Kristie McNealy, MD

On January 26th, 2009, a 33-year-old woman named Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets, 9 weeks premature. The fact that this pregnancy was carried all the way to 30+ weeks is a miracle, but beyond that it looks like more of a nightmare.
According to statements made by Suleman’s mother, Angela Suleman, the woman chose [...]

Recent research which looked at the impact of phytoestrogens found in soy on brain function in rats shows that physiologically relevant doses of the phytoestrogens genistein and equol have an impact on the region of the brain which controls reproductive functions in female rats.  This brain region is very similar to the region of the [...]

For women today, there are many factors that go into deciding when and if to have children.  Educational, career and financial decisions make more than 20% of women choose to wait to become pregnant until they are older than 35.  Making these decisions can be difficult however, when women weigh they’re current aspirations against the [...]