Recently, President Obama was quoted as saying “To change Washington, you, the American people, are going to have to sustain some passion about this.” It got me thinking that this is what we, the infertility community, have to do as well. Change doesn’t come easy and not only should we all consider contributing in some …
Calling all women and men battling infertility (and anyone else)! Those of us battling infertility have no doubt been dealt a bad hand by life in this area. We struggle financially, physically and emotionally. We need a better standard of care and better insurance. We complain about all of these things and rightly so. However, …
It’s time to bust some myths. I wrote this post because RESOLVE is sponsoring “Bust a Infertility Myth Blog Challenge” in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week (April 24 -30, 2011). You can also check out RESOLVE’s Infertility 101 or read about other common infertility myths. There are two myths surrounding trying to conceive and adopting and …
The Myth One of the biggest myths surrounding infertility is that if you’ll just relax, you’ll get pregnant. And, by relax, people either literally mean to not worry about things or in some cases to stop “trying” and just let it happen naturally. Wrong. I’m constantly amazed at how prolific this particular myth is. So …
Lot of other groups and causes have their awareness ribbons. It’s time for us to have one as well! In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), which is April 24-30, I have created a ribbon in “pomegranate” red, with infertility written across it, so there’s no confusion about what it’s for. Please add to …
Dear PETA, I’m an animal lover. I’ve always supported your organization in theory. However, I could not be more offended by your recent campaign that offers a free vasectomy to a man who has recently had his dog or cat neutered, in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week. Yea, I was with you until the part …
