Hello, my name is Erica Berman and I take an antidepressant.

Shocked? Do you think I'm crazy to admit it? Or just plain crazy? Well think what you want.

I have been taking a low dose of a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) for almost four years, not for depression, but...

I've always found it puzzling what people chose to spend their money on at the expense of other things. Now that I work in the mental health field, it mystifies me even more. Weekly manicures, $4 lattes, cab rides, cocktails, botox, restaurant meals: No problem. Counselling? No way.

I think...

You're 28; You're single; You're having fun. Should you have your fertility checked? If you hope to one day have children, the answer is: yes.

The medical community has become increasingly concerned about the number of women facing age-related infertility. One of the big questions being asked is how we...

As a child, I did not spend time fantasizing about my wedding day, nor the names I was going to give my future children. I knew I did want to get married and have a family one day, but it wasn't until I was an adult that this vision became...

I frequently read about the benefits for children of participating in sports: better grades, healthier, fitter, and more confident. Given my own experience with organized sports, however, I always have to wonder about the assumed cause-and-effect relationship here. I'm not doubting that sports can make you fitter, healthier and more...

There is a fantasy surrounding pregnancy portraying it as a blissful state when women glow with health and the miracle of life. It is a time when most women feel pride in their bodies, more forgiving of their imperfections, and awestruck by their body's capabilities. Yet, when a woman has...

As an infertility counsellor, I see a lot of clients who are using third-party family building strategies. This includes using sperm or egg donation and/or a gestational carrier.

For some, the decision to use donor egg or sperm is a no-brainer: they want children, they cannot use their own gametes,...

Does it shock you to hear that at least 20 per cent of girls and 10 per cent of boys experience some form of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) by the age of 18, and family members constitute one third to one half of the perpetrators against...

Despite significant advances in assisted reproductive technologies (ART), if a woman has poor egg quality, either due to age, genetics or other factors, she is unlikely to conceive using her own eggs. So as barriers to adoption increase, egg donation is becoming a more popular option for couples who are...

Recently the medical community in North America has become concerned that many women overestimate their chances of conceiving if they delay childbearing into their late 30s and 40s. Therefore, recommendations are being made about how to increase public awareness regarding the risks of age-related infertility. To...

Most of the people who I see for infertility counseling are the most inspirational, lovely people. These are folks who have endured a great deal of suffering because of infertility and loss and somehow still seem to manage to put one foot in front of the other.

I cannot...