That's ridiculous. I am married. It is on ME not to cheat on my husband. In fact, a couple weeks ago, I was hit on so strongly at a work party that there was no doubt that I could go home with them if I wanted. I had ZERO interest. No one else can make you cheat. It's either something that you're going to do or…

Once I also slept with someone who I knew was in a relationship and did it anyways. I was coming from a place where I had had a number of unrequited crushes and was sick of regretting not telling people how I felt. So I told him. He told me they were going to break up and the whole song and dance, and then never…

I just disagree that it's on everyone else to make sure that someone doesn't cheat. You just took all agency away from the person actively looking to step out. They are completely responsible for their own actions.

Obviously it was a joke about old technology vs. new technology... lighten up.

I don't even know what this means.

I just.... woah.

My dad showed up to my wedding after not RSVPing. He was pissy bc I asked my paternal grandfather to walk me down the aisle instead of him. I felt that walking me down the aisle was a privilege that you earned and not something that was just a given. So he threw a fit and never sent the card back. I specifically…

...again?

The other piece is that is it a much more accurate test than the other prenatal blood screenings that are available. So there is a lot of discussion about these specifically because they were touted as "the new diagnostic tests" and that they would "replace CVS or amniocentesis", but really we're seeing that they are…

This testing is available in Canada as well.

I am a prenatal genetic counselor. I have offered this test to... probably over 1,000 women at this point. I have had two false negatives- where the test said the pregnancy was normal and then we saw things on the ultrasound at 20 weeks that made us suspicious. Both of those cases went and did an amnio. One ended…

So genetic testing doesn't have to be approved by the FDA, but there are specific bodies/organizations that oversee and regulate these tests. For genetic testing in particular it is CLIA and CAP. It is not as shoot from the hip as this article makes it seem...

It sounds like you did a different type of non-invasive screening test called first trimester screening or quad screening. The ones that are available to women who are low risk use blood work and (sometimes) an ultrasound to give a risk estimate and the numbers come out a chance... like 1 in 100 or 1 in 10,000. So…

I have been offering this test for over 2 years at this point. So it is hardly a scary new test. The issue is it sounds like these women did not get any information about the tests before they proceeded. All of these non-invasive prenatal tests are much better than first trimester screening or quad screening. The…

I am a genetic counselor and was coming here to say just this- we NEVER recommend making any decisions about a pregnancy based on screening results and really do emphasize that they are a very good screening test, but they are still a screening test. In your case it sounds like amnio was the best choice and I am a…

I would be surprised if that were the case, because this was her second pregnancy with the company. So she was there for a while. I would think they would have given her a warning and fired her before this if there was some issue. You would also think they would have used any other excuse in the world other than…

I think a lot the issue that people have with vegetables is that my parent's generation really didn't know how to cook vegetables. I love brussel sprouts. We toss them with olive oil and salt and roast them until they are amazing. But when I was a kid I only ate canned veggies, or ones that my mom had boiled until…

Rice is one of the least offensive foods. It acts as a vehicle mostly to get other food into your mouth... Indian, Thai, Japanese. It is so versatile, doesn't have much of a flavor and if cooked properly is not mushy. This is so weird. This girl must have been really hungry at a sushi place refusing to eat rice…

One summer I read Atlas Shrugged in high school. I thought it was satire... like Animal Farm. Was stunned when I found out it was sincere.

35 years old is the cut off for "advanced maternal age". Risk for chromosome conditions such as Down syndrome does increase with woman's age. It is a fact. There are risks with "advanced paternal age", but first off, advanced paternal age starts at age 50, and it is not for chromosome conditions, it is more for…