Between 5% and 10% of women of reproductive age (18–44) are affected by PCOS. According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, PCOS may affect girls as young as 11 who haven’t even had their first period.
Read MorePreparing to face the world with this new reality, I felt alone. As an African American woman, a black woman, I had no one to talk to about my situation because in my community infertility was, and is, a taboo subject.
Read MoreMany women, especially black women, have a similar experience of shame, depression, and anxiety around infertility. Infertility is not something to be ashamed of though. If it is your dream to be a mother, then I assure you that you have a right to that opportunity.
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