Infertility & Miscarriage

Fertility Naivety Remember when you were in your twenties, and some of your friends started getting pregnant, and you thought, “awwwww…” then texted your other non-pregnant friends and made plans for going out that weekend,...

After successfully getting pregnant via in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and giving birth to my first child, many well-meaning friends and family members would attempt to reassure me with platitudes like, "Now your body knows exactly what...

  I'd read the articles and heard the stories of infant loss. My heart ached for moms who never got to hold their babies or those who did but not for long enough. It seems...

By :: Asia Shah Getting Pregnant: A Challenge I Had Not Considered Lying on my back in the exam room at Austin Regional Clinic, I scanned the hundreds of photographs that lined the walls. Elated parents...

"Happy Mother's Day." The text arrived during a joyful day of celebrating with my husband and two young boys. As soon as I saw it, sickness swelled in my stomach, and it wasn't just...

Have you ever desired something with such intensity that you felt a constant loss each moment that dream was not realized? For years I wanted to be a mother. These are not feelings I admitted...

Naively, I always thought that once my husband and I decided we were ready to start a family, nine months later, a family we would have. Yes, I realized that SOME people out there...

Infertility is not something many openly talk about. It’s personal. It’s heartbreaking. Often, people say nasty things to couples pursuing treatment. I’ve heard it all, even from those so close to me that I...

Like all scientific means to find remedy --from prescription medicines to surgical procedures-- there is not much else you can do from a medical perspective but wait and see if your effort was a success....

When I tell people we struggled with infertility, people usually nod and lean in to hear more about our story. They ask if we did IVF because that's a term people are familiar with...