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New Fertility Clinic Causes a Stir in Naperville

By Sarah Preston Gorenstein On March 28, 2012 Comments ()

Would you object to a new fertility clinic in your town? Or would you welcome it? A physician specializing in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, Dr. Randy Morris, wants to open a fertility clinic in Naperville, Illinois, to serve the patients in its surrounding western suburbs. Sounds like a terrific idea, doesn’t it? Then why are so many people against it?

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Secondary Infertility vs. Primary Infertility: Isn’t it all just infertility?

By Sarah Preston Gorenstein On March 23, 2012 Comments ()

Sometimes even I think, Who am I to complain when I already have a beautiful, healthy child? But I still see infertility as a disease that 7.3 million women in the U.S. suffer from, including me. And it's still hard...

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I’m Living Vicariously Through My Pregnant Girlfriends

By Sarah Preston Gorenstein On March 21, 2012 Comments ()

Do you think it’s strange that I like going to Baby’s ‘R’ Us? And helping my pregnant friends design their baby nurseries? I’ve been to Baby’s ‘R’ Us twice in the last few months, with two different pregnant friends. I'm not sure if this is a healthy activity for someone going through infertility...

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And Then This Happened...

By Sarah Preston Gorenstein On March 19, 2012 Comments ()

So there’s some good news happening in my world, but it's probably not the good news you were expecting: I got a new job! Just when I thought my crazy schedule was settling down...

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Celebrities Really Are Just Like Us

By Sarah Preston Gorenstein On March 16, 2012 Comments ()

Admit it: When you hear a celebrity has struggled to get pregnant, has gone through IVF, used a gestational surrogate, or has suddenly popped out a pair of perfect twins, you feel a little better knowing you’re not alone in this fight against infertility. 

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Does the Cost of Raising Children Factor In?

By Sarah Preston Gorenstein On March 12, 2012 Comments ()

This is something I think about a lot, and it has nothing to do with me going through infertility. I thought about it before we even started trying to conceive baby no. 2: It's estimated that for each child you'll spend $226,920 from birth to 18 years, for middle-income, two-parent households. 

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Where Do You Turn for Help?

By Sarah Preston Gorenstein On March 10, 2012 Comments ()

The obvious answer here is your OB, or reproductive endocrinologist, but what a lot of people new to infertility don’t realize is, sometimes your doctor is the last person you'll be able to reach for answers, or solace. 

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Let’s Play Nice, Moms.

By Sarah Preston Gorenstein On March 9, 2012 Comments ()

The Fertility Files landed on AOL’s home page on Wednesday, with the headline: How Son, 2, Helped Mom with Infertility. It linked to my blog post about how my son’s resilience helped give me strength while going through IVF. And then the judgmental mom comments came...

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11 Reasons Why Going Through IVF Is Like Being Pregnant

By Sarah Preston Gorenstein On March 6, 2012 Comments ()

You want to know the most unfair part of this infertility nonsense? You actually feel pregnant while you’re going through it—which is totally counterintuitive, not to mention kind of sucks. 

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Resiliency, Taught By My Two-Year-Old

By Sarah Preston Gorenstein On March 4, 2012 Comments ()

Throughout this entire infertility ordeal—Clomid, IUI, IVF, and not one but two canceled embryo transfers—I realized something: Preston is a lot more resilient than I am. Here's how I get my strength from him.

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