2012-12-20 17:29
As I wrote earlier this year, we're starting to see more awareness of the need for even teens to consider how their current health can impact future fertility. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (P… Read More
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Things you want to know about getting pregnant, by Dr. Sonja Kristiansen, Medical Director of Houston Fertility Center.
2012-12-17 15:51
I'm very happy to report that U.S. veterans and their spouses are closer to having much-deserved coverage for fertility treatment. As I mentioned in August, a bill was introduced that would… Read More
2012-11-29 13:30
It's common for women with infertility to also experience depression, even if for many the relationship is like “the chicken and the egg” – was the patient going through un… Read More
2012-11-26 13:30
The infertility journey presents most of us with an uncomfortable opportunity: How open should we be about our problems with others? There's no right or wrong approach to the question. Ever… Read More
2012-11-23 13:00
It's remarkable, the things that people will do in order to afford fertility treatment. While it is disheartening that so few people have insurance coverage for the medical techniques that c… Read More
2012-11-19 13:00
If you've been through the holidays while struggling with infertility before, you know the drill. As you travel toward gatherings of friends and family, your mind searches for the ne… Read More
2012-11-15 13:00
November 15, 2012 is the date of the37th annual Great American Smokeout. It's a great time to quit smoking, especially if you're a woman who wants to get pregnant. The effects of smoking are… Read More
2012-11-12 13:30
As discussed in October, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine no longer considers egg freezing experimental. The topic was big news, covered by everything from national to local me… Read More
2012-11-12 13:30
As discussed in October, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine no longer considers egg freezing experimental. The topic was big news, covered by everything from national to local me… Read More
2012-10-31 14:18
As more men reveal their experiences with infertility, a picture is unveiling that the male struggle is just as impacting and, sometimes, debilitating as for women. While not all guys are co… Read More
2012-10-31 14:18
As more men reveal their experiences with infertility, a picture is unveiling that the male struggle is just as impacting and, sometimes, debilitating as for women. While not all guys are co… Read More
2012-10-29 14:06
I spent part of the past week at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Each year, thousands of individuals from all realms related to fertility come together… Read More
2012-10-22 12:00
The issue of insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility has been a hot topic for many years. Just ask the good folks at RESOLVE and the American Fertility Association… Read More
2012-10-16 13:32
Are the rumors true, that if you get pregnant using assisted reproductive technology, you might also later conceive via the old-fashioned way? An article on the Huffington Postwebsite b… Read More
2012-09-27 12:30
I stumbled across this recently: a survey of 1,000 women in 10 countries found that nearly half of them believe they're infertile because of “God's will” and half also feel infer… Read More
2012-09-24 12:30
Being unable to get pregnant when you're ready to have a child is difficult enough. Conceiving and then losing a pregnancy adds to the emotional burden. Going through early miscarriage more… Read More
2012-09-20 12:30
image: freedigitalphotos.netOf the many ways to use assisted reproductive technology for growing your family, perhaps no other produces more raised eyebrows as gestational surrogacy. That's… Read More
2012-09-17 14:54
This past August, twin girls were born to a woman in Minnesota following IVF using donor sperm. The real news here is that the sperm had been donated and cryopreserved in 1971.This news arti… Read More
2012-08-30 13:30
A little bit of facial hair in “the wrong places” can be normal, even if aggravating, for women near and after menopause. But for younger women, hirsutism (hair growth in abnorma… Read More
2012-08-30 13:30
A little bit of facial hair in “the wrong places” can be normal, even if aggravating, for women near and after menopause. But for younger women, hirsutism (hair growth in abnorma… Read More
2012-08-28 12:30
Some of the hardest choices to make when infertility gets in the way of your family-building is whether or not to involve other people in making your dreams of a baby come true. For many who… Read More
2012-08-24 12:30
The men and women who have served our country in the Armed Forces are on our minds more than ever lately. The numbers who are returning with medical needs of all kinds are staggering. Fort… Read More
2012-08-20 12:30
If you've ever had a nagging feeling that your struggles to have a baby are selfish, now there's news that might make you feel otherwise. The United States' fertility rate has arrived at its… Read More
2012-08-16 16:33
In Malta, there's a legislative proposal that might decrease the ability of some citizens to resolve their infertility with IVF. While political and social pundits wrestle with the questions… Read More
2012-08-14 14:18
I realized the other day that my most recent blogposts were presenting nothing but the "bad news" about trying to get pregnant. Lots of "don't do this" and "here's something else to avoid" c… Read More
2012-07-31 12:00
A recent study of men and women undergoing IVF found that even low levels of some pervasive environmental chemicals are associated with reduced number of pregnancies. In the small sample of… Read More
2012-07-27 12:30
Here's a topic that you won't hear a lot of reproductive specialists talk about – but maybe they should! A new study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine advises that women bicyclist… Read More
2012-07-27 12:30
Here's a topic that you won't hear a lot of reproductive specialists talk about – but maybe they should! A new study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine advises that women bicyclist… Read More
2012-07-24 14:13
Cut back on the caffeine and saturated fats. It's not new advice. But there's a bit more research now that arrives at the conclusion that too much of these dietary no-no's can get in the wa… Read More
2012-07-24 14:13
Cut back on the caffeine and saturated fats. It's not new advice. But there's a bit more research now that arrives at the conclusion that too much of these dietary no-no's can get in the wa… Read More
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