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It’s safe to say things are understandably weird right now. As the world reacts to the COVID pandemic, people across the planet are staying home, quarantining, and practicing social distancing as an effort to hopefully stop the spread of coronavirus. Though staying home is totally necessary right now, it means many of us have found ourselves…
Healthline’s Best Infertility Blogs of 2020. Written by Jessica Timmons and Kristeen Cherney Infertility can feel like a hopeless sentence for people dreaming of having a baby. But the support and camaraderie of people who are going through the same struggle can offer a valuable perspective. In compiling this year’s best infertility blogs, we looked for the ones…
Infertility can feel like a hopeless sentence for people dreaming of having a baby. But the support and camaraderie of people who are going through the same struggle can offer valuable perspective. In compiling this year’s best infertility blogs, we looked for the ones that are committed to educating, inspiring, and empowering people during their…
Infertility. The word itself connotes a certain feeling with a certain loss or emptiness. It just sits there waiting for a void to be filled. I must admit, I knew very little about fertility and infertility, before taking a job as an IVF and fertility nurse with Penn Medicine over four years ago. That level…
“The first step towards change is awareness. Awareness is a key. It can unlock many doors.” –Unknown The month of April is STI Awareness. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is trying to educate the general public and prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections through education. Every year there are 20…
“Wake up everyday stronger than yesterday, face your fears and wipe your tears.” –Anonymous The state of our country rests uneasy and uncertain as power shifts to a new leader. Public discussions about old topics like contraception, abortions, and women’s rights are being questioned. While education and information about declining fertility are being ignored…
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” ― Oprah Winfrey We all have coping mechanisms for pain, hurt, disappointment, heartache, and tragedy. Mine would have to be sleep. I use sleep to distract me from my problems. Dream the problems away as I like to think of it. I justify this coping mechanism by saying, how…
“Never let a stumble in the road be the end of the journey.” ― Author Unknown At what length, what sacrifices, what would you give up or be willing to do to get to motherhood. The biological clock is real and for some women, motherhood is the ultimate gift for purpose and deeper meaning of…