When I was ten years old, just four days before my eleventh birthday, I awoke from my nap and headed to the bathroom, the urge to pee having woken me up. It was the first time I would see the smudge: the bright red spots stark against the white cotton lining of my panties. In … Read More »
Premature Ovarian Failure
Stories about Editor-in-Chief Keiko Zoll's personal journey with premature ovarian failure (POF) as well as general information about POF. For more information, please see A Comprehensive Guide to Living with Premature Ovarian Failure and the POF Fact Sheet.
We have an egg donor.
After 3 years, our infertility journey is finally moving forward! I've had this post sitting in my drafts folder for almost two months now, trying to figure out the best way to post this news. If I should post about this news at all. I know, it sounds funny that I wouldn't … Read More »
Welcome to IComLeavWe!
If you're here visiting from ICLW, welcome! It's been a while since I've participated and it feels good to get back on the comment horse again. For those new to ICLW, it's a great opportunity for ALI bloggers to connect with one another through comments. You can get the … Read More »
When the Wound Has Healed, a Scar Remains
Three years ago, on March 18, I was diagnosed with infertility. I have written about that moment: opening the email from my doctor and reading those words that changed my life - many times here at this blog. March 18th is known as D-Day in our house, for Diagnosis Day. In … Read More »
“You’re so young.”
100 days from now, I'll turn 30. Realizing this has left me a little contemplative about growing up, aging, expectations and mortality. It's not all doom and gloom, but as I let my thoughts wander on these subjects, I'm struck at the diversity of my opinions and experiences on … Read More »
Checking in on My Lady Bits: A Doc’s Appointment Update
So when I'm not posting about the State of THE Uterus, I thought it was time for an update on the State of MY Uterus. (Previously, on Keiko's Uterus: An Overdue Post About My Lady Bits.) Since we changed health insurance providers in November, it was time to see a new doctor. … Read More »
An Overdue Post About My Lady Bits
So, it's been about two years since I really posted about how my lady bits are doing. For the first few months of this blog, it was all lady bits drama all the time. But since mid-2010, things have calmed down in my down there since I started taking birth control pills for … Read More »
Welcome to November’s ICLW!
It's been a while since I participated in an ICLW, so I figured it was time to jump back in. (Don't know what ICLW is? Find out here.) Not like I'm already doing NaBloPoMo and NaNoWriMo at the same time or anything this month. I also realized I've picked up more new readers in … Read More »
“Moo.”
Confession time. Let me go ahead and just start this out with a big ol' TMI warning. So, if you don't like to read about a lady on her period, I would change channels now. So, about that period. I have it now. Having POF/POI means that I get to take hormone replacement therapy … Read More »
A Letter to My 18-Year Old Self
Dear 18-year old Keiko, It's early November 2000. You're swamped with school work; you're already reconsidering the major you came in with (music ed/vocal performance) and you're euphoric that you and Larry got back together just over a month ago. It's a big time in … Read More »
