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July 27, 2019

If you have difficulty conceiving, it’s comforting to know that IVF is an option. The process involves money, hormones, self-administered shots, and a lot of emotional highs and lows. And it doesn’t help that people don’t really know how to act around you...

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Let’s Be Real About George Clooney’s Pregnancy

July 23, 2019

When the world found out that George Clooney, age 55, was going to be a father of twins, the internet literally swooned. Matt Damon almost started crying. My phone blew up with questions about whether I thought they did IVF or not.

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Ovulation Symptoms: 7 Signs Of Ovulation

July 21, 2019

Just as menstrual cycles are different for every woman, so is ovulation. By learning to recognize the signs of ovulation, you’ll be able to time sex with your partner accordingly to boost the odds of getting pregnant.

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The Biggest Lies I Told Myself (About My Future Fertility)

July 3, 2019

I knew from a very early age that I wanted to go to college and have a career. It wasn’t until my sophomore year in college, though, that I made the decision to pursue medicine — a career path that would ultimately take 15 years of my life to accomplish.

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I’m a High-Risk Pregnancy Expert. So Why Didn’t I Worry About My Own Fertility?

June 23, 2019

The other day, I saw a new patient in my office. She was 39 years old, healthy, a successful career woman, pregnant for the first time — and scared to death. After trying for two years to conceive, she had finally done it.

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The Childbirth Stories You Haven’t Heard

June 15, 2019

“Social media has allowed people to one-up each other on their birth horror stories,” says Dr. Clark. “You hardly ever hear, ‘I went in and I had a good labor and I delivered my baby,’ because that’s not catchy.”

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Should You Donate Your Eggs?

June 13, 2019

Egg donation is a medical process that spurs young, healthy women’s ovaries to produce extra eggs, which are then retrieved and made available to other women struggling with infertility. Women are typically recruited by fertility clinics or egg donation agencies.

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Fertility Preservation

Is Egg Freezing a Good Idea?

June 7, 2019

Jemma Kennedy is a playwright who froze her eggs. However, she is sharing her views on how she feels she was treated, since it wasn’t the most positive experience. In contrast, Valerie Landis has been freezing her eggs for the last few years.

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9 Things Every Woman Must Know About Her Fertility

May 31, 2019

Whether or not you want babies, your fertility can be a window into your overall health. Here’s a puberty-to-menopause handbook covering the facts of life every woman needs to know.

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Is Having A Baby Over 35 As Risky As We Thought?

May 15, 2019

I’ll never forget when I first saw the term on my medical record: “Elderly Multigravida.” There it was, like a death sentence, confirming all my worst fears: I was old, and dying of something very, very grave.

Pregnancy

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8 Bizarre Myths About Getting Pregnant

April 9, 2019

The taboos surrounding sex and the reluctancy of many to emphasize sex education means many young people learn about the birds and the bees from the unreliable sources. This is as true now as it’s always been, even though we’re living in a time where fact-checking is always just a Google search away.

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Toddlers

“Sit Down, Mommy!” and Other Sage Advice from a Two Year Old

April 1, 2019

Having two-year-old twins is challenging me in ways I never knew I could be challenged. Adults can speak and express how they feel at will and still have trouble getting it right, so I can only imagine how it must feel to have all those emotions and thoughts and NOT be able to fully communicate.

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