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Private Life

Private Life Portrays Infertility Complexities, IVF Agony

Posted on October 22, 2018October 25, 2018 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Private Life breaks new ground by not flattening or sugar coating IVF. This film instead presents a multi-faceted story complete with the hellish, inhumane clinic experience and callous staff. Every ounce of the indignity that accompanies IVF is here to see. You will realize moments into Private Life that Tamara Jenkins, the writer and director…

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Not a Thing

How Is This Not a Thing?

Posted on April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 by Pamela Tsigdinos

You know how you hear or read something, and your first thought is, “Huh? How is this not a thing?” In my case this response usually has to do with infertility-related topics. Thing One: Endometriosis How is a proper and timely diagnosis for endometriosis still not a thing? The superb Samantha Bee recently highlighted this…

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Uterus

That Damned Uterus

Posted on February 28, 2018March 1, 2018 by Pamela Tsigdinos

The uterus. It’s just an organ but unlike other organs — a kidney, a bladder or a lung — it carries tremendous identity significance.  Baggage, too — cultural and otherwise. Upon reproductive age, its power increases. Beyond a vexing way of making itself very evident every month, it also holds the promise of creation.  If,…

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Mothers Day

Mother’s Day? It’s Complicated

Posted on May 13, 2017May 14, 2017 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Mother’s Day is far from black and white. For many it’s stress-inducing and, simply, complicated. I know. A decade or more ago around early May I would do my best to tune out. First I adopted a bunker mentality.  Then came humor. In 2009 I solicited greeting card ideas for women who don’t fit neatly…

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human

Human Nature Boils Down to This: We Want to Belong

Posted on October 9, 2016October 11, 2016 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Human nature — and the human ability to surprise through actions, words and deeds — never cease to amaze. Sometimes the results delight; other times not so much. We see both results amplified in today’s political climate. The increasingly polarized nature of society is troubling. Makes one wonder about civilization and what led us to…

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avalanche

We’re Not Going to Sugar Coat Failed IVF: The Grief is Real

Posted on September 20, 2016June 5, 2018 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Updated 9/23/2016 with a link to The New York Times Letter to the Editor  ~~ Welcome to the blog book tour for Avalanche: A Love Story The links (below) contain book reviews and opinions and insights on Avalanche by author Julia Leigh. Please share your thoughts on the ideas raised. Also, this blog’s readers were not…

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life

How Honest Talk About Infertility Breaks Down Barriers

Posted on August 5, 2016November 6, 2021 by Pamela Tsigdinos

You want to talk about a loaded topic? There are few disclosures as emotionally charged as admitting that you were unable to conceive children. If you think it’s awkward for a woman, try wading into that discussion as a man.  There are very few who possess the courage or emotional stamina to go there. As…

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Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston: Yes, Motherhood Obsession Needs to Stop

Posted on July 13, 2016July 19, 2016 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Jennifer Aniston grabbed the spotlight this week in a fiercely worded Huffington Post piece. In 913 words she accomplished what many women (yours truly among them) have spent years trying to do: bring attention to a pervasive tendency by society to look down on women who are not mothers. She was helped along in her…

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biological clock

Biological Clock and the Capitalizing of Fertility Fears

Posted on May 13, 2016December 11, 2016 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Moira Weigel’s essay in The Guardian, The foul reign of the biological clock, casts new light on a little explored but powerful cultural phenomenon. It also revealed the fertility industry’s long history of capitalizing on fertility fears, with women paying the price. Let’s start with the facts. The term ‘biological clock,’ Weigel explains, was originally…

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nine

Treasure Trove of Truth: Blogging Infertility

Posted on February 3, 2016February 8, 2021 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Nine years ago tonight the blog Coming2Terms arrived on the scene. It started with a hesitant point and click … PUBLISH. The blogosphere in 2007 was still relatively new and more than a bit wild and disordered. It seemed the perfect place to explore taboo topics. Discussion about infertility and failed fertility treatment was, indeed, not…

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