Experiences of infertility always have one thing in common: uncertainty. The countless visits to doctors, the months (or years) of planning, the tens of thousands of dollars, never add up to a guarantee. Even under the best of circumstances, there’s only so much about a pregnancy you can plan, and in the midst of a…
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Comedian Amy Schumer has always been one to share what’s on her mind—in her stand-up sets, in interviews, and on her own social media feeds. That has become especially true since she got pregnant with and gave birth to her first child with husband Chris Fischer, Gene, who’s now eight months old. This week Schumer…
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Ten percent of all known pregnancies end in miscarriage. So why does the subject still feel so taboo? For women dealing with the complicated grief of miscarriage, it’s not the stat that’s comforting—it’s the knowledge that they’re not alone, that there is a space to share their story. To help end the culture of silence…
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In vitro fertilization—aka IVF treatment—has totally revolutionized the possibilities of pregnancy. And fittingly, it’s getting more and more common: since 1987, over 1 million babies have been born through the use of IVF or another assisted reproductive technology. But IVF isn’t a silver bullet for infertility. While it is revolutionary, the process can be complicated…
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In her new memoir, Becoming, Michelle Obama reveals that she suffered a miscarriage in her 30s and experienced fertility issues while trying to have children with her husband, former president Barack Obama. Ultimately, the couple conceived their daughters, Sasha and Malia, through in vitro fertilization—something Michelle dealt with largely on her own as Barack was…
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“How are you?” is a tricky question to field when you’re responding to someone who doesn’t already kind of know the answer. And when you’re going through infertility treatment, not many people already kind of know the answer. There’s no shortcut to explaining the physical and emotional state of infertility treatment to the uninitiated. There’s…
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