Did you hear the news? Facebook's expecting! Just when we can't handle yet another pregnancy announcement, we find out that our beloved social network has potentially millions of buns in the oven. Facebook added this new "Expecting" feature with virtually no notice to their … Read More »
In the News
Research, stories, announcements, and other news items pertinent to the infertility community.
Moving Beyond the Theresa Erickson Scandal: A Call for Community Healing
I've had a lot to think about the Theresa Erickson baby selling scandal since my post Wednesday. I realize the power of my words: I've had several colleagues in this field say as much to me. We are all still raw with emotion. With a few more days to process, including the variety … Read More »
Betraying the Community: My Response to the Theresa Erickson Scandal
What do you do when you learn that someone you respected had violated your trust, had betrayed not only you, but your entire community? . . . I had only a few minutes to do a quick scan of Facebook this afternoon at work, as we are in the thick of staff training for the month … Read More »
Take a Few Minutes to “Exhale”
"Just relax."Quite possibly my least favorite sentence in the English language. That said, there is something to be said for the power of controlling our breathing, of quieting our mind, of letting all the mental clutter and constant running inner monologue flow out of our minds … Read More »
Osama bin Laden was Our Lord Voldemort
Briefly: I was selected as one of BlogHer’s Voices of the Year honorees! While I’m not attending BlogHer ’11, I’m deeply humbled and honored to have been selected as on of 100 honorees from a field of nearly 1,000 submissions. My Infertility is NOT a Social Condition post was … Read More »
Unnatural Act, Unspeakable Crime
To kill your own child: it's literally a crime against nature. Granted, some biologists might argue that it's perfectly in line with nature, as there are several species that kill and even eat their own offspring. But this is one of those times that for all of our animal … Read More »
Have you voted for RESOLVE’s Best Blog yet?
It's hard to believe it's that time of year again... RESOLVE has announced their 2011 Night of Hope Awardees and Nominees for Best Book and Best Blog! Now it's up to the blogosphere to vote for the winners. The Best Blog nominations came from this year's National Infertility … Read More »
Proof I Haven’t Been Ovulating for Years
Have you seen this article in Time Magazine online?Click the screen cap for the full article.As Gawker so eloquently put it, "Ovulating Women Have Better Gaydar."Basically, 40 straight female undergrads where shown pictures of 80 males, half of whom were gay men. There was direct … Read More »
Feminism is Not a Four-Letter Word
Whether I call myself a women's health advocate or Vagina Warrior, it boils down to this:I'm a feminist.(Shocker.)What a loaded word, right? Images of unshaven armpits, gross looking white-girl dreads, floppy bra-less boobs, a man-hating smirk on my face, my fist raised in the … Read More »
A Fathers’ Day Twitterview with RESOLVE & “I Want to Be a Daddy”
As I mentioned yesterday, even though it's Men's Health Week, we don't often hear the male side of the infertility journey. With Fathers' Day just around the corner, this is especially timely. There are a few elusive male voices out there (emphasis on the few). But the guys who … Read More »
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