How to Keep Your Relationship Strong When Trying to Conceive
When it takes more time than you thought it would to conceive, tensions can build and relationships can suffer. One of the biggest sources of tension is the need to have sex on a schedule every month...
View ArticleStudy: Scientists Make Sperm From Mice
Chinese scientists have created sperm from embryonic stems cells from mice. They injected female mouse eggs with functioning sperm, creating normal and healthy offspring. The study which was conducted...
View ArticleSuffering In Silence: Why Your Partner Needs Support Too
So much emphasis is placed on how to help women get through the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of infertility treatments and testing that you would think that their husbands (or...
View Article5 Ways To Help Cope With Male Infertility
Traditionally when we think of infertility we think of a woman’s journey, her body and what’s happening to interfere with mothering. We also know that infertility can occur because of an isolated male...
View ArticleWhy Men Should Get A Semen Analysis
The semen analysis is the gold standard for the male evaluation. This test can tell if sperm are present, how many and if they are moving. The semen analysis is important even if the male partner has...
View ArticleBehind Every Egg Is A Sperm
It’s a tenet of American culture that if you try hard, you’ll succeed. Hard work pays off. The early bird gets the worm. No goal met without sweat. But, try telling this to sperm. It’s always been...
View ArticleMiscarriage Changed My Life: A Father’s Story
During our 20s, we usually have an experience that puts us in our place – and sometimes changes the course of our life. Most of my friends say this happened to them between the ages of 22 and 28....
View ArticleWhy We Need To Praise The Good Guys
Lately new allegations about sexual misconduct by male celebrities or politicians come out almost every week. I am glad that so many brave women are speaking out – and hope the #metoo and #timesup...
View Article5 Things You Should Never Say at a Party
Why are people’s reproductive choices or family situations considered open game for small talk? As a fertility doctor, patients talk to me about this all the time. While they are struggling to...
View ArticleInfertility Support For Men On Father’s Day
When a couple is struggling to have a baby, often the feelings of the male partner are overlooked entirely, or given little attention. It may take some men longer to feel the emotional impact of...
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