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Talking, writing, educating, and change making in the field of fertility for more than twenty years

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Connecting the Dots Between Your Sexuality and Fertility

Sometimes, I feel like I go down different forks in the road just to end up in a slightly different place.  I have a confession to make – for about two months –…

What Makes a Family Count as a Family?

Frankly, I thought that I had this one figured out when I was five. To be a family – I thought – you needed to have a mommy and a daddy and a…

Do You Understand What The CDC, SART, and ASRM Have in Common?

Admittedly, this may not seem like a very sexy subject – but if you are a patient seeking treatment for infertility in the United States – or a reporter – or a policy…

And What About Those Fertility Don'ts?

Yesterday, I gave you the 411 on my “Fertility Do’s”. So guess what today is? You are all so smart! The Fertility Don’ts: 1.  If you are trying to conceive, and not having…

Meet a Doctor with Guts….

Several months ago,  I had a conversation with a reporter from a major media outlet. She wanted to know if David Kreiner, MD ,would go on the record with many of his viewpoints…

Why You Need to Understand the Role of The CDC and ART Reporting

Admittedly, this may not seem like a very sexy subject – but if you are a patient seeking treatment for infertility in the United States – or a reporter – or a policy…

"All That Remains" Or "The Madsen Embyros Claimed at Last"

I started to work with Claudia Kalb on the piece that appears in Newsweek online  today, “All That Remains”, in August 2009 – that features my family – and follows us through the…

A Little Heartfelt Sharing from "The Fertility Advocate"

What I love the best about where I am in life, is the ability to be completely truthful in my commentary around reproductive medicine and human sexuality.  I have earned this right, and…

The Fertility Advocate's 2009 Fertility Moments To Remember – Or Is That To Forget?

Last week there was a flurry of blog entries defending the field of reproductive medicine from the big, bad media who according to these entries prefer to report the trash on the baby…

The Fertility Advocate's 2009 Top Ten List of Fertility Do's and Don't's

The Fertility Do’s: 1. If You Are Under The Age of  of 34 and Not Planning on Getting Pregnant Right Now: Do Get a Fertility Evaluation. 2. If you are sexually active and…

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