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New Studies Call Out IVF Clinic Tone Deafness, Profiteering

Posted on September 12, 2017September 13, 2017 by Pamela Tsigdinos

A recent IVF study led by Yale sociology associate professor Rene Almeling stopped me in my tracks, but for reasons surely different than the research team. The IVF study goal was to “assess whether different motivations for undergoing the same medical intervention affects bodily experiences.” Published in the September Journal of Social Science and Medicine,…

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IVF Fails

What Will Life Be Like if IVF Fails?

Posted on July 8, 2017July 8, 2017 by Pamela Tsigdinos

When IVF fails. Imagine if this very real outcome was the compassionately finessed starting point of any fertility-related discussion. Novel, don’t you agree? It’s the inverse of how the IVF sales pitch begins at ‘fertility’ clinics. The lack of preparation for IVF failure creates unforeseen hazards. It also leaves those left to confront an IVF…

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Human toll

The Human Side of Failed IVF

Posted on November 3, 2016May 26, 2021 by Pamela Tsigdinos

So for some time now I’ve been intrigued by the different ways countries treat the infertility experience. In the U.S. there’s a concerted effort by the commercial infertility industry to fund groups like RESOLVE and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. The objective: to grow the market and extend customer reach. In the eyes of…

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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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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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dissent

Room for Dissent on IVF?

Posted on May 5, 2016May 22, 2016 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Should IVF Coverage Be Mandatory? Writer Christina Gombar first posed this provocative question in 2009.  In a stand against RESOLVE’s stated goal to “control the conversation,” she agreed to let me repost her dissent perspective here. ~~ A couple of Decembers ago, I got an email from Resolve, the national infertility organization — a plea…

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IVF

Did the Fertility Industry Underwrite Latest IVF Study?

Posted on December 31, 2015January 28, 2016 by Pamela Tsigdinos

A new IVF study caught my attention just before powering down for Christmas. As much as I wanted to coast into the holidays and give my blog a rest, I couldn’t get this headline in The New York Times out of my head: With In Vitro Fertilization, Persistence Pays Off ‘Pays off’ that’s a nice…

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Fertility Industry’s Troubling History of Omission, Growth Over Health, Safety

Posted on October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 by Pamela Tsigdinos

In a powerful new essay, Questioning the Cult of Repro Tech, health advocate and author Miriam Zoll reveals little publicized details behind today’s now seemingly ubiquitous fertility procedure: in vitro fertilization (IVF).  Her research and writing make for a compelling read.  Zoll raises important questions about bioethics and the way fertility medicine is marketed and…

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Why Do We Look the Other Way On IVF Addiction?

Posted on October 15, 2015February 27, 2016 by Pamela Tsigdinos

  My reaction to the picture distributed by the fertility clinic was shock. Plain and simple. In fact, my stomach turned queasy while my mind tried to process just what exactly I was looking at. The first word that popped to mind: Addiction The breathless articles, though, on what led to the now ‘viral’ photograph…

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Fertility Industry Conning Patients?

Posted on September 8, 2015September 26, 2016 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Doctor, con and IVF are not words you want to see in the same sentence. Yet that’s what you’ll find in this strongly worded piece written by Professor Robert Winston, author of a new guide on fertility.  Winston’s scathing analysis of his brethren and the fertility industry that has grown up around treatments is all…

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