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Infertility and Childlessness in Focus

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Many of my favorite women will gather in London to discuss infertility and childlessness later this month. Ten years ago we were little more than a silent sorority online. Today women (and men) are now stepping forward boldly to tell their stories. April 27: Community and Connection There’s a whole day of arts programming around…

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The Latest With Me: Book Musings and More

Posted on March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 by Pamela Tsigdinos

A book is not a light undertaking. My first, Silent Sorority, took nearly five years to come together. Silent Sorority will mark its 10-year anniversary in a few short weeks. It became available April 18, 2009. In honor of that milestone, I’ll post some of the heart-felt responses I’ve received from readers around the world…

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Avalanche Author Julia Leigh On the Untold IVF Story

Posted on September 29, 2016March 25, 2019 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Thank you to all who participated and read along in the Avalanche: A Love Story book tour. My review ran in The Huffington Post. You can find a summary of the blog book tour here: Fertility Medicine Failures Illuminated. The full set of contributions are also included in this blog post: We’re Not Going to…

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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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Mark Your Calendar: Avalanche Blog Book Tour

Posted on September 8, 2016June 5, 2018 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Mark your calendar for a collaborative discussion in our corner of the blogosphere. As mentioned over a few previous posts, we’ll be reading and discussing Avalanche, a new memoir. In the words of novelist, filmmaker and Avalanche author Julia Leigh: “This book felt incredibly necessary to me. This is always the test. The writer asks…

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Avalanche: A Love Story

Have Fertility Treatments Become Faustian Bargain?

Posted on August 23, 2016June 5, 2018 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Our voices on the under-reported outcomes of fertility treatments are gaining new ground on Huffington Post. Check out the latest: a book review of Avalanche: A Love Story. To truly make an impact and expose the high failure rates of fertility treatment in today’s noisy social media/internet popularity contest, your shares and traffic matter. That’s…

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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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Strong? Stronger Than Ever, Thank You Very Much

Posted on June 19, 2016April 23, 2020 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Strong? You want strong? I nominate women who stop or forego risk-laden IVF treatment. Women who stand up to profiteering medical practitioners are as far as you can get from the widespread narrative that those who don’t persist with treatment are weak, pitiful creatures who couldn’t hang. The strong women I know faced the music….

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Ms. Tales ‘Anything But Ordinary’

Posted on February 5, 2012April 25, 2020 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Ms. Magazine and Me Questions and issues around childlessness are significant and worthy of exploration. This was more evident than ever when I found myself on the campus of Stanford University for a Ms. magazine 40th anniversary forum. Fellow blogger, Mali in New Zealand, and I have written extensively on the insidious cultural conditioning that…

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