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Male Factor Infertility: When Dreams Meet Reality

What do you do when your dreams of starting a family and your reality of a male factor diagnosis are diametrically opposed? How do you move forward? TJ Peyten shares how years of infertility and a male factor diagnosis forced her to grieve her old dreams, and eventually, create new ones.

How Your Guy Can Better Support You Through Infertility

Men are not always great with feelings. So it’s no wonder that going through infertility with a male partner can sometimes be frustrating. The good news? Most guys desperately want to support their partners through infertility…they just don’t know how.

Forks Over Knives? Fertility and Plant-Based Eating

There’s a lot of nutritional advice out there when it comes to infertility. In this piece, nutritionist Michelle Strong teaches us about fertility-friendly diets (what are they?) and answers the question if eating vegan or vegetarian is more likely to help support fertility.

It’s Time for a (Fertility Culture) Change

While the fertility community can be a supportive place, it can also be filled with toxic messages that we subconsciously internalize, “Be positive!” “Try harder. “Don’t jinx it!” Nicole Lange, founder of The Baby You Want and acupuncturist at Life Healing Life, shares her thoughts on the dysfunctional parts of fertility culture and how we can turn them around.

Crowdfunding for Fertility Treatments

Infertility treatments are oftentimes an incredible financial burden for people trying to grow their families. Crowdfunding and fundraising events can be great ways to alleviate some financial stress and also give your family and friends the opportunity to help support you on your fertility journey.

Have Ya Met Monica?

In May 2020, Monica Caron joined Fruitful as our Head of Business Development. It’s been a delight getting to know Monica, so we thought we’d formally introduce her (if you don’t already follow her on IG at @my_so_called_IVF) and share her incredible journey.

Comparative Suffering While Trying to Conceive

Does this thinking sound familiar to you: “I can’t be disappointed we only got 2 embryos; my friend got zero!” There’s a term for it and it’s called comparative suffering. We have these thoughts in the TTC community all the time, even when the world isn’t upside down. In this piece we’ll talk about comparative suffering, how to overcome it and why it doesn’t help anyone.

Experiencing Infertility as a Man, a Therapist and a Modern Orthodox Jew

Grief. Guilt. Isolation. Eli Weinstein and his wife experienced all of these complicated emotions and more on their fertility journey. As a male, a therapist and a Modern Orthodox Jew, Eli felt particularly alone and misunderstood throughout the experience. Today he’s sharing his story and why it’s so important for him now to help individuals and couples trying to conceive.

What I Wish I’d Known About Premature Ovarian Failure

Certified life coach, health coach, podcast host and author, Sarah Clark shares her story of navigating a Premature Ovarian Failure diagnosis and pursuing donor eggs to build her family. Read on to see what she says she wishes she’d known after receiving her Premature Ovarian Failure diagnosis and why she’s dedicated her career to helping the TTC community.