victims of the Cablevision/WABC Disney debacle, so I was unable to watch the Oscars tonight; the latest, most annoying version of the All American Greed Wars. It is 8 p.m. and I am cranky; I love the Oscars and my kids an...
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When Hot Tubs Aren’t Such a Hot Idea
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:00:00 -0500
By Harry Fisch, MD Hot tubs can be great…relaxing, soothing, and sometimes romantic. If all a man cares about is sex, then a hot tub can be a perfect aphrodisiac and no harm done. But if he’s interested in having sex and fathering children, he’d be wise to go another route and skip the hot tub...
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Miscarriage, Infertility, Antibodies and the Immune System
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:53:00 -0500
by Fred Licciardi, M.D. We are entering the world of unknowns. You will see me contradict myself a bit, but I will try to explain why. I will start by saying that no one has ever shown well that any of this matters at all. There have been no good studies showing that antibodies of any type have an e...
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Sweet Mother of God, Do I Have To Blog About Cell Phone Radiation?
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:20:30 -0500
by Corey Whelan Yes, I do. I don't want to because of course, like everyone else on the planet, my blackberry (iphone, cell phone, you fill in the blank) is attached to my ear a stupid amount of time. And like cigarette smokers several generations ago, I would rather die on a hill than give mine up,...
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In a Blink of an Eye….
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:51:23 -0500
By Jamie Schenk DeWitt I had just gotten home from an evening out with my girlfriends. A glass of wine and some salmon and grilled vegetables later I walked into my house to a voicemail message waiting for me on the answering machine. We have one of those old school answering machines with a red bli...
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Older Child Adoption-The Support is There to Help Create a Happy Family
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:11:04 -0500
by Bridget M. Devine The common perceptions about the adoption of an older child are that it is either a charitable act for a grateful child with a happily-ever-after conclusion; or as a never ending nightmare for the adoptive parents who are tormented by an angry, out of control, bad seed of a kid....
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Crowds Carrying Pitchforks - Is Public Anxiety About IVF Warranted?
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:49:14 -0500
A number of individual research studies have been released this past week that point to the potential role of In Vitro Fertilization in the escalation of both autism rates, stillbirth, and miscarriage rates. Simultaneously, separate studies have been disseminated, linking environmental toxins to the...
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Infertile? Check Out the Guy First!
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:05:48 -0500
By Harry Fisch, MD One of the best parts of my job is helping couples have kids. Last week, for example, I heard some good news from a couple I first saw about 3 years ago. I want to tell you their story, because it contains some important lessons that any couple trying to get pregnant needs to know...
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