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We haven’t been able to get pregnant for three years, and thus I’ve been reading tons of books about infertility, getting pregnant, fertility clinics, and assisted reproduction! Here are a few of my favorites – starting with the most recent book I’ve read about getting pregnant. “Most women ask themselves at one time or another what it means to [...] If you’re dating and you know you can’t get pregnant because of female or male infertility, you might be wondering how to tell your boyfriend or girlfriend. Here are a few suggestions for dating relationships and telling someone you can’t have kids… A reader emailed me with this question: “I had a really bad case of endometriosis, and I know [...] Keeping your children’s birth roots a secret – especially if they stem from infertility treatments – is generally a bad idea. However, there are specific times when it’s better not to tell them about their birth roots and the fertility treatments involved. “Honesty is good for families,” writes Diane Ehrensaft in Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates: Answering Tough [...] These tips for surrogate mothers and intended parents (who are usually couples coping with infertility) are from a woman with a great deal of experience as a surrogate mom… Before the tips, a quip about raising kids: “Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother,” said Oprah Winfrey. It’s not who gives birth to a child [...] In this interview, a surrogate mother describes how she helps couples coping with infertility have their own children. Not only does she share her views on surrogate motherhood, she explains how infertile couples find information on surrogacy. First, a quip about motherhood: “Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” – Marion [...] Everyone deals with not getting pregnant in different ways. Here, writer and administrator Lori LeRoy shares how she and her husband are coping with years of infertility. They’re a couple who focus on finding humor, researching unusual infertility stories, and writing about their struggles with getting pregnant. Lori shares about her book, whether she’s considering adopting, and her [...] If you’re wondering how much money fertility procedures cost, look no further! Here are the costs of ten infertility treatments, which I found in a book about infertility. “We compare investing in your fertility with gambling or investing in the stock market,” write Julie Vargo and Maureen Regan in A Few Good Eggs. “There are no guarantees. Spending [...] Most experiences with surrogacy – when one woman gives birth to a child for a woman who can’t have children - focus on the women’s perspective. Here’s the man’s perspective of surrogate parenting… “The male role in surrogacy is often ignored,” says Robin von Halle, president of Alternative Reproductive Resources (ARR), a gestational surrogacy and egg donation agency [...] |
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