Tag: infertility

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Intrauterine Insemination

The Blessing of the Monks

By Judy Kaethler Many years ago we found out that we could not have a baby without medical intervention. Being a mother was something I wanted for so long, but surprisingly, getting the news was not as devastating as I would have expected. In fact, it was almost freeing. It...

The Breast Cancer Gene and Infertility

Breast Cancer By Fertility Authority, DivineCaroline Infertility may in fact be genetic. A new study published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology has found that the mutation in the BRCA1 gene, which is associated with early onset breast cancer, is also connected with a smaller egg reserve in women who have the...

Remembering Scarlet

I was doing some much needed cleaning in my home office today. I had stacks of paper and stuff everywhere and it was really getting out of hand. Somewhere between the dozens of recipes I've printed out but never tried and the numerous To Do lists, I came across something...

The freak-factor of secondary infertility

Secondary Infertility Not long after my daughter was born, I met two ladies in my neighborhood for coffee. All three of us had just delivered baby girls, but I was the only first-time Mommy in the group. My husband had taken two-weeks of paternity leave but once that ended, I was home...