Corporate Denial of Right To Watch Favorite TV Show
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Innovating the Financing of Infertility on 08. Mar, 2010 | 2 Comments
It’s now official. Disney withdrew WABC, channel 7 from Cablevision affecting 3 million viewers in the New York Metropolitan area. My wife is distraught. Her favorite television shows; Brothers and Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Lost and others are no longer viewable on our TV sets. The Oscars is not available. She [...]
Having a Baby with Donor Egg or Donor Sperm
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Egg Donation, Sperm Donation on 25. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
As a reproductive endocrinologist (and, therefore, a supposed expert on heredity), I’m often asked how much of a child’s development and ultimate personality is a result of genetics (nature) and how much is a result of its environment (nurture). Typically, this question arises when dealing with patients contemplating using donor sperm or donor egg.
I don’t [...]
Infertility and The Overweight Woman
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Obesity, PCOS on 10. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
The most shocking thing I’ve experienced in my 30 year career in Reproductive Endocrinology has been the consistent “resistance” among specialists to treat women with obesity. This “resistance” has felt at times to both me and many patients to be more like a prejudice. I have heard other REI [...]
My Faith Made Me Do It Or Not, Jeniffer Lopez Don’t Mess With IVF
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in News on 21. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
Back in 1985 when I started my fellowship at the pioneering mecca of IVF, the Jones Institute For Reproductive Medicine, there were still many people and religious leaders who objected passionately with the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology to help people in need conceive. Arguments ranged from accusing IVF of being immoral to the [...]
A Negative Pregnancy Test Again? What Do I Do?
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Infertility Information on 20. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
Women confronted with a negative result from a pregnancy test are always disappointed, sometimes devastated. Many admit to becoming depressed and finding it hard to associate with people and go places where there are pregnant women or babies, making social situations extremely uncomfortable. A negative test is a reminder [...]
