March of Dimes Partnership - Press Release
Posted on August 27, 2008 - Filed Under Resources | 1 Comment
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PHOENIX, […]
Colorado Legislation - Update
Posted on August 25, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, pregnancy | 2 Comments
Renee Whitley (from the last podcast) just sent me an email with 2 links with more information about the Colorado ballot measure - Amendment 48. The Amendment is worded as such that it’s difficult to determine what you are actually voting for. However, this short description that states “‘person’ to include any human being from […]
Read More..>>Advocacy for Infertility: An Interview with Renee Whitley a Volunteer for RESOLVE (Twin Peas Pod epsiode 15)
Posted on August 22, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Podcast | Leave a Comment
This is a MUST listen to podcast. Renee talks about what type of advocacy RESOLVE participates in with regard to infertility treatments. Because of RESOLVE’s efforts there are 15 states that have mandated insurance coverage. Although these 15 states have different types of fertility coverage, they a least offer something! Check to see if one […]
Read More..>>Infertility and Work
Posted on August 20, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | Leave a Comment
It was only a matter of time before infertility and work would become a battle in the courts. Have you ever heard the saying that goes something like, “Leave your personal life at home and your work at the office.” We’ll as much as we might try to leave our personal lives out of […]
Read More..>>My Debate with A Reproductive Endrocrinologist
Posted on August 18, 2008 - Filed Under Doctors, Infertility, Premature Births | 3 Comments
Last week I attended a conference called the Arizona Perinatal Trust where they discussed pregnancy and neonatal (new born baby) issues. The second day of the conference a RE presented on recurring pregnancy loss - what causes it and how to treat it. I posed a question to the RE about what his industry is […]
Read More..>>Acupuncture and IVF
Posted on August 13, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, pregnancy | 2 Comments
A new study shows the benefits of utilizing alternative treatments along with IVF. The Colorado fertility clinic noticed a 15 percent increase in pregnancies and a 23 percent in live births. So not only does acupuncture help women to get pregnant, it seems to help women stay pregnant too. Many women in the study […]
Read More..>>Five Embryos
Posted on August 11, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | 1 Comment
Five embryos were transferred for an IVF cycle by a Reproductive Endocrinologist in Arizona. FIVE. The woman, luckily, is pregnant with a single baby. FIVE.
The story goes… After failed cycles (I don’t know how many because I came into the conversation late) she and her husband decided to take every risk in hopes to become […]
Better BedRest, a Non-Profit Organization (Twin Peas Pod Episode 14)
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Premature Births, pregnancy | 2 Comments
I went on vacation and forgot how to setup the interview so that the sound would be clear and crisp. The sound quaility isn’t perfect, but it’s not too bad. I swear I’m getting better at this…
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I recognize that many of my listeners are in the world of infertility and might not be worried […]
Low Birthweight Tied to Infertility, Not Treatments
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Premature Births, pregnancy | Leave a Comment
I’m assuming that if you travel through the Internet for information about infertility you’ve run across the recent articles that tie infertility, the medical issue, to low birthweight, i.e., premature births. I find myself sitting smack dab in the middle on how I feel about prematurity stemming more from infertility, the disease, than from fertility […]
Read More..>>Two Women, Two Struggles
Posted on August 5, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | Leave a Comment
In one weekend I had conversations with two women about infertility. One woman is just starting her journey, the other reliving the emotion of what will never be.
Sally, is fairly young and is just starting her journey with infertility by learning the terminology and asking questions. When Sally mentioned to me that she wanted to […]
