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A Conversation on Infertility Misconceptions

Posted on July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 by Pamela Tsigdinos

On the heels of her recent BBC interview (Drawing the Line: When IVF Doesn’t Work) health advocate and blogger Lesley Pyne offered to have an in-depth chat about my latest writing project, Finally Heard. Grab a cup of coffee or tea (or libation of your choice) and join Lesley and me as we launch into…

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When Unexplained is the Modifier Assigned To Your Infertility

Posted on February 3, 2014April 24, 2015 by Pamela Tsigdinos

I’m more convinced than ever that women born between 1960 and 1970 came of age at a particularly weird time fertility-wise. Think about it. In 1960 the birth control pill was made commercially available for the first time, and by the time we were wrapping our heads around how babies were made (or not if…

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Casting off Chains of Infertility: Fertility Diary, The Life of Pi and Search for Peace

Posted on December 9, 2013November 12, 2022 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Each of us who confronts infertility has no idea where it will take us. We launch into turbulent seas unaware of when or if we will encounter calm water or be delivered into a safe harbor. Certain contributing reproductive conditions are more easily treated than others and some individuals have more disposal income than others…

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The Wisdom of Experience and Value of Seeing the Whole Picture

Posted on July 23, 2013August 10, 2015 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Update: You can read the “The Grief of Infertility” #losschat transcript from the Twitter Chat earlier this week. The discussion is contained on Storify. Great sharing — we even had a man’s perspective. I’m not sure when I first started watching but every seven years I tune in for a viewing of a documentary series…

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The Forum: What Would Make You Attend a Public Infertility Discussion?

Posted on June 24, 2013September 30, 2018 by Pamela Tsigdinos

New celebrity infertility disclosures have been popping up left and right in popular media. Starting in April there was Nia Vardolos on the interview circuit for her new book, Instant Mom. Nia, as reported in various online publications, tried for nearly a decade to have a family, going through 13 IVFs in the course of pursuing infertility treatments, and failed adoptions before…

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Will It Be Fate or Destiny?

Posted on October 16, 2012August 14, 2014 by Pamela Tsigdinos

The steady falling autumn rain this past Saturday did not dampen my spirits one iota. One fleece, one windbreaker and a cheap hooded plastic poncho combined to keep me warm and dry. Amid the throngs, the thousands of students and alumni alike making their way into Ann Arbor’s “Big House” for Homecoming, I was transported decades back to when I was…

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On Sisterhood, Healing and Dreaming Big

Posted on May 24, 2012June 2, 2015 by Pamela Tsigdinos

You don’t often witness those who did (or did not) go on to parent after infertility openly discuss — and I mean with real names not aliases — how infertility impacted their lives. We’re at a pivotal time, in particular, within the tribe of women who faced situational or physical childlessness coming forward with books, PhD…

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Post-Traumatic Growth

Posted on April 1, 2012March 8, 2016 by Pamela Tsigdinos

  A recent conversation with Lisa Manterfield, a fellow blogger, validated the delicate balancing act required when writing about a topic that is deeply personal — one that has wide-ranging impact and carries the power to reshape our sense of identity and the way in which we grow and move forward in our lives. Lisa described watching a frog swim valiantly and hard across…

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Breaking the Silence

Posted on September 30, 2010October 1, 2018 by Pamela Tsigdinos

A woman who didn’t succeed with infertility treatment stands on stage in front of some 350+ people, many of whom were representatives of the infertility industry (very off putting to see so many reps from pharmaceutical companies and clinic staff) to receive an award for her infertility memoir. How to describe the experience September 28,…

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Reader Mail Around the Globe: Discovery, Validation, Comfort

Posted on September 26, 2010August 14, 2014 by Pamela Tsigdinos

I’m a bit jet lagged after flying across the United States. The travel part was easy. Now the challenge lies in what to say in my acceptance speech at the RESOLVE Night of Hope event on Tuesday evening. I’m allowed one minute and thirty seconds. That’s not much time to thank the international community of…

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