Double Trouble at Dominion Fertility

Hey, DrG here in the frozen wasteland of our Nation's Capitol. Funny that when the weather turns nasty here in the Metro DC area the government shuts down, the schools close, the supermarkets run out of toilet paper and milk...but our patients make it to the office without any problem whatsoever....This past week has been a week of identical twins for me....officially termed monozygotic twins (scientific talk meaning one egg/embryo). The best thing...

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True Love Can Thaw a Frozen Heart (? and egg)....

I am a wuss. Seriously. My kids totally make fun of my sentimental nature. Years ago we had a pet hedgehog named Pocus. I had found Pocus wandering along our street in Long Island (long story) and adopted her. She moved with us to Maryland in 1999 and actually attended the closing on our house (a first at the Title Company). Pocus passed over the Rainbow Bridge a couple of years later and we buried her under a tree in our yard. At her memorial service...

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Over the Edge....Taking it one step at a time.

I am not a very good skier. When renting skis I am never tempted to describe myself as a Type III skier. I am more comfortable cruising along on greens and blues rather than attacking black diamonds. Part of this could relate to my memory of fracturing my collar bone while on a college ski trip to Mount Snow in Vermont. Sadly enough, that injury occurred on the first day of skiing and while on a trip that I had worked hard to organize. Oh well. Meconium...

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