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Osama bin Laden was Our Lord Voldemort

Jul. 15, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

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

Jul. 7, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

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 »

Infertility Book Review: “Good Eggs” by Phoebe Potts

Jul. 1, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

Welcome back to my Infertility Summer Reading review series! Tune in every other Friday this summer for a new review. Check out the schedule of reviews below. You can even grab your own copy of the books reviewed by clicking the book covers under the Infertility Summer Reading … Read More »

Have you voted for RESOLVE’s Best Blog yet?

Jun. 30, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

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

Jun. 29, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

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

Jun. 22, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

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 »

Blog Tour of Inspired Reading: The Red Tent

Jun. 18, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

Today's post is in conjunction with the Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour: a fantastic blog hop that brings together bloggers of all genres, backgrounds and locations. In today's hop, the blog featured before mine is Karen's But I Digress. The blog featured after me is the … Read More »

5 Infertility Books for Great Summer Reads: Inconceivable

Jun. 17, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

Welcome back to my Infertility Summer Reading review series! Tune in every other Friday this summer for a new review. Two weeks ago I reviewed Dr. Domar's Conquering Infertility. This week I review the truly remarkable story of Carolyn and Sean Savage in their memoir, … Read More »

A Fathers’ Day Twitterview with RESOLVE & “I Want to Be a Daddy”

Jun. 14, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

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 »

Of SpermComets, Cellphones & Wannabe Dads: Men’s Health Week 2011

Jun. 13, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

It's that time of year again, guys: Men's Health Month is here and this week is Men's Health Week! I know I talk a lot about my lady bits at this blog, but let's not forget that infertility is not just a woman's issue. In 30-40% of cases, infertility is the result of the man. And … Read More »