The Laurence A. Jacobs M.D. Blog

Many of the articles on my website www.TheInfertilityDoctor.com and my blog deal with issues of genetic screening, diagnosis and treatments.

My daughter Miriam has a serious genetic disease, Tuberous Sclerosis. Being a father of a daughter with special needs for the past 25 years, I know first-hand about the emotional challenges of parenting.  

This emotional story of a Fragile X Syndrome Child, "The Broken Toy,"  can be very inspirational for all parents and future parents. The book is available for download on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch with iBooks and on your computer with iTunes. To follow is a description.

A recent Dr. Oz show opened up a can of worms when it asked the question “When Are You Too Old to Have a Baby?”  Many women felt the show portrayed older mothers negatively and made sweeping generalizations about the use of fertility treatments and egg donors. Some even said that waiting to have children was selfish.

The fact is women wait to have children for many reasons — often for reasons that are far beyond their control. (Read Why Women Wait to Have Babies.) The important thing is to understand your fertility and not underestimate the impact of age.