Asian Infertility in 2024: Access to Care Starts with Shattering Stigmas
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by pregnantish
1M ago
Since inception, pregnantish’s mission has been to amplify untold stories of infertility and reproductive health. Pregnantish often asks: who is left out? And then fills in the gaps through research and storytelling. Recently, pregnantish published an article providing an update on trends in Asian infertility from a global perspective. This was inspired by the success of our first capture of Asian infertility in 2018, written by Seattle journalist and infertility advocate Annie Kuo, which has trended on Google ever since (clearly there is a need for more good work like what Annie wrote for pre ..read more
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Asian Infertility in 2024: Declining Birth Rates + Increasing Demand for ART
Pregnantish Magazine
by Carolyn Kossow
2M ago
In 2018, pregnantish published an article shedding light on the untold lived experiences of Asian communities facing infertility. Seattle journalist and infertility advocate Annie Kuo shared her personal story of infertility as an Asian American, and captured insights into the cultural and societal experiences of Asian Americans with a clear message: if you’re in this community, you’re not alone. (See here for Annie’s 2018 piece Giving Voice To The Quiet: Sounding The Alarm For Asian Americans With Infertility). This pregnantish article has remained on the first page of Google when people sear ..read more
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Expecting with Donor Eggs: A Story of Grief and Gratitude
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by Erica Ferraro
4M ago
Oh, the holidays! A time of year that can be filled with so much joy, wonder, and abundance for some, while others are left feeling empty, confused, and anxious for the new year ahead. This year is the first that I feel a mix of both and it can be truly paralyzing to be filled with such gratitude and grief at the same time. But for now, I am trying to lean into my gratitude and find the meaning in the madness that has been the last two years of my life. Today, I am pregnant through the use of donor-egg (DE) in vitro fertilization (IVF). I am 31 and married to my husband for four years.  I ..read more
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The Future of Fertility: Sci-Fi-Level Tech, Expanded Access to Care and Bridging the Gap Between Patients and Their Providers
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by Carolyn Kossow
10M ago
For more than 40 years, people have been building their families with the help of IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Every year about 500,000 babies are born via IVF globally. As technology advances and becomes even more efficient and accessible, that number will grow.  I’ve been steeped in the world of reproductive health for over a decade. I pursued my bachelor’s and master’s in Gender Studies with an eager focus on women’s and reproductive health. My master’s dissertation aimed to unmask, disassemble, and analyze the worldviews and logics of ART, highlighting the i ..read more
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Unexpected Gifts: Healing from Pregnancy Loss While Becoming a Grandma
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by Lisa Hanson
1y ago
Life’s milestones like graduation, getting a new job, or buying a home can bring straightforward gifts, but sometimes when you’re least expecting it, gifts can arrive on the doorstep of loss. I had a beautiful son at an early age who was a grown man at the time I decided to begin the journey again with my husband. Our journey was cut short by pregnancy loss. I was stunned and devastated by the experience of two miscarriages. It was my son and his journey of starting a family that reminded me that the shape of a family can come in infinite, beautiful varieties. When I was ready to get married ..read more
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Why Infertility and Pregnancy Loss No longer Distorts How I See Myself As a Woman
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by Frieda Hoffman
1y ago
The injections weren’t working. My body wasn’t working. A week earlier, an ultrasound had revealed several follicles measuring in the get-me-pregnant zone, which had meant it was Go Time. Unfortunately, there seemed to be an inverse correlation between the dosing and my libido. Still, my partner and I had expediently done the deed. But, as the doctor now explained, a cold wand probing my insides as she studied the greyscale moonscape onscreen, we’d either have to try again or consider other options, namely IUI or IVF. I was thirty-six — “advanced maternal age”—an old hag, according to the medi ..read more
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How Affirmations Helped My Fertility Journey
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by JP Kriya
1y ago
Infertility sucks. It’s an emotional rollercoaster full of unknowns that drains the very vitality needed to conceive. When I struggled to get pregnant, I plummeted into the dreaded cycle that you probably know so well. I stressed over ovulation sticks, charts, and fertility apps. During a small window of every month, I demanded daily sex from my husband and then wanted nothing to do with it for the rest of the month. I felt like my life was on hold. I agonized over the dreaded two-week-wait to see if I’d get my period. I spent hours googling problems I probably didn’t have. I felt anxious and ..read more
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The Male Factor Infertility Mindf*ck: How Finger-Pointing Almost Destroyed My Marriage
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by Jade Barrett
1y ago
We all have moments or periods of our lives that we wish we could take back or do over. Here’s mine: My husband and I began IVF because he was diagnosed with severe male factor infertility—low sperm count, poor morphology, low motility…the whole nine yards. I blamed him for our problems because it made me feel better (read: less ashamed) about having to go through IVF. It was a side of myself I wasn’t proud of, but I couldn’t help myself. Entering the fertility clinic felt like I was going to jail for a crime I did not commit. I said awful things to him like, “This should be you!” and “Why am ..read more
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Why I Share the Hard Parts of my Infertility, Adoption & Family Building Story
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by Cheryl Klein
1y ago
When I finally got pregnant on my first round of IVF (three unsuccessful IUIs in my wake), I didn’t tell my best friend. Nicole knew that my partner and I were trying to become parents. When you’re in a same-sex relationship, it’s a lot harder to keep the baby-making business private. At least one other person has to be involved, whether it’s your sperm donor or your reproductive endocrinologist. Still, conventional wisdom says you should wait to tell people you’re pregnant until you’re three months along and the chance of miscarriage is lower. Back then, I thought following the rules would he ..read more
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Why the Lab at Your Fertility Clinic Matters & What To Consider
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by pregnantish
1y ago
Presented by TMRW Life Sciences When undergoing fertility treatments, choosing the right lab can make all the difference. From up-to-date technology and equipment to a wide variety of testing opportunities – the quality of the lab is key to ensuring access to comprehensive treatment options and care as you’re trying to build your family. When you’re in the throes of trying to build your family through assisted reproductive technology, not enough of us think about the quality of the lab, why it matters, or even what questions to ask. What would it look like to consider the quality of the lab wh ..read more
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