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The sliding doors automatically open, and I step into the lobby. The smell of sickness and antiseptic fill my nostrils, and I nod to the Candy Striper volunteers at the front desk. They recognize me now. I walk down the hall to the laboratory, then up to the receptionist. "Oh...you again." They reco...

Such is the state of our current economic recession that “an increasing number of woman an increasing number of women are offering to sell their eggs at U.S. fertility clinics as a way to make money amid the financial crisis. Nicole Hodges, a 23-year-old actress in New York City who has been out o...

I don't have anything very exciting to write about this morning, but I feel compelled to take a break from working to organize a few thoughts and catch everyone up on what's been going on with us. First, we found out this weekend that the cycle discussed here and here was unsuccessful. The incessant...

You've been through the ringer with infertility workups and treatment. You're frustrated, discouraged, and empty. How do you know when it's time to stop pursuing treatment and move forward with your life?Stepping Stones newsletter (Jan 2009) offers six good tips:1.......

Filed under: Pregnancy & birth Nadya Suleman, infamous mom of octuplets, doesn't make motherhood look easy. But IVF? For her, that's a walk in the park. After all, every one of her 14 kids was born through in-vitro fertilization with donor sperm. At her age, which is 33, women have about a 50% c...

Hace muy poco miré la película Gattaca y la verdad es que quedé alucinado. Realmente me encantó y quizás fue por ese motivo por el cual me llamó tanto la atención la nota que sacaron los Microsiervos (el título hace referencia a ese film). Resulta que en la película los genetistas hacen hij...

I decided on my obgyn last minute, when the one I wanted wasnt taking new patients. My pap came back abnormal and I had to have a biopsy. They found I have moderate cervical dysplasia. I am scheduled to get a LEEP procedure. I do not like my current obgyn and scheduled an appointment with a new one ...

Welcome! I have been thinking about starting this radio show for several months now but something always distracted me. A radio show seemed such a huge project to start but now that I have some administrative support, there are no more excuses! So here we go! Letting go of excuses, accepting change ...

About a year ago, I read Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking , a memoir about the sudden death of Didion's husband, John, and her daughter Quintana's serious illness.  I don't remember much about the book except for the concept of "magical thinking."  In ...