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These Are the Best States for IVF Coverage
No federal law requires health insurance to pick up the tab for IVF. This means states are left with the responsibility of writing their own mandates.
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Trump Says He's the ‘Father of IVF’—But Republicans Aren't Sure They Want the Baby
Trump is shuffling the deck on IVF, and could redefine access, impact, and costs. No one can predict what’s next for fertility in America, but it’s clear that politicians—having beat abortion to death—found a new front in their war over reproductive rights.
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Yes, Flu Season Is Bad, But You're Still Nasty
Families are battling one of the worst flu seasons in the last 15 years. Prevention is the same it’s always been: get vaccinated, wear a mask, avoid crowds, and wash your hands. Which, according to a new survey, families are also struggling with.
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“It Will Happen When the Time Is Right” Is Dead
“It will happen when the time is right,”cliché and comforter of no one, is dead. She gained national recognition for her ability to invalidate, with millions lauding her as a beacon of hope for the infertile.
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Research on the Cost of Infertility Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
Stanford research confirms what we’ve long known: cash rules everything around reproduction. The report, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the public and private costs of infertility and explores how access and coverage lay the groundwork for birth rates to diverge along class lines. The paper
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Lies I Believed About Infertility
Battling infertility left me in a state of disbelief. The reality set in slowly—the anxiety I felt with each cycle, the sting of every negative pregnancy test—the pain of each pregnancy loss. The experience was so overwhelming I turned inward, but this allowed doubt and negative self-talk to intensi
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The Best Thing To Say to Someone Struggling With Infertility
I'm reminded of a time when talking about my fertility journey was incredibly hard. I'd had a few miscarriages and by this point, my core church community knew I was having a hard time starting a family. We were in "left behind" territory, one of the oldest couples in our group, yet one of the few w
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Honoring a Pregnancy Loss
Grieving a lost pregnancy is an incredibly nuanced topic within the broader discussion of miscarriage and infertility. Absent of an established bond with a person, the benefits of formally honoring a pregnancy loss can be overlooked, leaving couples limited ways to journey through the complex range