Tag: health
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Braving Motherhood Again After Trauma
For a long time, I grieved that I would not have a second child; a sibling for our older daughter. In fact, I was terrified that I would become pregnant, to the point where I asked my doctor about having a hysterectomy. I now know there are less extreme options, but this example illustrates the…
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De-Stigmatizing Infertility: A Journey of Unwavering Resilience
By Melissa Sallustio My husband and I have been trying to conceive since March 2022 and have been on our Infertility/In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) journey for 1 year. Technically we did not know we were impacted by both female and male factor infertility until October 2022, however, the female factor came as no surprise. Rewind…
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Braving Motherhood After Trauma: Vida’s Story
For a long time, I grieved that I would not have a second child; a sibling for our older daughter. In fact, I was terrified that I would become pregnant, to the point where I asked my doctor about having a hysterectomy. I now know there are less extreme options, but this example illustrates the…
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Lonesome Journey: One Woman’s Reflections on Infertility
“It is one thing, I was discovering, to think, “Maybe I won’t have kids,” and quite another to be told, “Maybe you can’t.” This is how impatience turns to desperation.”- Peggy Orenstein In general, infertility is defined as not being able to get pregnant (conceive) after one year (or longer) of unprotected sex. Because fertility in…
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