IVF

They say “it takes a village” to raise a child. While I haven’t raised one yet I can only assume that to be true. But I do know it takes a village to conceive a child too. When you go through in vitro fertilization (IVF) or any artificial reproductive technology (ART), it’s important to have [...]

I started my infertility journey in October 2016. We had been trying to get pregnant since getting married six months before, and I also turned that magic infertility age of 35. So that summer, off to the specialists we went. After 18 months of trying to conceive (TTC) with the help of infertility tests, treatments [...]

Everyone knows you aren’t supposed to put all your eggs in one basket. But, as a fertility patient, I did just that. And I was petrified. My husband and I completed five unsuccessful IUIs before moving on to IVF. Despite a strong response to the medication, my doctor found I had an egg quality issue. [...]

Living in a coastal city for many years, ever so often our meteorologists will tease us with the impending threat of a nearing hurricane or some other nefarious natural disaster looming about. We’ll go through the list of things to do to prepare, such as bring in the patio furniture, fill up the gas tanks [...]

You’re stupid. You’re useless. You suck at everything. You’re not good enough. Until recently, this was the daily commentary inside my head. A few months ago, I started to see a person-centred counsellor. The anxiety disorder I have been battling on and off since the age of 5 had finally reached a point of intolerance. [...]

At 3:30 a.m., I woke up feeling as if someone had a dull, rusty spoon swirling inside my uterus. The pain woke me up and was so intense even a prescription dose of Motrin couldn’t take the edge off. I am used to cramps, but why was this time so intense, so painful? Because I’m [...]

Izzy Judd, Victoria Beckham and Jools Oliver are often written about in the media. One thing these three celebrities reportedly have in common is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). “Do you have trouble getting pregnant, have adult acne, is your hair falling out, and do you have irregular periods, weight gain or excessive hair growth?” These [...]