Facing infertility is such a personal issue. We are more comfortable speaking about other medical issues but there is a stigma when it comes to speaking about challenges with our fertility. “How are you today?” “Well today I had a special Xray where they inject a special dye to check out my uterus and fallopian [...]
Read the article Beat the Biological Clock
Women turn to alternative techniques to increase their chances of conceiving after 40 – acupuncture, herbal options, and IVF. These techniques can increase your chances but add in donor eggs as an option and your odds of conceiving greatly increase. Donor eggs/IVF is certainly not for everyone but there are those [...]
The infertility stories of celebrities are no different from the rest of us – infertility is a struggle. Here is an excerpt from an article about Brooke Shields and her challenge with infertility.
“The couple continued IVF and had several failed cycles, during which Shields tried her best to keep perspective. “After a while, when you’re [...]
We must make our own meaning – actively build our spiritual capacity. Lance Armstrong is a great example of this. Most of us know his story; a great cyclist, struck down with cancer, and given a 3% chance of survival. Three years after his diagnosis, he won the Tour de France, arguably one of the [...]
I am reading a very interesting book The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. In the chapter called “Emotional Energy: Transforming Threat into Challenge” they write about the power of positive and negative emotions.
A researcher David Snowdon made a discovery while studying a collection of nuns; all the nuns had to [...]
If you know someone who’s been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), you know it can be devastating. While we don’t know what causes the condition, we do know how it presents itself: it’s typically characterized by elevated androgen levels such as testosterone.
That has a direct effect on egg production, because it causes the eggs [...]
I recently read a great article entitled The Infertility Cure by Dr. Randine Lewis. He made a few suggestions and one of them was to eat alkaline rather than acid foods. Until I took a course in Holistic Nutrition I had no idea what alkaline and acid foods were and how they affected our bodies and [...]
I don’t live in England – hence I am not aware of the details of their health care system. However it doesn’t matter what part of the world you live in – infertility is the common thread for all those who faces this challenges. It is a stressful time and puts pressure on most if [...]
After many years of struggling infertility Lisa Carberg gave birth to her daughter in May 2008. She tells her story here. Here is an excerpt from the article.
“I just assumed it would be immediate the next month. That’s the line of thinking a lot of women have when they try to get pregnant,” Lisa said.
But [...]
I am reading Steve Pavlina’s newest book “Personal Development for Smart People – The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth”. Although the section entitled money has nothing to do with infertility, Steve made a statement that made me think. He says
“as strange as it may seem, I found that the easiest way for me to feel [...]
