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Another Year. Alone
While this space is geared to those who are struggling to have a child, we often get messages from those who are not even able to try yet, for many different reasons.
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Cancer Diagnosis in Men Delaying Fertility Treatment
This week we have been talking about women navigating cancer and what it means for their fertility, but we need to acknowledge that men also can get cancer.
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“Soon By You” Venn Diagram of Being Single and Infertile
After last night’s incredible event and round two tonight with @tziporagrodko I want to put up this post about how the singles and infertility community are unique yet so similar ❤️
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Circumstantial Infertility: Uterine Fibroid Surgery and Mental Health
We will keep sharing your stories to show people that you never know what’s going on behind closed doors and that there are many reasons why someone may not have more children - even if they desperately want more.
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Navigating Circumstantial Infertility and Mental Health
People think when someone gets married, that they're going to have kids right away. But so many times, that's not what happens.
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Episode 27: Single Mother By Choice with Sara Blum
Sara Blum, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about becoming a single mother to her “delicious son”, her entire story, from the years of being single, to freezing her eggs and beyond and deciding to become a single parent without her parents’ support.
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84. Singledom and Circumstantial Infertility with Chanie Wassner
Chanie Wassner joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the unfairness of modern society placing undue emphasis on a women’s fertility, egg freezing and why it’s not all it’s cracked up to be (see what I did there?), and the perils of single parenthood.
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Circumstantial Infertility - Waiting for the Right Time
"I really resonate with this circumstantial infertility concept. I waited much longer than I wanted to for my first because my husband was in school, and he didn’t want to try yet. When we finally did, I had a miscarriage but then thankfully got pregnant again right away.
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The Grief of Being Single
We heard a lot during the live with @pharmieinthecity about the idea of 'disenfranchised grief'. Bereavement expert Kenneth Doka coined the term in 1989 to capture this feeling of loss that no one seems to understand and that you don't feel entitled to.
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Anonymous Single
Those who suffer with circumstantial infertility also really struggle this time of year. People who are single, divorced, dealing with a medical or mental health challenge, financial constraints, marital difficulties, etc., aren't even in the position to try to have a baby, and are often left out when we think about to whom we should be sensitive.
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Circumstantial Infertility - Ariella Kamen (Gordon)
Another form of circumstantial infertility is when someone does not have the parts required to get pregnant. This could be due to MRKH, Turner syndrome (where the ovaries are underdeveloped) or other such situations. As always, please be kind, as you never know what someone else is going through.