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  Coping

  Let's Stop Arguing About Whether or Not Stress Causes Infertility

  I have been researching the stress/infertility relationship for more than 30 years, and in fact, have devoted much of my career to it. I am an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and...

  By: Dr. Alice Domar | Psychologist

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  Difficulty

  5 Things I Learned From Experiencing Pregnancy Loss

  Before September 26th of last year, I was blissfully unaware of what experiencing pregnancy loss was like. When we learned that we were pregnant with what we thought was our miracle baby, miscarriage...

  By: Arden Cartrette | Infertility & Miscarriage Advocate, Blogger

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  Coping

  Reframing Male Infertility

  Recognizing that you are dealing with male factor infertility brings up a host of challenging feelings and ideas for a couple trying to have a baby. Masculinity itself gets called into question, but...

  By: Justin Lioi, LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) focused on Counselling for Men

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  Coping

  Surrendering to the Unknown During Infertility

  Surrender and dependence are two of the scariest concepts for most men that I know. Dealing with infertility can feel pretty damn helpless quite a lot of the time.The idea that there is nothing we...

  By: Justin Lioi, LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) focused on Counselling for Men

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  Coping

  I'm Not Going To Have A Baby Next Year

  We were discussing the pros and cons of the two insurance options our employer provides; cost, previous experiences, the stress of choosing new doctors. Neither one was going to cover our fertility...

  By: Joanna Hackman | Blogger & Infertility Support Group Leader

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  Coping

  How It Feels To Support My Wife Through Infertility and Pregnancy Loss

  “At dinner, it’s happening.”That was the text my wife, Emily, sent me from an out-of-town bachelorette party. Two weeks earlier, we’d learned she was pregnant for the second...

  By: Brent Stoller | Writer

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  Coping

  What Men Should Know About Emotions and Infertility

  Many men are often socialized into believing they need to be the “emotional rock.” We can often feel we’re failing if our fears and vulnerabilities are poking at our insides. It can...

  By: Justin Lioi, LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) focused on Counselling for Men

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  Coping

  Saying Goodbye to Biological Parenthood

  Most people yearn to have children the “normal” or “easy” way. You know, a good bottle of wine and lots of time to enjoy a cherished partner; do it one time with the best...

  By: Dr. Deborah Simmons | Infertility and Pregnancy Loss Therapist

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  Coping

  Why Self-Care Isn't What I Thought It Was

  I always thought self-care was something that other people did. Rich people to be precise. Actually rich women, who didn’t work and spent their days out to lunch or meeting friends for coffee...

  By: Jessica Jones

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  Coping

  7 Things To Stop Doing to Yourself If You're Living With Infertility

  As much as you try to prevent it, infertility can grow to be all-consuming. It’s easy to develop habits in order to get through the experience (otherwise known as survival mode). But when...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer

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  Coping

  30 Ways You Know You've Been A Fertility Patient For Too Long

  In the beginning, perhaps it was a little exciting to finally be doing something to make that take-home baby a reality, but now you are just tired of trying to think up excuses as to why you need...

  By: Rebecca Atkinson

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  Coping

  Why It’s OK To Be Selfish While Experiencing Infertility

  I hung up the phone, feeling like a terrible friend.It was May of 2013 and I was days away from my egg retrieval for an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle. I was bloated and uncomfortable from my...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer