White Lies – Are They Protecting You?
Posted on March 11, 2009 - Filed Under Doctors, communication | 1 Comment
Every time I complete a new patient form I wonder why they ask some of the questions they do. While I realize that it is important for the doctors to know if you smoke or drink excessive amounts of alcohol, I wonder how many people are truly honest about that data. When a woman is [...]
Read More..>>RESOLVE Teleseminar Series
Posted on March 9, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Resources | Leave a Comment
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association has developed weekly teleseminars for women and couples currently hoping to build their families. They have a ton of great topics and a wide range of topics that will help you no matter where you are in your journey. Click to learn more about RESOLVE’s FREE seminars. In March they [...]
Read More..>>Georgia – Still At Risk for IVF Treatments
Posted on March 8, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility | Leave a Comment
An email received from Renee Whitley, Co-Chair National Advocacy Committee for RESOLVE: SB 169, the bill in the Georgia Senate that would severely restrict Georgian’s rights to pursue infertility treatment, is not stalled or dead as you may have been led to think. A substitute version of the bill has been circulated. ALTHOUGH THE SUBSTITUTE [...]
Read More..>>eSET – What Is It? Should You Use It?
Posted on March 8, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Resources | Leave a Comment
Elective Single Embryo Transfer, known as eSET, is making headlines. Here is a great article on eSET. It’s been a topic RE’s have been discussing for some time now. But are infertility patients ready for a single embryo transfer? I’m guessing the answer to that question is NO. I think there are two reasons for [...]
Read More..>>President Obama’s Agenda – For Women
Posted on March 6, 2009 - Filed Under Womens Issues | 2 Comments
What do you think about the items on President Obama’s agenda on womens issues? There are a few items that are of interest to me because I would like to see infertility treated as any other disease and therefore covered by insurance treatments. This is a great short article by Diane Saarinen on what other [...]
Read More..>>The Fall Out of Octomom
Posted on March 5, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility | 2 Comments
Thanks to the Octomom state legislation is popping up all over the place to limit the use of IVF. Initially, I thought the media attention to infertility treatments would be a good thing. Well, that was before I found out that she is a single mom who had 6 other children at home of which [...]
Read More..>>Update on Georiga
Posted on March 5, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Resources | Leave a Comment
For an update on the Georgia legislation to limit infertility treatments, visit the RESOLVE website.
Read More..>>Communication A Two Way Street
Posted on March 5, 2009 - Filed Under Doctors, communication | Leave a Comment
Last year I fired my Ob/Gyn. I had asked him to run a simple blood test for me and he declined. I wanted to check to see if my prolactin levels were still elevated — due to my pituitary tumor. He asked me if I was planning on getting pregnant to which I responded, no. [...]
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