We know how important it is to amplify the voices and stories of those in our community. The warriors featured here have been to hell and back and live to tell the tale. They are formidable in their strength, resolve, and sheer grit. May we all find a piece of ourselves in their narratives and feel some comfort and support in knowing that we are not alone.
My wife and I took nearly 6 years, multiple rounds of IVF in Israel and one in the States, endured 6 miscarriages, and started the surrogacy process before our first child was born the old fashioned way.
After never having any IVF pregnancies catch, our second child was recently born from an embryo frozen before our first child was conceived.
Read MoreAfter 7 years, I got rid of all my baby items and had lost a lot of hope. I wanted to at least heal myself from my autoimmune disorder so began choosing a more natural diet and really focused on internal health. My bloodwork began to improve immensely and eventually, I was considered autoimmune-free.
Read MoreMy wife and I started our journey because we found out that we found out that we were both carriers for two of the same genetic conditions. We did IVF with PGD so that we could have all our embryos screened for those conditions.
Read MoreMy ovarian reserve wasn't great and my husband's sperm count was impacted by cancer and chemo. However, the clinics basically ignored it all and said it was unexplained infertility.
Read MoreBefore starting treatment, the next nine months were utter torture. Between my friend group, social media, and even in the damn grocery store, I felt like the only person who wasn’t pregnant. It seemed like everywhere I went, another annoyingly happy pregnant belly was staring me in the face.
Read MoreEvery infertility story looks and feels different from the next. Unexplained Infertility is different from a miscarriage, and a miscarriage is different from PCOS, and unexplained infertility is different from Secondary unexplained infertility and so on. They all have their unique challenges and require a different path of emotions
Read MoreAfter going through a miscarriage early on in our journey I experienced medical gaslighting and have become passionate about speaking up about this topic. I am the first person on both sides of my family to graduate with a masters and doctorate degree. I love snow skiing and outdoor activities. I have worked for five years in the state of ND and federally to mandate insurance coverage for infertility and fertility preservation.
Read MoreI grew up in Israel and have now lived in three US states - my career has spanned from the Israeli army to technology, from start-ups to global banks - but what I’m most proud of in this world are my two amazing daughters through surrogacy and egg donation.
Read MoreUnderstanding and mastering my masculine & feminine side has been an essential part of my life since my fertility journey. It made me a happier women and wife.
Read MoreWe flew to India 3 days before our baby was born. We met our egg donor in person and all were there for the birth (which was a mandatory C section due to their rules). Then, after we proved that the baby was ours (genetic test), we were ready to fly home. But India was not ready to let us leave. It was a legal battle.
Read MoreWe flew to India 3 days before our baby was born. We met our egg donor in person and all were there for the birth (which was a mandatory C section due to their rules). Then, after we proved that the baby was ours (genetic test), we were ready to fly home. But India was not ready to let us leave. It was a legal battle.
Read MoreAfter teaching first grade for a decade plus, I've turned my own infertility struggles into an online support forum for women to link, connect and support from coast to coast.
Read MoreAfter numerous medical procedures during our infertility journey including surgery for polyp removal, an HSG that resulted in an infection, multiple uterine biopsies, hysteroscopies, 5 IUI's, an egg retrieval and transfer that resulted in our embryo splitting, diagnosis of twin to twin transfusion, the loss of one of our twins at 17.5 weeks (our baby Emmy), PPROM (Premature rupture of membranes) 17 weeks on bed rest, 11 of those inpatient in the hospital plus a NICU stay, we finally had our miracle baby, Mollie Hope.
Read MoreMy husband and I were 23 years old when we received our unexplained infertility diagnosis. We didn't know what it meant or what would lay ahead.
Read MoreI was born and raised in Romania, but my life changed when I was widowed with two young kids. I remarried, and after a second-trimester loss due to an “incompetent cervix,” I was confronted with secondary infertility.
Read MoreI am a mother to two beautiful four year olds, and just wrote a children’s book for them as a way to explain how they came to be, “Brothers Born a Month Apart.”
Read MoreHad I listened to the statistics, I would have been paralyzed by fear. I chose to write my own story and hold on to hope. Preserving my eggs, essentially bought me time, and allowed for my medical team to make a more accurate diagnosis which ultimately saved my life.
Read MoreMy husband and I spent 8 years in the infertility world struggling to conceive because of an Unexplained Infertility diagnosis. What a maddening and cruel joke of a diagnosis! Fertility treatment reminded me that I have very little control of anything and that being patient and handling setbacks was going to be a skill I had to learn whether I wanted to or not.
Read MoreAfter experiencing the pain and loneliness of infertility and realizing how lucky I was to have had my experience begin in Israel (where it’s free), I knew I needed to help others. With the realization that cost, education, and access are tremendous stumbling blocks for this “unspoken” issue in the Jewish community, I gathered a team and we created the Jewish Fertility Foundation.
Read MoreI was born and raised in London, UK. I have a very diverse heritage which is why I’m deeply passionate about cultivating an inclusive culture on and off Instagram. I’m a travel addict and I love absolutely everything about visiting different countries, from eating local foods to experiencing different cultures.
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