Click here for episode 1 Irene’s testing came back with a positive result, for a test called Lupus Anti-Coagulant (LAC). Instead of being depressed about having something abnormal, she was actually happy, especially when she learned that there was a way to address this problem. The name, Lupus Anticoagulant, is paradoxically misleading. Most women with [...]
IUI's for patient with dyspareunia or vaginismus
August 26, 2008 By 1 Comment
Dear Dr , I have been through each and every section of your website and it is really very informative for people like us who sometimes wish to know , why this treatment , what would it do? It has really encouraged me to ask my RE politely about various things and treatments she suggests. [...]
Japanese woman gives birth to her own grandchild at 61
August 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A 61-year old Japanese woman gave birth with the help of her daughter’s donated eggs. She carried the pregnancy for her daughter, who has no uterus. Because of the patients I get from Japan who come all the way over here to California to do donor egg cycles, I was under the assumption that donor [...]
Defensiveness is rarely beneficial
August 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
One brilliant relationship psychologist, John Gottman, did an analysis of couples and their communication styles. He was able to find four no-no’s that when present consistently in a couple’s interactions predicted a high likelihood of divorce. I have embraced his findings and I try my best to avoid these four in my interactions with EVERYONE. [...]
The value of friends and family
August 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The following is an email sent from one of my favorite patients. After a tough journey, she has been blessed (abundantly) with triplets. While having three at a time is not the preferred way to be blessed, she is an inspiration in many ways. During her prolonged hospital stay prior to the delivery, she made [...]
I wish the anti-child people would leave us alone
August 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
No matter what all these anti-child news articles say, I strongly disagree with people who claim that having children is inherently bad for the earth or bad for the economy. Sure, they have a right to say whatever is on their mind, but I will fight them if they ever try to restrict the rights [...]
