Partnering with your Reproductive Endocrinologist
Remember when you were in charge of how and when you had a baby? At least we all thought so: what time of year to get pregnant? What age for my spouse and me? How many children to have?
How to ask questions (and how not to!)
Why don’t we speak up as active participants in our treatment? We confuse the appropriateness of asking questions with the appropriateness of how to ask.
Friends and Family
Your support can change her life forever as she faces the crisis of infertility treatment.
Imagine the darkest, most desperate time of your life...
and now imagine going through that time alone--abandoned by the people closest to you.
Waiting and IVF
Many infertile women describe the waiting periods of treatment or between treatments as the most difficult part of the process.
Should I get a second opinion? How do I do that? Am I being disloyal to my RE?
My husband I are in our early 30's and have been married for 6 years. We are both very active and healthy and it never crossed our minds that I would not be able to get pregnant when we were ready.
How do I support my infertile sister-in-law?
Your compassion is evident in your question. While you cannot alleviate the core of her grief, you can offer your support in gentle ways that let her know the door is open, you can run interference for her in family gatherings, you can offer a relationship with you, when loss of relationship is the primary cause of her pain.
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If you missed our webinar for The American Fertility Association How Friends and Family Can Support a Loved one during Infertility You can see a recorded version We will be posting excerpts from the webinar on this site soon. See below if you would like a free PDF of the session notes. |
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Relax and enjoy the webinar! If you would like to download a |
| We can send this book to friend or family member with a note that says, "Someone you care about needs your help." Place your order and then send us an email from the "Let's Talk" link. |
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Excerpts from recent radio interviews: "The Sad Truth of Infertility" (above) & "Friends and Family: What you CAN do" |