Let’s see you’ve completed 2 IUI’s with no success, 3 IVF cycles using your own eggs, and still no success. Now you ask yourself should I stay or should I go? Me, I’m a firm believer that sometimes change is good. No disrespect to your doctor. I know firsthand that once you find your […]
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My partner Mark and I talked about how much we both wanted to have kids on our fourth date. We were sharing a second bottle of wine, our dinner plates long cleared. Somewhere, there is a list of things you aren’t supposed to say to a potential partner within the first weeks of knowing each
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Who would have thought it! A true holiday, “Happy National Single Parent Day!” O.K., so I might be late to have discovered this holiday, but I’ll definitely be one to embrace it everyday. In 1984 our dear Republican President Ronald Reagan officially designated March 21st as the day of acknowledgement for all the hard work
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Beginner’s Guide to Donating Eggs: If you’ve ever thought “I want to donate my eggs”, this article is for you. Deciding to donate eggs is a big deal–for you and or the recipients of your eggs. For you, it means some extra money in your bank account. Maybe you can pay off an old college
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Explore the journey of using a donor egg with expert guidance from a leading egg donor agency. Achieve parenthood confidently. Information provided by Resolve Prior to the development of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), no options were available for women with premature ovarian failure or diminished ovarian reserve or genetically transmittable diseases. This article will provide
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One of the most important aspects of riding the infertility roller coaster is partnering with the right medical doctor to help your parenting dream become a reality. Many people have long standing relationships with their obstetrician/gynecologist and choose to stay with this physician as they try to build their families. Sometimes it is difficult to
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Practitioners at Tao of Wellness often ask their patients to reduce or eliminate caffeine from their diet because its stimulating effects are counter-productive to their treatments. Caffeine Counts when Trying to Conceive. Many people rely on regular consumption of excessive amounts of caffeine. While the drinker may only be aware of the pleasant “lift” that caffeine
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I think many couples overlook the male factor when it comes to their infertility challenges. Infertility statistics state that 40% of infertility problems are with the female, 40% with the male and 20% as a couple combined. The world of infertility doesn’t offer men as many different test options as it does women. The standard
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IVF success rates FIntended parents ask us all of the time what our thoughts are on the IVF clinic that they are working with. If you are just starting out on your fertility journey and need an extra little piece of mind it’s always a good resource to look at your clinics success rate through
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by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. The Challenge of Waiting One of the toughest things about coping with infertility is the time you have to wait. This includes waiting for test results, waiting to find surrogates and donors, waiting to determine why you can’t have a baby, waiting for a call from the adoption agency telling you
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