Fertility Notes- a fertility blog with all the news your womb can use

August 9th, 2008

Here’s Where the Story Ends

…or Begins. Depending on how you look at it. After almost a year of blogging all the news your womb can use, this will be my final week here at Fertility Notes and at b5media.
Sniff.
But don’t you be sad! You can still find me at my private blog (you can email me for details) and […]

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July 23rd, 2008

Health & Wellness Theme Day - I Missed It, But You Don’t Have To

Earlier this week while I was propped up in bed (doctor’s orders I swear), most of the b5media health and wellness channel celebrated our monthly theme day. This month’s theme was Independence. Many, many thanks to Kendra, blogger at Diabetes Notes (and ) for hosting this month’s theme day and putting together this summary of […]

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July 16th, 2008

IVF Does Not Increase Risk of Developmental Disorders

 One of the first questions we asked when exploring Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) was, “does anything we are discussing increase the odds of birth defects or any sort of physical or mental disability?” Not that we would close our hearts to a child with a disability or medical condition, but we wanted to know what […]

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December 10th, 2007

Perception Matters

My colleague Kristina Chew at Autism Vox also encountered an ad campaign this week that she feels sets society backwards in the name of “awareness.” The NYU Child Center’s “Ransom Notes” public awareness campaign could do real and immediate harm to how autistic children are perceived and treated in America. Kristina writes:
How we talk about […]

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November 15th, 2007

Fertility Notes on Autism Vox

Holy shmoly. Looks like my guest post at Autism Vox has started quite a conversation.
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November 15th, 2007

Early, Early Diagnosis and Prenatal Testing for Autism

[Note: I am honored to have Kristina Chew, Ph.D. from Autism Vox as a guest poster here today.]
Last month the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) called for universal screening of young children for autism. Many have applauded the new guidelines, while others have cautioned that we may be in danger of over-diagnosing autism in young […]

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