The American Fertility Association Blog
Our Children's Toes
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:49:05 -0500
by Corey WhelanDid you know that Timberland is recalling their children's boots because of excessive lead levels? No? Neither did I until I read about it in The Daily Green. So. What about all those people who don't read The Daily Green or The AFA blog page? Astonishing I know but I suspect there ar...
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Soy dear, what’s the deal?
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:44:44 -0500
by Kavita Jhaveri-Patel There are many many questions that arise when thinking about soy and the effects of soy on our bodies. On one hand, you hear and read studies that soy is great for you - good for heart disease, osteoporosis, and certain cancers. In other studies, soy has been linked to breast...
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Is your Man Tired? No Sex Drive? Check the “T”!
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:51:04 -0500
By Harry Fisch, MD A recent study suggested that about 13 million men in the US alone have a condition that few guys have ever heard of, but which may be causing them some real problems. The condition? Medically, it’s called hypogonadism, but it’s easier to call it “low testosterone” or just...
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Ovarian Cysts: Normal Ovulation
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:44:39 -0500
by Fred Licciardi, MD. I need to write a few about cysts. I eventually want to get to Polycystic Ovaries, but I need to clarify the basics first. I will start with the cysts of normal ovulation.The word “cyst” requires a long explanation. Cyst can mean a million things. A cyst is any fluid fille...
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Reproductive Tourism's Ethics and Risks
Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:45:11 -0500
A number of real life dramas have propelled issues surrounding gestational surrogacy and other kinds of third party reproduction into the public eye of late. In answer to this, The American Fertility Association will be featuring a number of guest experts, writing on our blog page over the next seve...
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Secrets for Preventing Prostate Cancer
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:58:14 -0500
by Harry Fisch, M.D. More and more guys are getting the message about getting checked out for prostate cancer. That’s a good thing, since prostate cancer is the leading cancer killer of men, with about 27,000 guys dying every year from this disease. But what most guys don’t know is that recent m...
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Tis the Season to Feel Guilty. Past Abortion History and Current Infertility Issues.
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:03:41 -0500
by Corey Whelan "Dealing with infertility after an abortion is fraught with complexities, surrounding feelings of guilt and anxiety about whether one's last chance to have a baby may have been squandered. Some patients feel that the pain of infertility is their divine, and justly deserved, punishmen...
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Who is Reading Your HSG?
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:29:48 -0500
by Fred Licciardi, M.D., author of infertilityblog.com Let’s say your HSG is performed in the proper way. What about the interpretation? The results of your HSG may have a big impact on your course of therapy. If it’s normal, but someone says the tubes are abnormal, you may be pushed into surger...
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Why the AFA Cares About the Manhattan Declaration
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:33:56 -0500
By Stuart Miller Co-Chair, The American Fertility Association Have you heard of the Manhattan Declaration? It is a document created and signed by some of the most well-known Catholic and Evangelical Christian leaders in the United States. 150 of them, in fact. Why does The AFA Care? Well, it’s sim...
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Evolutionary Theory and the Older Dad
Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:55:00 -0500
by Corey Whelan According to Wikipedia, evolution is defined as a "slow change in groups of living things over time". One of the tenets of evolutionary theory is that people should actually die of old age once their reproductive lives are complete, at around age 55. It has, however, been speculated ...
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