Dear Fat, You and me need to part ways like whoa. You came into my life when I was a skinny young thing of only 118 pounds, a young whipper snapper college freshmen just 18 years old and ready to take on the world. You snuck into my dorm room during those formative years, always … 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.
A Whole Lot of Nothin’
So, Beyonce's pregnant. Good for her. I'm actually quite happy for Mr. & Mrs. Jay-Z because I've seen some horrible tweets and gossip rag items rumoring they were infertile. And that's just mean. Hearing the news that Hilary Duff is pregnant however, makes me want to punch … Read More »
You Asked, I Answer: Infertility Questions
Yesterday I answered all of the Fun and Deep Questions from my little Formspring experiment. I got a lot of questions related very specifically to infertility and our journey, so I wanted to give those answers their very own (very long) post. Blogging About Infertility Who is … Read More »
I Always Knew I Might Be Infertile
Things I have said many times before: "I would never wish infertility on my worst enemy." "If I could wave a magic wand and take it all away, I wouldn't." "Infertility does not define me, but it does color the way I look at the world." With all of that said... If I had known … Read More »
Thoughts On Choosing the Donor Egg Path
Photo by Frank Monnerjahn via FlickrIVF with donor egg is a tough concept to wrap your brain around; I certainly struggled with it initially. We've certainly flip-flopped around in our family building plans in the two years since I was diagnosed: donor egg, adoption, then back to … Read More »
This Friday is D-Day.
St. Patrick's Day will never be the same for me.It's not like I roam the streets of Boston half-drunk or anything, quite the contrary: I deliberately avoid the nightlife scene on March 17th. When you work in higher education and your school just happens to be one of the few … Read More »
A second opinion on everything, really.
Doc Awesome: Artist's rendition.My second opinion appointment went really well yesterday. The staff at the clinic were very professional and rather friendly. I tweeted from the office that the patients sitting in the waiting room, however, looked a bit somber, but I can't blame … Read More »
A failed experiment
I love things "on a stick." Chicken, pickles, cheesecake, meat in general: these are usually not disappointments.Peeing on a stick however, sucks./begin TMI: So, I'm not one to get up in the night and pee, which means, by the time I wake up, I have the flowrate of a Triple Crown … Read More »
June ICLW: Elementally Speaking
Howdy! Thanks for stopping by for June's ICLW. (Learn more about the ICLW here and see how you can sign up for next month.) I've got a few previous ICLW intro posts to get you up to speed: ABC's of Me (November 2009), April 2010, and May 2010. For this month's intro, I think I'll … Read More »
Eggs-istentially Speaking
"Do you find your Judaism is influenced by existentialism?"My mind was racing to remember the definition of existentialism. I had a vague idea, so I blurted out: "Probably. I've always had grand ideas about life, death, God, and human existence.". . .This is an excerpt of … Read More »