April 7th, 2008
The next time you are baring your soul with your RE or precariously perched at the edge of a table at your gynecologist and s/he pulls out his/her blackberry, don’t be offended. She may be helping you.
Last month, according to Medical News Today, USBMIS, a leading provider of mobile medical software, announced the release of […]
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April 6th, 2008
I didn’t get to see Thomas Beatie on Oprah last week (even though reader Melis gave me a heads up as soon as she saw my post.) But the “world’s first pregnant man”’s appearance on daytime TV has come up in conversations with multiple friends this week. Luckily, I knew the plot, but I thought […]
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April 1st, 2008
Many thanks to reader (and buddy) Laura for sharing this news. Thanks to the daring and willingness of couples like Nan and Todd Tilton who were willing to “gamble” on “new technology” 25 years ago, they have a beautiful son and daughter who turn 25 today and thousands of those of us still trying to […]
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March 24th, 2008
Ok, ok, I know I’ve blogged about male pregnancy before. But this time it’s different. I promise. I stumbled across this site today and learned about Thomas Beatie:
He was born biologically female, had sex reassignment surgery, and is now legally male. When his wife, Nancy, was unable to have children, Thomas, who still has female […]
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March 10th, 2008
Attention readers in the Great Lakes area: RESOLVE is hosting this free event in Park Ridge, Illinois on Tuesday, March 18th.
Enlightened Parenthood: Getting in Touch with Your Fertile Spirit TM and the Child Meant For You
This presentation is geared toward couples who have been given the diagnosis in infertility, who may have experienced failed […]
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March 6th, 2008
It’s not very often that those trying to conceive get to experience perks related to fertility treatments (well, except for the hoped for perk of a baby). Have a look at this claim that I found on Earth Times:
In a strange turn of events, women who signed up for a new, non-surgical infertility treatment started […]
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March 2nd, 2008
Subtitle this post: Almost Famous.
But before I get into that, let me tell you that if you live in the Spokane, Washington area and are interested in fertility issues, you should go check out this free event on March 18th starring my blogging friend Kami as one of the panelists:
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February 26th, 2008
You may recall that I scheduled a meeting with Representative Josh Shapiro to talk about a piece of legislation that he introduced in Pennsylvania that would extend insurance coverage to include infertility treatments. I had the opportunity to talk with Representative Shapiro earlier today.
His amendment to House bill 2026 was presented to the House Committee […]
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February 18th, 2008
RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association is offering a FREE teleconference this Wednesday evening at 9:00 p.m. (EST) and it’s not too late to register.
The teleconference is entitled, Maximizing IVF Success and Understanding IVF Failure and it will be hosted by Dr. Eric Flisser of Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York.
This is just one of the […]
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January 24th, 2008
Sorry for the late notice, but if anyone happens to be passing by the Pennsylvania Capitol today, there is a Birth without Borders Event that may be of interest for anyone a little further down the fertility path. I am guessing that there will be similar event around the country. I’ll try to keep you […]
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