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In a perfect world, you'd have the perfect doctor, who treats you as an intelligent couple, has plenty of time, infinite wisdom, low fees, is totally honest yet compassionate, has a conveni... [more]
Question - Can IVF Help After Tubal Ligation? : "I had three children at a very young age. By the time I was twenty, I'd had three c-sections and a tubal [ligation]. My tubes wer... [more]
In her most recent journal entry, a friend referred to the sensation of " waiting for the other shoe to drop. " It's a phrase that I've heard time and time again in our forums and... [more]
Infertility 101
Fertility Definitions, Infertility Lingo Guide, So You Want to Be A Dad?
Conception Basics
Anatomy & Hormones, External Impacts on Fertility, Fertility Questions, Predicting Ovulation/Fertility, What About Sex?
Causes of Infertility
Endometriosis, Hyperprolactinemia, Luteal Phase Defect (LPD), Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Premature Ovarian Failure (POF), Male Factors
Diagnosis
Diagnosis of Female Infertility, Endometrial Biopsy, HSG, Laparoscopy, Semen Analysis
Fertility-Related Medical Conditions
Luteal Phase Defect (LPD), Miscarriage, Recurrent Miscarriage
Treatment
Drugs & Hormones, Handling the Costs, Issues to Consider, Other Options, Procedures, Risks
Resolutions to Infertility
Childfree, Pregnancy & Parenting
Support & Resources
Infertility e-Book, Emotions & Stresses, Holidays & Observances, Infertility Journal, Pregnancy Diary, Resources
Adoption
Making the Adoption Decision, Adoption After Infertility, Trying to Conceive (TTC) and Adopting, What's Scary About Adoption
I have an odd gift of finding the craziest things I think. So for this month’s crazy infertility myth I’m going to write about eating monkey brains. At first I thought this was an urban legend that sprang from an Indiana Jones movie, but on further studying I’ve found this to be a real tradition. In ... [more]
I have always been somewhat antagonistic. I’ve always been the one who, if told not to do something, wants to do it even more and usually has no willpower whatsoever to abstain. I’m sure I was a miserable teenager for my parents – I was always challenging boundaries and testing limits. ... [more]
There I was lying on a beach feeling warm in the sun. My skin started feeling warm, then hot, and then an intense burning sensation came over me. I tried to cool off, but nothing helped. I suddenly woke up from my dream covered in sweat feeling like I had the flu. That was my ... [more]
It is a common occurrence in the world of infertility for women to begin home testing for pregnancy well before a true positive or negative would be expected. Many women even take the test when they know they have HCG in their system from injected medications like Ovidrel or Pregnyl. The hope ... [more]
It can be upsetting when you haven’t conceived after doing what you consider all the right steps. It can even be harder when you overhear someone saying something to the effect of, “the first time we forgot a condom I got pregnant!” But this doesn’t mean we need to have a negative outlook on ... [more]
