Should a woman consider having her fallopian tubes removed to lower her risk for developing ovarian cancer? Recent recommendations from the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA), endorsed by the Society for Gynecologic Oncology, encourage this strategy, if women are finished having children and would be undergoing gynecologic surgery anyway for other reasons. Why is this […]
Paths to parenthood: Receiving an embryo donation
Embryo donation — the process by which a family donates their “extra” embryos to a couple or individual — is a viable path to parenthood. In a previous blog post, I addressed some of the reasons why people who consider their families complete after in vitro fertilization (IVF) might choose to donate embryos. Who, then, […]
Coronavirus Resource Center
As coronavirus continues to spread, many questions and answers We know a lot more about COVD-19 than we did in 2020 and yet we’re still learning. We will continue to provide important updates. You can search previous questions and answers as well as read related blog posts and reference our COVID glossary.