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  • Why "Miscarriage" is Not a Dirty Word
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  • The New Face of Family
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  • Reproductive Pioneers
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  • Mother's Day/Father's Day: Dos and Don'ts to Help You Cope
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  • Coping With Inertility
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  • PCOS: Medical and Emotional Challenges
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  • Diminished Ovarian Reserve: Why Me?
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  • When Babies Come Too Soon: The Crisis of Premature Birth
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  • Could It Be Me? Psychological Effects of Male Factor Infertility
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  • A Double Blow: Coping with Cancer AND Infertility
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  • Pre-eclampsia: Understanding the Signs and Symptoms
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  • How to Cope With an Ectopic Pregnancy
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  • Coping With Miscarriage: Things You Don't Want to Hear
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  • COPING WITH SECONDARY INFERTILITY
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  • The Psychological Impact of Endometriosis
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  • How Can We Make Lemonade from Infertility Lemons – Even at the Holidays?
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  • How Do We Deal With the World?
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  • CHILDREN OF DONORS AND/OR SURROGATES: WHY SHOULD WE TELL THEM, WHAT SHOULD WE TELL THEM, AND HOW?
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  • How Do We Go On Being Childfree?
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  • We Have Decided to Adopt. Now What?
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  • How Do We Choose A Donor?
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  • What Do We Do Next and How Do We Get on the Same Page?
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  • How Can I Get Through Mother’s Day/Father’s Day Without Completely Melting Down?
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  • How Are We Going To Pay For This?
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  • We Are Going Through the Same Trauma, So Why Doesn’t My Partner Feel the Same Way I Do?
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  • How Can I Stop Being Green (with Envy), Red (with Rage), and Feeling Altogether Blue?
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  • Decisions About Treatment: What is Right for You?
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  • So You are Thinking About Antidepressants? Considerations for Making the Decision to Start Medication
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • East Meets West in Treating Infertility
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Mother's Day: "Dos and Don'ts" to Help You Cope
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Sharing Gamete Donation Family Building Stories with Our Kids— The Early Years
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • How to Keep Living Your Life when Your Life is On Hold
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Parenting After Infertility Treatment
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Maintaining Hope in the Midst of Despair
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Getting Through the Holiday Season
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Disenfranchised Grief and Reproductive Loss
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • When Your Partner is Away: Fertility Treatment, Business Travel and Deployment
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • FAQ on Choosing a Donor
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Finances and Decisions About Treatment
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Frozen Embryos: An Ethical Dilemma
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • When One More is Too Much: The Risks of Having Multiples
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Coping With Mother's/Father's Day
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Creating Rituals to Help Grieve Reproductive Losses
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Gender Differences in Bereavement
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Theories of Grief: Why Grieving a Reproductive Loss Is So Painful
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • When the 'Most Wonderful Time of the Year' Is Not: Coping With the Holidays
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • PCOS: Serum AMH Levels as Diagnostic and Treatment Markers
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • SELF-CARE DURING INFERTILITY
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • The Financial Challenges of Infertility: How to Understand and Cope
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Coping as a Couple
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • The Impact of Male Infertility
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Preserving Your Fertility
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • The EGG DONATION Process: Information for Donors and Recipients
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Why Children Need to Know Their Biological Roots
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Giving Up Your Biological Connection: What It Means to Use a Donor
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Oocyte Donation: The Importance of Medical and Psychological Preparation of Potential Donors
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • The Holidays and Your Reproductive Story
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • COPING WITH INFERTILITY WITHOUT COMPROMISING YOUR SEX LIFE
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • When Your Parents Long for a Grandchild: What Do You Tell Them?
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • How Do You Grieve a Reproductive Loss?
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • A Test of Faith: Spirituality, Religion and Infertility
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Finding the Calm During the Storm
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Knowing When to Stop Trying
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Making the Transition from Infertility to Adoption
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • COPING WITH YOUR LOSS
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • STRESS AND INFERTILITY
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • How to Cope with Mother's Day/Father's Day
    This article explains how to go about getting an evaluation for the use of medication to treat depression or anxiety during a reproductive event, be it infertility treatment or pregnancy. Dr. Tam addresses the concerns that many patients have over the impact of medication on their medical treatment or pregnancy, and offers constructive ways to think about this important and potentially very useful decision.
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  • Keeping Your Relationship Healthy During Infertility
    Adapted from Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility (St. Martin’s Press, 2005)
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  • I'm Supposed to WHAT?!! The Challenges of Giving and Getting Shots
    Adapted from Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility (St. Martin’s Press, 2005)
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  • Coping with the Holidays
    Adapted from Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility (St. Martin’s Press, 2005)
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  • Dealing With the World
    When you haven't been able to have a baby, everyday interactions can be painful.
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