The Trauma and Anxiety of A Molar Pregnancy
The trauma and anxiety of experiencing a molar pregnancy and pregnancy loss is so powerful. It changes you and how you approach future family planning decisions.
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Hearing “No” year after year is an incredibly hard and painful thing. As we enter 2024, we are holding space for those who find themselves in the same, dreaded place as last year.
A Shattered Heart: Story About Secondary Infertility
This a heart wrenching story from another follower, this time about her journey with secondary infertility, hope, treatments, and all the emotions that come with it.
“Our sex life totally changed when we found out we needed to do IVF/PGD to avoid the BRCA gene”
One of the things we hear over and over again is about the struggles many of you are experiencing about intimacy. Infertility and loss can change so many aspects about a relationship.
“Do we continue to do IVF and deal with all these failed procedures, or do I get pregnant naturally and abort?”
had one baby and was pregnant with another when we discovered we were both carriers for a severe and rare genetic condition. We decided to do IVF and have been unsuccessful for over two years now.
“I am a Carrier for a Genetic Abnormality Called a Robertsonian Translocation”
This story highlights the complexities and emotions that come with a genetic concern; handling the diagnosis, reimagining what your family will look like and dealing with the unknown of it all.
Emotionally Dealing with Fertility and Genetic Concerns is Complex
Dealing with fertility and genetic concerns is complicated, it only makes sense that the emotions that come with it are complicated too. There is no right or wrong way to feel.
5 Reasons People Choose Not To "Do IVF"If They Have a Genetic Concern
Just doing IVF is not so simple for people with genetic concerns. Let’s talk about 5 reasons why someone may not choose to “do IVF” for genetic reasons.
Conversations Knowing You Are a Carrier For a Genetic Disorder
Knowing you are a carrier for a genetic disorder means many potentially uncomfortable conversations in your future. If it’s you, when do you tell a potential partner?
We Found Out That We Are Carriers of Recessive Genetic Condition While Expecting
Here is the next voice from the community written by a follower whose path to parenthood looks different than envisioned due to genetic concerns.
“People Look At Us Like We Got Pregnant With Ease”
This is a voice from the community about genetic screening. Through our work we strive to continue to expand the available support for Jewish families grappling with genetic diagnoses and birth defects.
Those of Us Who Will Never Be Able to Have Children
Every person has their own journey with fertility. Some have happy endings… and some don’t. We’ll never sugar coat it and make empty promises. Come as you are and we’ll hold you as you are.
“What am I supposed to do with those embryos?”
This is a part of IVF that is not often spoken about so openly. After IVF, after all the monitoring, after the pregnancy and growing your family, What do you do with the embryos that you made but didn’t use?
Leftover Embryos from IVF
When you have leftover embryos from IVF, what are you options? Let’s get down to the nitty gritty. What are your options when you have embryos that you aren’t going to use?
“No Happy Ending Yet Is Where I Am Today”
I’ve had 7 egg retrievals, 6 embryo transfers, 1 chemical pregnancy and 1 miscarriage. ‘No happy ending yet’ is where I am today.
Being BRCA-positive and Navigating IVF
We are deeply moved by this story about being BRCA2-positive and navigating IVF that was shared with us recently.
“My Pregnancy After Loss Story Is A Worse Case Scenario”
This next voice from the community is raw look into pregnancy after loss the heartbreak that comes with it. Swipe to read 💔
“Who Is A Mother?”
Mother’s Day is hard. There’s a million questions, and only a handful of answers. Swipe to read a few of them 💔
109. A Man’s Perspective on Infertility and Loss with Daniel Landau
Daniel Landau joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about his story of needing to do IVF for genetic reasons and all the difficult emotions surrounding that and his path to starting an organization for solely to support men, Men's Helpline, which has a podcast, peer-to-peer support network other resources to help males in crisis.
68. Infertility and Fierce Advocacy with Risa Levine
Risa Levine, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her own personal story, how her marriage failed in the middle of her own IVF journey and how she worked to change the lives of so many struggling to have a baby.