Infertility

“So, they’re like sea monkeys?” was the question I asked in my 10th-grade human physiology class when first learning about frozen embryos via IVF. Sea monkeys, a type of brine shrimp popular with children, “come to life” through cryptobiosis—a suspended animation state that animals enter in harsh conditions and exit when the environment improves. Although …

If you’re trying to get pregnant, it’s important to be aware of the potential pitfalls to your relationship if the process takes a while.

I thought my self-image was unshakable. But then the test results came in.

Here are some resources to help you navigate through the grief of coping with miscarriage and look hopeful to the future.

Every aspect of infertility can be a marital, spiritual and ethical challenge. What can a husband do to keep his marriage going during a season of infertility?

Couples who arrive at a shared vision and a purposeful approach to starting a family are able to experience greater joy in their marriages and in their future roles as parents.

There is no ‘typical’ infertility patient, and the causes of infertility vary widely.

Here are ways to make infertility – the emotional roller coaster – a little easier.

If you’ve discovered that infertility is part of your story, the pressure to conceive can be even greater.

I’m eager to tell my two young daughters that I’m pregnant, but I’m concerned I may miscarry. When is the best time to tell my daughters about the pregnancy, and what should I say if a miscarriage occurs?