The cost of fertility treatment is staggering for hopeful parents-to-be in the U.S. Even worse: the ripple effect caused by the insurmountable cost of fertility treatment...
After my PCOS diagnosis, I had so many questions. What exactly is PCOS? What would it take for me to get pregnant? Would I have to do IVF? What would the timeline be? Would I ever be a mom? Little did I know at that...
How do you make sense of clomid vs. Femara? We're here to help. Sometimes, our bashful little human eggs need some help coming out of hiding. That's where a medication like Femara or clomid comes into play. But how can we differentiate between them? What's the...
You’ve been working hard to ace your next pregnancy test, and you can’t wait to see the results. While you’re waiting (not so patiently) during those days between ovulation and your first missed period, you’ll probably be watching like a hawk for any signs of...
For lesbian and other LGBTQ+ couples, a fertility journey isn't always straightforward. After all, you've got to work out the whole sperm + egg + uterus thing, and you may not have all of the above. Needless to say, things can get complicated; not to...
If you have PCOS, "diet" doesn't have to be a four-letter word. A version of this article originally appears on the Trellis blog here. When you’ve been diagnosed with PCOS, maintaining a healthy diet to manage your cycle can feel like a constant guessing game. And...
If you're struggling to conceive, but know for certain that you're ovulating on a regular basis, it's possible that the source of your fertility problems can be found in your fallopian tubes. But let's be honest; it's been a minute since we sat in sex...
As if you're not being poked, prodded and dosed up enough during the whole IVF process, your doctor might prescribe some progesterone for good measure. So what you want to know is, how bad is this going to be, really? We've got answers about progesterone...
When it comes to infertility causes, some might just be fake news. There are a lot of rumors out there about what does and doesn’t contribute to infertility. Some of them are brand new and some of them are as old as baby-making itself. So let’s...
It gets tricky keeping track of all those meds and acronyms along the fertility path. FSH, AMH, IVF, IUI…and now, add hCG to the getting-pregnant mix. If you've been prescribed hCG shots for fertility, there are a few important things you should know. hCG decoded hCG...