Sometimes the first step is really the hardest in the entire journey. There is no doubt that IVF can be a roller coaster ride...physically, emotionally and psychologically. As physicians the best we can do is try to educate our patients so they can handle the ups and downs. Personally, I am really wimpy when it comes to riding roller coasters. At Universal Islands of Adventure my knees went weak at the site of the Hulk roller coaster and you can just forget any of the other big kid coasters. The best I can do is the little kid roller coaster as...
lundi 28 mars 2011
lundi 21 mars 2011
In the Kenny Rogers song the gambler there is a very famous line "you gotta know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away, know when to run...." Sometimes I think about that line when counseling patients, but fortunately for them I never break out into song during a consultation. Deciding when to move onto more advanced treatments is a common concern among most fertility patients. Even those that start with IVF have to consider moving to donor egg/embryo if success is eluding us. I wish that I had that crystal ball to provide...
mercredi 16 mars 2011
I know that world events have been so depressing lately.....from the unrest in the Middle East to the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan. It is hard to find something to cheer about and for a moment forget all the troubles and suffering that confront us on a daily basis. And then something completely meaningless (in the cosmic sense) and really quite silly can lift your spirits and make you grin from ear to ear.Last Saturday afternoon I had...
jeudi 10 mars 2011
Years ago in Long Island I had a patient experience an allergic reactions to an IUI. She got very bad hives and even began to have a bit of laryngospasm (throat tightening). She was taken to the ER and did fine with a dose of epinephrine and some steroids. Such reactions are really really rare but it was so surprising given the number of IUIs that I have done over years without any weird reactions. Clearly the more concerning complications after...
lundi 7 mars 2011
The blue screen of death....or in the world of Mac computers...the gray screen of death with the question mark folder. These two phenomenon are terrifying for those of us dependent upon computers on a daily basis. Last week my college-aged son called us with the news that his MacBook Pro was giving him this problem. So naturally we all jumped into the mini-van and raced up Route 95 to his rescue! In our computer based world we are all on that razor's...
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