I was thinking about money today. I am still amazed that we were able to adopt Becken without using our credit cards to help with the cost. Of course, if I really think back, it took us around 5 years to save up even half of the amount, knowing that at some point, we would beging the process. We had hoped to save the full amount before applying, but it turns out that we applied when we had about half of it. Lots of help from family and friends helped us make our goal, and believe you me, I was not shy about asking for help either.

My mind then took me to wonder about the financing of fertility treatments. My first fit from google sent me again to www.about.com.... more

Repeat Miscarriage

Using the drugs prednisone, progesterone, aspirin and folate clinicians in Austria have reported success with reducing miscarriages in cases where the reason for repeat miscarriage was unexplained.

Women treated with prednisone, progesterone, aspirin and folate had a considerably higher birth rate than untreated subjects, the investigators report. The overall birth rates were 77 and 35 percent, respectively.

The rates of first-... more