Yesterday I had my first experience of participating on a parents panel as a donor egg recipient at the RESOLVE of the Bay State Donor Egg Conference held on Feb 7th in Waltham, MA. It was great to be able to share my story and experiences and listen to the stories of my panel members.
Everyone [...]
Read the article Beat the Biological Clock
Women turn to alternative techniques to increase their chances of conceiving after 40 – acupuncture, herbal options, and IVF. These techniques can increase your chances but add in donor eggs as an option and your odds of conceiving greatly increase. Donor eggs/IVF is certainly not for everyone but there are those [...]
In a recent article, actress Marcia Cross (Melrose Place & Desperate Housewives) speaks about her thoughts on the role of donor eggs. It is a common story – married late at 42 and desperate for a family. There are some people who feels that if she did indeed use donor eggs, she could reduce the [...]
The infertility stories of celebrities are no different from the rest of us – infertility is a struggle. Here is an excerpt from an article about Brooke Shields and her challenge with infertility.
“The couple continued IVF and had several failed cycles, during which Shields tried her best to keep perspective. “After a while, when you’re [...]
Beverly, MA-based Invo Bioscience Inc. is looking to address a serious problem — infertility — by implementing an interesting strategy.
In a nutshell
Invo’s technology and its related procedure rely on a low ovarian stimulation protocol that harvests fewer eggs from a woman than the typical in vitro fertilization method, which produces about 15. In a doctor’s office, [...]
I am surprised to hear this but a new British study , published in the October 2008 edition of the journal Fertility & Sterility finds that many women are unaware of the potential consequences of delaying motherhood until later in life. I knew of the risks and once remarried I thought that I might be one of the [...]
Vitamin D could boost the fertility of women suffering from ovulation problems, a new study has found.
The vitamin – found in oily fish and eggs – helped to restore regular periods, thereby improving the chances of conception.
The women in the study suffered ovulation problems or were diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), where cysts form on [...]
If you know someone who’s been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), you know it can be devastating. While we don’t know what causes the condition, we do know how it presents itself: it’s typically characterized by elevated androgen levels such as testosterone.
That has a direct effect on egg production, because it causes the eggs [...]
By John K. Kurkjian, Psy.D., Adoptive Families May/June 1998
John is a clinical psychologist in group practice with CPG Behavior Health Resources in West Hartford, CT and adoptive dad of two.
My own infertility story did not take me down the adoption road. However, I love the concept “The Adjustable Heart”. I think that this title is also [...]
Veteran hairstylist, Carrie Paul, was unable to afford fertility treatments. At work she was getting asked how to recreate her amazing hair styles at home. She made an instructional Round Brushing DVD; proceeds to help women with fertility problems.
What a great idea!! We all struggle to get that salon perfect hair at home and the [...]
