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The American Fertility Association Blog
I Raise My Glass to Family. And To My Mom.
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:34:56 -0500
by Ken Mosesian 11 years ago today my mom died. It was her second bout with cancer, after having been in remission. I'm taking the day off to cook the foods of my childhood and fill the house with the smells I so deeply miss. More than anything, it is food that reminds me of my mom. Probably because...
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Is it Safe to Orgasm During Pregnancy?
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:36:15 -0500
by Corey Whelan For many pregnant women, particularly those who struggled to get there, pregnancy can be a period of unexpected stress. Having undergone the trauma of infertility, many women are afraid to trust that their pregnancy will last, or that their dream of becoming a mommy might actually ha...
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The Orphans of Haiti - a Report from the Front
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:29:59 -0500
by Thomas DiFilipo Before we left for Haiti, I like most others, had seen the images of death and destruction on CNN and other news outlets. I saw the collapsed buildings, the dead piled in the street and the wounded treated with hacksaws. I saw the images, heard the words and imagined what it was l...
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Roeder Trial – Who is on Trial? Abortion or the Man?
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:55:54 -0500
by Theresa Erickson, Esq. I have been watching this trial with both fascination and anger as I was acutely aware that it involves one of the most divisive and most explosive issues of our time - abortion. And, as we all know, abortion can split families, communities and even the nation. And, this tr...
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The Rise in Autism - Again
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:12:50 -0500
by Jackie Lombardo Just before noon on the Friday before Christmas 2009, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced a new report showing a 50% increase in autism between two birth cohort years - 1994 and 1996. This study reflects another released in October by the Health Resources and Services ...
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Sex Week at Yale: Why Talk About It?
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:09:26 -0500
by George Norberg Someone asked me the other day, “Why talk about sex?” It came as a shock to me, always having assumed that it’s good to talk about things. But sex, of course, is one of the most taboo topics in our culture, something that many people prefer to just “do” without any of the...
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The Third Party in Beverly Hills
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:05:24 -0500
by Ken Mosesian As the music came to an end, I looked around the salon at Bellacures in Beverly Hills and saw the diverse faces of women hoping to have a family. I am always in awe of people when they take on their dreams with inspired action. Manicures & Martinis Los Angeles this past Tuesday took ...
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Cindy McCain Supports Gay Marriage
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:46:59 -0500
by Kelvin Lynch Cindy McCain has posed for the No on H8 campaign, according to The Avocate. The wife of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, whose running mate was anti-gay Sarah Palin, posed for photographer Adam Bouska. All of Bouska's subjects are photographed with duct tape over the...
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What's a Hormone?
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:06:54 -0500
by Fred Licciardi, M.D. And how do they help us ovulate? Hormones are chemicals that are made in one part of the body and act in another part of the body. For example, estrogen, our favorite hormone, is made in the ovaries and acts in the uterus, bones and other areas of the body. The hormone estrog...
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Is Anybody in There?
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:45:42 -0500
by Andrea There are a few rules after an embryo transfer: Basically: take it easy, no alcohol or caffeine, no lifting, and no sex. Specifically, no orgasms. At all. It’s like someone's telling you DON'T LOOK AT THE GIANT PINK ELEPHANT. How can you not look?? So, only a mere 8 hours after the trans...
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