What’s The Right Age to Get Pregnant?
The gazillion dollar question for every woman of course is, “How long do I have left if I want to get pregnant?” Once a woman hits her 30s, terms like “biological clock” and “baby fever” suddenly enter...
View ArticleBaby Boy or Girl: Would You Choose Baby’s Gender?
Lots of women (and, yes, even men) have dreamt about what sort of—and how big of—a family they’ve wanted ever since they were little. Some dads want a “mini me” to throw the ball around with; others...
View ArticleSecondary Infertility: Having Trouble Getting Pregnant Again?
Women and men don’t like to talk about infertility because they feel ashamed as if they’re somehow lesser women and men because they’re having problems conceiving—which obviously isn’t the case. We...
View ArticleAbout Those Jennifer Aniston IVF Rumors . . .
In vitro fertilization is a very personal thing between you, your partner and your doctor. If you choose to share your story with friends or family, or other women going through the same extremely...
View ArticleEveryone’s Having Twins (& It’s Not Just IVF!)
I’m sure I’m not alone in noticing there’s a major twin trend happening right now. I have three friends who’ve all given birth to twins within the last year, and stars like Mariah Carey, Jennifer...
View ArticleIVF Breakthrough: No Ovaries? No Problem (Or, Well, Less of a Problem)
Having infertility issues is hard on anyone, but imagine if you were a cancer survivor, who was told that your life was saved, but at a price—you’d never be able to have children. That’s what happened...
View ArticleGwen Stefani’s Surprise Pregnancy?
I usually hate when tabloids try to out pregnant stars with their bump watches (especially because most of the time they’re wrong!). But I really, really hope they’re right about Gwen Stefani being...
View ArticleAdopting Frozen Embryos is a Thing Now
There are so many people out there who want so desperately to be parents but after years of trying and rounds of expensive IVF, they still have no luck getting pregnant. On the other side of the baby...
View ArticleWhen IVF Doesn’t Work: Aisha Tyler’s Tearful Reveal
Aisha Tyler is known for being “the funny one.” The 42-year-old is always the first to crack a joke—even if it’s at her own expense. So that made it doubly touching when the always-cheerful comedian...
View ArticleInfertile Women May Not Need Egg Donors After All
A new study by researchers from Stanford University gives hope to women who want to carry their own children—without the need for an egg donor. About 6.7 million American women suffer from infertility,...
View ArticleIVF Babies More Likely to Develop Cancer? Worst News Ever
It kills me to write this post, knowing how many couples want so badly to be parents, who go through all of the intense pain and high cost involved with IVF (including close friends of mine). They feel...
View ArticleCould Your Water Bottle Cause a Miscarriage? New BPA Study
As if you don’t have enough things to worry about when you’re pregnant, now there’s another one to add to the list! Pregnant women are being warned to avoid eating canned foods and foods microwaved in...
View ArticleNew Show: Kids Find Their Sperm Donor! No Joke.
The network that gave you an inside peek into the partying ways of Guidos (Jersey Shore), teens’ struggles to raise kids (Teen Mom), and misleading internet dating (Catfish), now explores the topic of...
View ArticleCould This Keep You From Getting Pregnant?
It’s been ingrained into women that you don’t drink while you’re pregnant (even though a recent book questions that theory). But now researchers say that even if you want to get pregnant, you’re better...
View ArticleNew, Cheaper IVF With Twice the Success Rate? Yippee!
I know there’s no such thing as a miracle drug, but a new version of In Vitro Fertilization—dubbed the mini-IVF—sure sounds like a miracle procedure! It’s half the price of the usual IVF, with fewer...
View ArticleRosie Pope Uncensored: My Struggle With Infertility
Rosie Pope is an amazing pregnancy concierge, fashion designer, reality star, and frequent Parents contributor. She gives great advice to pregnant women every day on what they can do to prepare for...
View ArticleAn Online Test That Can Predict IVF Success?
What if there was a test you could take—at home without having to go into an infertility clinic—that could tell you your chances of IVF success? What if instead of spending up to $20k per cycle of IVF,...
View ArticleNew Role for Actresses: Egg Donors?
Apparently, in our looks-obsessed society, struggling actresses and models in New York City are now the “it girls” for couples undergoing IVF. According to the New York Post, “In an industry where...
View ArticleWhy Doctors Don’t Want You to Have Twins
With IVF treatments, twins have basically become the new norm—46 percent of IVF births are multiples, mostly twins. But now fertility experts want to change that. The new goal: single births, even when...
View ArticleSurprising IVF Success Story: 60 and Pregnant!
You know how the whole world seems to believe that by 35 your eggs have all shriveled up and died, and that even through IVF there’s only a slim chance you could carry a baby anymore because you’re...
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