The American Fertility Association Blog
Unexplained Infertility Resolved for One 97 Year Old Woman
Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:00:00 -0500
by Sharon LaMothe She was 97 and having an ultrasound done for maybe the 2nd time in her life. Her granddaughter was standing next to her worried and asking the technician all kinds of questions as the tech checked to see if the fall the older woman had taken had broken any pelvic bones or had cause...
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The American Fertility Association's Group Blog Vision
Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:55:52 -0500
It's been an amazing year. At the beginning of 2009, The AFA announced the launch of our group blog; the reason being that our vision, and mission, were larger than any one voice could emcompass. As a group we have been able to address a multitude of issues, as well as emotions. The AFA blog will co...
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Be Safe, Be Fertile, Be Toxin Free (sort of)
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500
by Corey Whelan We live in a toxic world. The figurative Not Good For You List grows everyday, and can feel so overwhelming that the natural tendency is to ignore all of the warning signs about environmental toxins and do nothing. However, if you are currently trying to conceive or planning on doing...
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Eating Right for Better Sex
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:54:04 -0500
By Harry Fisch, MD My patients often ask me what they can do to improve their sex lives. They’re surprised with I tell them that one of the best things they can do is watch what they eat. But it’s true. After all, as the cliché goes, “You are what you eat.” Your body -- including your sex o...
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Uterine Scar Tissue After a D and C
Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500
by Fred Licciardi, M.D., author of infertility blog This week I dealt with 2 patients who had a previous D and C, and both had potential issues. The first had a simple D and C for a first trimester miscarriage. Uterine scarring in this case is very rare. While most people having an infertility worku...
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Stepping Out of Character
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:24:00 -0500
by Corey Whelan Life is good. Life sucks. The weather is freezing. It's really mild today. My mammo came back fine. My mammo came back suspicious. I got pregnant doing my first IUI. I am thinking about doing my third IVF. And so it goes. I saw a teenaged boy waiting for the bus this morning. He was ...
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Choices, Challenges, and Tensions: Perspectives of Lesbian Prospective Adoptive Parents
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:23:03 -0500
written by the team of Jordan B. Downing Lori A. Kinkler Hannah B. Richardson Abbie E. Goldberg Department of Psychology, Clark University Although adoption by lesbians and gay men has become increasingly visible and acceptable, same-sex couples often still contend with legal and social discriminati...
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It's Not Christmas - Yet
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:04:39 -0500
by Ken Mosesian “Happy Holidays” said the store clerk. “A Happy Advent” I replied. “Uh, OK” she said, somewhat confused. I imagined the dialogue in her mind. “Not another one! Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, and now this Advent thing.” Advent, (from the Latin, meaning “coming”) is t...
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Resolving to Protect Health
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:37:00 -0500
by Heather Sarantis Women’s Health Program Manager, Commonweal The end of the year often brings a long list of resolutions, and health related ones often top that list. In addition to whatever commitments you are making to change your eating habits or exercise more, I offer some other suggestions ...
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Thoughts on "Building a Baby, With Few Ground Rules" - (New York Times, Sunday, December 13th edition)
Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:59:04 -0500
by Steven H. Snyder, Esq. Chair, American Bar Association Assisted Reproductive Technology Committee Excerpt from the New York Times article: But as the dispute over the Michigan twins reveals, surrogacy arrangements that go badly can have profound implications, particularly for the children. Surrog...
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