Why is miscarriage shrouded in secrecy?
I’ve said it before and I cannot believe I am saying it again. Why is having a miscarriage something people pretend never happened? Or worse, why are people judged so harshly after having had a...
View ArticleFear, failure and fertility: should we really continue to stay silent about...
I am getting over a pretty nasty bought of pneumonia. And as a result, I have had a lot of time to think. To think about everything that I should be doing in the office but can’t. To think about...
View ArticleThe painful silence of recurrent pregnancy loss and stillbirth. A first hand...
The shrowd of silence around stillbirth and pregnancy loss finally is being lifted. Someone is making a documentary about miscarriage, recurrent pregnancy loss, and stillbirth. This morning I watched...
View ArticlePost Traumatic Infertility Stress Disorder and National Infertility Awareness...
We are rapidly approaching National Infertility Awareness Week (April 21-27); a week that is devoted to raising awareness of infertility and its impact on our lives. This is an important week, not...
View ArticleThe Risk of Choosing The Mindset of Infertility
I’m back (after a blogging break) and I’m mad. Very mad. I am mad at doctors, mad at the media, mad at the reproductive community, mad, mad, mad! Why am I mad you ask? Good Question. It took me...
View ArticleFive Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Six Hundred Minutes – How do you measure...
Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Six Hundred Minutes How do you measure your life in infertility treatment? How do you measure a day, or a year? Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred tests...
View ArticleIf you have ever been infertile, Mother’s Day Can Freakin’ Suck.
If you have ever been infertile, Mother’s Day Can Freakin’ Suck. This is a picture of my mom. She had Stage IV endometriosis (like me), and as a result, only had me. She wanted more babies but...
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