Dilation and curettage (D+C) is when the lining of the uterus is scrapped out. This is carried out to remove uterine fibroids or polyps, to remove retained pieces of placenta after childbirth and... Read more >>

“Is it your first?” The question – albeit innocent and not unusual – throws me off guard and I hesitate. What do I say – or what shouldn’t I say? Part of me is... Read more >>

We are looking up good recipes for deviled eggs. We are baking more often. We are eating eggs for breakfast—boiled or scrambled or “pokey” (our daughter’s name for... Read more >>

A Hindu priest came to visit my grandmother and as we sat she mentioned to him that I was trying to have a baby and he proceeded to tell me a story about chickens. He explained that there are two... Read more >>

Our framework and expectations about life are sown early in our childhood: first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage. For all our uniqueness, we’re moved by... Read more >>

The most shocking thing I’ve experienced in my thirty-year career in Reproductive Endocrinology has been the consistent “resistance” among specialists to treat women with obesity.... Read more >>

It’s disconcerting to be verbally attacked online for the way I’m living my life. It happened again last week. This time the particular individual was so intent on making sure I knew... Read more >>

Many years ago we found out that we could not have a baby without medical intervention. Being a mother was something I wanted for so long, but surprisingly, getting the news was not as devastating as... Read more >>

She stares at her body in the mirror and she loathes it.  Not because she is fifteen pounds overweight. That can be dealt with. She can be in control of her weight. Not because... Read more >>

Elizabeth Gilbert I am not. Envy about her being number-one in Amazon.com’s “memoir” category aside, there are other reasons to dwell on her this morning just as the sun is about to... Read more >>