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Trusting Your Inner Compass

There’s an old proverb: "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." But what if physically taking even that … Read More »

Wishing for the Right Wish

By Elaine H.

This year, I get to be Santa. In one short year, the number of stockings on our mantle has doubled from two to four; big … Read More »

Lessons in Healing

By Melissa Miles Carter

I am a stepmother and mother of a daughter who died of SIDS in 2003, and had an ectopic pregnancy in 2004. I have also … Read More »

A Thing With Feathers

By Liz Miles

I sat in a chair at a table in the fertility clinic exam room thinking about how this would be a defining moment in my life. … Read More »

Surviving a Miscarriage During the Holiday Season

By Guest Blogger

Guest Post by Ben Allen The moment the technician placed the ultrasound wand on my wife’s belly, I knew something was … Read More »

The Life and Times of a PCOS Poster Girl

By Guest Blogger

Welcome to the 2014 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! The Life … Read More »

The Little Fertility Clinic That Could… and Almost Didn’t

Apr. 5, 2012

And now, a simple tale of one doctor's attempt to build a fertility clinic, nearly thwarted by politics this week. Naperville, Illinois is a suburb about 45 minutes west of Chicago and is home to just over 140,000 people. The median age of … Read More »

Why does the government hate women so much?

Feb. 23, 2011

Hi. Did you at one time or do you currently have one of these? Adorbs, right? Buy it here.Oh, you don't? From left: Rep. Phil Jensen (R-SD), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Bobby Franklin (R-GA).Then please stop trying to govern mine.If … Read More »

A(nother) Sad Realization

Jul. 8, 2009

I live at the college campus where I work. My commute consists of exiting my building, walking through the Arts building, and then entering the building where I work. This morning, as I have for the last couple of weeks, I've waded through a herd of … Read More »

Big. Fat. Positive.

Oct. 16, 2012

This is a photo that's been a long time coming. For those of you analyzing for line darkness, that's a 12dp3dt or 15dpo line you're looking at :) I took it the afternoon after we got our beta results back from the clinic. I figured I had finally … Read More »

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