Not All Stories Of Infertility End With A Baby
The most exact science provided by the world’s top fertility specialists can produce a viable baby less than half of the time. Yet the stories of women in that other half can end in joy, too.
We Finally Have The Infertility Memoir Women Need To Read
Callie Micks’ intensely personal book, ‘The Baby Binder,’ confronts infertility head-on, addressing the heartbreak, the worry, and the tears, and asks why do we care so little about an issue that affects so many women?
What Happens When Courts Treat Frozen Embryos Like Property
When a couple pursues IVF treatment, creates embryos, then gets divorced, should those embryos be destroyed? Or do they have a right to life?
TED Talker Promotes Laws To Let Doctors Mutilate Minors Without Parent Consent
The most noteworthy aspect of Tandy Aye’s discussion is her concession that the doctors who administer ‘gender affirming therapy’ are sterilizing these children.
In The Mad Dash To Legalize Marijuana, We’ve Been Cavalier About Its Risks
As more and more shops hawk CBD products, claiming they’re a magical cure-all to a laundry list of ailments, we should be skeptical.
‘Don’t Talk About Baby’ Challenges The Silence About Stillbirth, Miscarriage, And Infertility
The documentary film explores the source of the cultural silence about the deaths of new and unborn babies, and how we can get away from it to bring families healing.
Why Handing Out Birth Control Will Not Help Women Manage Fertility The Way They Want
Long-acting reversible contraceptives might not be the godsend that people keep claiming––especially if doctors aren’t informing their patients properly.
Michelle Obama May Have Chosen IVF, But That Doesn’t Mean You Should
Michelle Obama’s vulnerability can encourage others facing similar struggles to open up. It can also encourage them to view IVF as a viable option. But is it a moral one?
‘#BigFertility’ Documentary Exposes 3 Ways Surrogacy Harms Children
Embryos are routinely manufactured according to specification — their genetic makeup is literally chosen from a catalogue.
Study: If Trends Continue, All Men May Be Infertile By End Of Century
The findings are sufficiently clear in the data that it’s time to take seriously that men really may be losing some degree of their biological fertility.
Lawyer’s 7 Miscarriages Lead To The Infertility Memoir Everyone Needs To Read
While Elizabeth Katkin’s surrogacy story will unsettle some readers, the bioethical questions her book surfaces should trouble every American.
Freezer Malfunctions Underscore The Dark Realities Of Artificial Reproduction
The recent malfunctions at two major fertility clinics expose more than just the technical failures of the assisted reproductive technologies industry.
Screenwriter Jeff Howard Talks ‘Before I Wake,’ Personal Tragedy, And Netflix Bringing Back Mid-Level Film
As I watched Netflix’s ‘Before I Wake,’ I told the late-night tweeterverse how excellent I thought the film. The film’s screenwriter, Jeff Howard, messaged me in response.
Why The Embryo Adoption Industry Is Not Pro-Life
As long as the business of creating surplus embryos remains unregulated in the United States, donating and adopting embryonic children increases the demand for it.
Male Fertility Is Not In Crisis Because Of Plastic
A hot, new, headline-grabbing study claims men in Western countries have a lower sperm count than their counterparts in South America, Asia, and Africa, all due to plastic.
In ‘4:44,’ Jay-Z Raps A Father’s Perspective On Infertility
Jay and Bey are helping others on fertility journeys know they’re not alone. For those facing setbacks on the road to building a family, that in itself is meaningful.
6 Ways To Love Your Infertile Friend
My friend asked me how to balance honesty about the difficulties of fertility with sympathy for her friends who couldn’t have kids. Here are some ideas.
Why You Should Consider Foster Care If You’re Infertile
Infertile couples are desperately wanting and waiting for children. Foster children are children desperately wanting and waiting for parents this very moment.
What It Feels Like To Be A Man Struggling With Infertility
Infertility is not a traumatic event but rather a state of being traumatized, so the stages of recovery and grief become a way of life, not a stage of life.
Why You Should Consider Starting Your Family Earlier Than You’re Planning
You’re never too young to meet your future spouse. And start your family while you’re still young, because it only gets harder with age.
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