by Daniel Shapiro, M.D.
Infertility patients know this better than anyone- emotions go haywire during a fertility treatment odyssey. Pregnancy and the post-partum period can be just as bad, with extreme cases of post-partum …
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The Dreaded Biochemical Pregnancy
by Fred Licciardi, M.D., author of the Infertility Blog
Here I will tell of a typical story about a woman who has been suffering from infertility, and finally becomes pregnant. After the relief of a positive pregnancy test her …
Lead in Lipstick? “Don’t Worry” Says the FDA
by Heather Sarantis, Commonweal
In 2007, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released a report, “A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick.” More than half of the 33 brand-name lipsticks tested contained …
Yoga Off The Mat
How to manage and arrest the STRESS RESPONSE by Brenda Strong
Even for a Yoga Teacher, life is stressful. Honestly, this year has been rough for me. Last weekend, I went to my 93 year-old aunt’s memorial in California, after a …
Don’t Always Believe the Labels
by Kavita Patel
Have you ever asked yourself, when you see all of those labels on cereal boxes, if the labeling is 100% true? It seems to me when I peruse through a grocery store that the cereal aisle is something really …
Please Exercise
by Fred Licciardi, M.D.
author of the infertilityblog.com
Please exercise. In the preceding centuries, tremendous physical activity was required for human survival, and yet, reproduction carried on. Imagine the exhaustion and stress …
An Infertile Mother Worries About Vaccine Reactions
by Corey Whelan
Not that I’m dramatic or anything, but I trust Dr. Steven Gelman with my life. Even more than that, I trust him with the lives of my children. Dr. Gelman has been their pediatrician for almost 14 years …
The Vatican Said What?
by Ken Mosesian, The American Fertility Association’s Executive Director
I have a great love for theology. To relax, I’ll pick up a book like After Writing: On the Liturgical Consummation of Philosophy by Catherine …
Child-Free Living on Father’s Day
About 10 years ago, I received a call from my dad just before Father’s Day. My mom had recently died from her second bout with cancer, and my dad and I had become extremely close as a result. After the usual check-in conversation (how are …