Imagine your soulmate. Your perfect person. Perhaps they’re tall and fit with brown eyes… or perhaps they’re 5’3’’ and wearing scrubs. Oh, did I say ‘soulmate’? I meant your other soulmate… your fertility doctor! On...
When you hear the word “infertility”, the first image that may come to mind could be a childless couple longing to have a family. What might not come to mind is the couple down the...
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This is an opportunity to talk about a topic that too many women, one out five according to the March of Dimes, deal with year-round and is...
Ahh… October. Between the flannel shirts and cute boots I have in my closet, this time of year gets me feeling all warm and fuzzy. Better still, one of my favorite holidays is in October...
When I was a teenager, I was told that if you let a boy near you, you’d get pregnant within five minutes. Ok, this is a slight exaggeration. Still, the impression was you that if...
My family has always supported me through my journey towards becoming a scientist. This is why when they have questions that are science related, I’m always happy to return the favor and support them by...
Some hot dogs, some macaroni salad, and a side of children running around while you’re sweating your brains out from taking hormone injections. Nothing like "band aid tan lines" on your arm from blood draws...
*This post may contain spoilers for the documentary discussed herein.* As an employee of a company that offers genetic testing services, I’m familiar with IVF and its accompanying medical procedures. I can also say that...
When you think of toilet paper, money, closet space, or the amount of stars you’ve collected on your Starbucks app, I think we can all agree you can never have enough. The case may not...
Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) is a genetic test designed to improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates by providing information about embryos' chromosomal health. Embryos with the correct number of chromosomes (called euploid) have a...
