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Child Free Vs. Child Less

The other day I wrote a blog called The Choice NOT to have a Baby, Even When You Really Want One, inspired by a blog post by Savvy Auntie, Melanie Notkin. This inspired…

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The Infertility Mid-Life Surprise

I was walking with a new friend at a retreat center. I was there researching my new book on Re Charging your life. When the conversation turned to what I did – and…

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Is Menopause an Evolutionary Relic?

The big buzz in the world of fertility this week is not a new story – but the provocative cover art of a naked pregnant 60 plus year old woman on the cover…

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Legal Questions Answered on The Baby Selling Scheme

Thomas Pinkerton, Esq of The Reproductive Law Center read my blog, called The Theresa Erickson Baby Selling Ring: The After Shocks Are Just Beginning and offered to answer the questions that I raised…

Why The Silence on Infertility? Cranky Old Fertility Advocate Sounds Off!

There is a lovely, well meaning, and beautifully written blog today at The Huffington Post by Dina Roth Port called “Infertility: The Disease We Need To Start Talking About!” And to be honest…

Celebration As a Spiritual Practice

The other night, I jacked into a free tele-conference run by Dr. Christiane Northrup, Team Northrup and Kate Moller Northrup. It was called “Celebration As a Spiritual Practice”.  Now that really got my…

The Insidious End Run Argument To Use Donor Eggs, Sperm and Embryos to Over Turn "Roe Vs Wade"

One of my fertility colleagues, and buddy – Marna Gatlin who happens to be the founder of Parents Via Egg Donation, sent me a message late night. “We are both in Newsweek”! Marna…

Adopt A Special Kid: Taking a Look at Adopting Children in Foster Care

There are so many ways to build a family.  Over here at the fertility advocate I talk a great deal about reproductive technologies. But reproductive medicine is not the only way to conceive…

There Are So Many Ways To Give Birth

I don’t exactly remember when it was that I first met Patricia Irwin Johnston.  But for me – it has felt like she was always there in the infertility and adoption community.  Pat…

The Pain of Infertility Is As Old As Recorded Time…..

Recently I was looking through a book of bible stories, when I came across the story of Hannah, and I realized I was reading a story about infertility. The story of Hannah is…

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