It recently came as a bit of a surprise to me that many sperm banks are saying the majority of their clients are single mothers by choice and lesbian couples. This was...
While I was speaking at a conference at USF on Maternal and Child Health, the costs of infertility treatments became a big topic. With treatments often running in the thousands, and so...
I remember my own struggle with trying to conceive a few years ago. I remember the feelings of frustration and helplessness. I desperately needed hope and guidance.
That’s why I teach the Mind...
I spoke about this and other ethical considerations at the Maternal and Child Health Symposium “Great Expectations” at USF College of Public Health along with Dr. Shayne Plosker, Reproductive Endocrinologist with USF IVF.
As a...
Why is it so hard to get pregnant?
A question so many women ask themselves every day, and a question I had to face myself a few years ago.
The realization that you can’t...
Why is it that women who are trying to conceive, especially those going through treatment, so often say their husbands/partners won’t talk to them? Won’t open up, tell them what they’re thinking?Women...
The room was filled with anticipation. Women and husbands/partners, brought together by a common question many are reluctant to share with others close to them:
Can I be happy using an egg donor...
Many couples say, I’m not getting pregnant with IUI (Intrauterine insemination) and am tired of this, and it’s getting expensive. We want a treatment with high success rates. Maybe it’s time to...
This time of year, thoughts turn to romance, but the fire may be dying if you’re trying to get pregnant. Especially for couples going through infertility treatment, it can be a time...
I’ve been where you are…
When I married my husband Frank in 1995, I didn’t have a clue about infertility.
All I knew was that we wanted to start a family immediately. He had...