While enduring an experience that is so thoroughly draining, it is imperative that you are taking concrete steps to find comfort and replenishment, whenever and wherever you can.
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The secrecy and social stigma surrounding Male Factor Infertility has a disastrous effect on the ability of couples to get the help they so desperately need when struggling to conceive. Many suffer through years of infertility before even considering the prospect that his sperm might have something to do with the issue.
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There is an excellent illustration by the incredible @infertilityillustrated depicting a woman walking down the street looking down at her phone. Hiding behind a corner is another woman wearing a boxing glove, waiting to deliver the first woman a surprise left hook. The boxing gloved woman is a trigger exemplified. It is that sucker punch that knocks the wind out of you when you’re just going about your day, minding your own damn business.
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High profile stories of infertility and pregnancy loss reach the furthest corners of social media and give voice to experiences that so many others are suffering in silence. But they also give permission to readers to feel and think certain things about these experiences. This includes those who are enduring something similar, as well as those who have not yet, or possibly will never, go through anything like it. And therein lies the immense power wielded by media platforms when these articles are published.
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Using Assisted Reproductive Technology to conceive steals our faith in our own bodies and our life-long understanding of how the world works. Where does the belief that conception is the most natural thing in the world leave those of us who need a little boost to reproduce? How do we reconcile what that means for ourselves, our family, our community and yes, even our species?
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Getting a second (and even third) opinion is one of the most painless and helpful things you can and should do. There is little to be lost, and often much to be gained, from presenting your entire fertility history, along with everything you have undergone with your current doctor, to a new, experienced RE for a set of fresh eyes and a fresh perspective.
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