If you haven’t caught on yet, we’ve decided to dedicate Fridays to recent news around the topic of infertility. We all have busy lives and can’t always stay on top of the recent developments. We hope this may help keep everyone a bit more informed. And, please, let us know in the comments section if we missed something that struck your eye! 

On Infertility, Closure, and Letting Go: The Lessons of Perimenopause

Huffington Post

Reflections on her experience with infertility from Psychology Professor, Mary Pritchard.

I was diagnosed with endometriosis at 18, and told at 21 that I would never be able to have children. My infertility had been a huge issue in my 18-year marriage, but despite all the evidence against it, I hadn’t ever really given up the dream.

Girl with a choice near the forked road

You know the seven cardinal sins? I have my own version for infertility.

The Washington Post

Erica Jackson Curran shares the emotional rollercoaster of feelings when going through infertility.

But this story isn’t about the blood tests or semen analyses or egg reserves. It’s about the feelings that many couples experience when their attempts to conceive take longer than expected. These feelings may not make us proud, but they make us human. I call it the seven cardinal sins of infertility.

Infographic: The Fertility Diet

The U.S. News & World Report

The U.S. News & World Report complied a bunch of fertility diet studies to create this infographic of suggested foods to eat to enhance fertility.