Many people are worried that their right to use in vitro fertilization (IVF) or a surrogate to grow their family could be in jeopardy. That’s because current legislation pending in the US Congress, as well as new laws in several states around the country could affect the right to utilize reproductive technology. In addition, the […]
My Fertility Treatment Was Canceled – Now What?
I held back my tears until I reached my car, and then grieved the loss of this cycle the best I could. – Tara Engelberg, Trying To Conceive in Denver, Colorado These are unprecedented times. Our lives have all changed since COVID-19 became a reality for Americans in recent weeks. A world is in mourning […]
COVID-19 Task Force Calls For Moratorium on Fertility Treatments
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread – so does its impact. Shopping malls, movie theaters, gyms, and schools are closed across the United States. Now there’s a call to shut down fertility clinics for all procedures except urgent care. On March 17 the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) strongly recommended a moratorium on […]
Suffering In Silence: Why Your Partner Also Needs Support
So much emphasis is placed on how to help women get through the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of infertility treatments and testing that you would think that their husbands (or partners) have no particular needs for support through these stressful procedures. True, it’s not their bodies that are undergoing these pokes and prods, invasive […]
