Egg freezing is a way to delay family building and increase your chances of having a biological child at a later age, when fertility declines. More and more women today are deciding to freeze their eggs and wait for motherhood. But how successful is it really, and what are the chances you will actually use ... Read more
Egg freezing has become more popular in recent years as women have kids later in life than ever before. It’s a method of fertility preservation that allows you to put off family building. Frozen-thawed eggs are then used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) once you’re ready for pregnancy. If you’re considering freezing your eggs, it’s ... Read more
In the 1980s, the average American woman had her first child at age 23, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But times have changed, and education and career opportunities for women have improved. Today, fewer women are having babies in their early 20s, and birth rates among women in their ... Read more
For people struggling to get pregnant, searching for answers about what’s going on can feel pretty overwhelming. Nowadays, information about fertility is plentiful online, but how can you know what to trust and what applies to you? Fertility is complex, and we’re all different. Are at-home fertility testing kits enough to get the answers you ... Read more
Uterine fibroids, also known as myomas or leiomyomas, are noncancerous growths on the muscular tissue of the womb. Fibroids are quite common: up to 70% of reproductive-aged women will have them at some point. If you’re trying to start a family, it can be a little scary to learn that you have something growing in ... Read more
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), also known as Hughes syndrome, is an autoimmune disease that increases someone’s risk for developing blood clots. In this condition, the body’s immune system mistakenly creates antibodies which attack phospholipids. These are proteins attached to fat molecules and play an important role in blood clotting. When phospholipids get destroyed it can create ... Read more
About 10 months ago, my boyfriend and I decided we wanted to start trying for a baby. We always knew we wanted a family, and the timing felt right because he had recently been promoted at work and my best friend had just gotten pregnant. I stopped taking the pill, and my periods got quite ... Read more
So much of your first pregnancy is about learning as you go. Yes, you’ve done your research and read a lot about pregnancy, and have friends and family who were or currently are pregnant. You’ve looked at their big bellies and wondered how it feels. And you’ve gotten a lot of advice. But no one ... Read more
Why IVF fail: Although in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can help many people who weren’t able to conceive naturally have a child, there’s unfortunately no 100% guarantee of success. If the conditions for a healthy pregnancy aren’t quite right, the cycle can be canceled, either before or after egg retrieval. After undergoing weeks of hormonal treatments and ... Read more
Dear Infertility Warrior, Not being pregnant at Christmas when it seems like everyone around you is – and you were hoping you would be too – sucks. A few months ago, you secretly thought about the outfit you could wear on Christmas Eve that would accentuate your tiny bump. You didn’t book that skiing trip ... Read more
Getting your daily recommended amount of vitamins and minerals is key to getting pregnant and having a healthy pregnancy. So, how does iron affect fertility? To learn all about the importance of iron for fertility, keep on reading our fact sheet. Here’s what we cover: What is iron and where do you get it from? ... Read more
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