A New Era of Family Planning: IVF with Embryo Banking for Fertility Preservation
In just one generation we moved from childbearing in our 20s to having the kids in our late 30s or even early 40s. And this change has resulted in more women having difficulty building their ideal families. Did you know that by 40, more than 50% of women have difficulty conceiving? It’s just one more thing in the long list of gender inequities, that men make new sperm every day, but women are born with all of their eggs.
5 Common Misconceptions About IVF
As someone who spends her day talking to patients about IVF, I find that many people are not excited to find themselves across the table from me. As a fertility specialist, the conversations in my office are never dull, but when a couple is faced with...
Coping With Infertility: Consider Counseling
Counseling can greatly improve the lives of individuals and couples struggling with infertility in a number of ways. Infertility is a major life crisis that is often unrecognized. Taking care of emotional health is as important as taking care of physical health during the process.
Understanding the Medical and Legal Aspects of Surrogacy – An Option in Infertility
Surrogacy is a method of assisted reproduction for people who are unable to conceive due to medical complications or other reasons. It is an agreement where a woman agrees to carry a pregnancy for a couple or a person, who will become the baby’s parent after birth.
Choosing Donor Conception
The relationship between intended parents and an egg donor is an intimate one, and there is no ready-made societal template to follow that establishes what that relationship should look like. We were strangers, yet we were in the process of sharing an incredible gift that would change all of our lives. Our conversation with our egg donor and her husband was surprisingly easy, earnest, caring, and incredibly meaningful
