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RESOLVE has started a petition directed to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius who is tasked with determining the Essential Benefits to be included in each state’s health insurance exchange effective January, 2014. RESOLVE’s goal is to … Continue reading

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Sometimes when the first plan for family building isn’t working out, plan B can be perceived by some a bit like a “consolation prize” or a less optimal choice.  Recently I was thinking about how so many of us in infertility land go through the pain … Continue reading

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Recent news of Elton John’s surrogate baby, Nicole Kidman’s “gestational carrier”, and Kelly Preston’s introduction of her new baby seems to have the media and bloggers alike all a-flutter about the current state of fertility options and infertility treatments.  What I’d … Continue reading

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The path of infertility is so often filled with disappointments and sadness, that it is easy to misplace the hope you had when starting on this path.  And the more treatments that don’t result in a positive outcome, the harder … Continue reading

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As I sat in my doctor’s office I was reading an article today and came across a new word that struck me. Saudade.  It is a Portuguese word that supposedly means longing, incompleteness and desire – all in one.  In the … Continue reading

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After talking with lots of women experiencing infertility or pregnancy losses, and going through the journey myself, I have become convinced, that once we finally are pregnant, many previously infertile women often experience a sort of infertility post traumatic stress disorder.  I do not … Continue reading

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When I was a teenager, LEI was a brand of jeans.  Today, I found out what it means as an IVF patient, Luteal phase endometrial injury.  Big ominous sounding name, right? Actually, it’s a rather new technique that is gaining … Continue reading

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Who knew that a google search late one night would lead us halfway across the world in our quest for a baby? Our story actually started several years ago. My husband and I were married a bit later in life … Continue reading

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