by RNE | Sep 2, 2018 | Donor Egg, Infertility, IVF, Medical, Options
By Dory Ziperstein, LCSW, MPH The search for an egg donor can be based on a variety of criteria: cultural or ethnic background, education, athletic, or artistic talent. Now there is a new tool for parents to search for their “perfect” match in an egg donor: facial...
by RNE | Mar 28, 2018 | Donor Egg, Education, IVF
By Lori Shandle-Fox To me, everything we need to know about getting pregnant can be summed up during this particular holiday season. Getting pregnant without assisted reproductive technology is like the Easter egg hunts I remember as a child: Sperm are like the unruly...
by RNE | Jun 5, 2017 | Adoption, ART, Education, Infertility, IVF, LGBT
By Kate Weldon LeBlanc At bedtime on my daughter’s ninth birthday, she asked me to explain how babies are made. I think it was just a coincidence that it was on her birthday, but the timing did make the conversation even more meaningful. This was the most pointed time...
by RNE | May 19, 2017 | Events, Infertility, IVF, LGBT, Support, Surrogacy, Uncategorized
By Cassandra Hedstrom “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller I have always admired those wise words of Ms. Keller, but they’ve never held more meaning to me than they did on September 18th, 2016. I know I will look back on that Sunday...
by RNE | Jun 15, 2015 | Infertility, IVF, Uncategorized
Walk around any city or town on a sunny day, and you’ll see numerous pregnant families. Some of those families may even have 1 or 2 children in tow. Go to a family gathering, and you’ll see your relative’s kids chasing after one another. Maybe they’re playing touch...
by RNE | Mar 16, 2015 | Adoption, IVF
For many years, I have been working with people struggling with infertility. During this time, I have seen treatments advance, alternative paths to parenthood arrive and people building or expanding their families in a variety of ways. Adoption, once a natural...
