This article and variations of it were all over the place this weekend. Marcia Cross is on the cover of the latest issue of Health magazine. Inside, she talks about her pregnancy and future plans. Marcia says:
We decided to skip our honeymoon and try In Vitro after the wedding. I had already been through infertility treatments. It’s very, very difficult to get pregnant in your 40s. It’s costly and tough on your body and your relationship. I don’t think I’ll have any more kids, but I’m not 100 per cent sure we won’t adopt.
But nowhere in the recent article …read more

I have come across some great websites lately that I’d like to share with you.
The first is one called Daily Strength. If you’re feeling like you need an outlet, someone to talk to, basically, a free therapy session, this is the place for you. Sign up (free) and join a community, send a hug, read some of their message boards – I’ve signed up for two myself – infertility and the Hodgkin’s Disease support groups. You can be as anonymous or as obvious as you prefer. It’s a nice site with easy navigation and news tickers with RSS …read more

In addition to being a strain on marriages and sanity, infertility places an enormous financial burden on individuals and couples who are trying to conceive. Average costs of one cycle of in vitro fertilization are around $10,000, while using third party reproductive techniques such as egg donation can easily reach into the $30,000 range – for each attempt.
 

Unless you have a fabulous insurance plan which covers fertility treatments (they are rumored to exist) you can count on paying out of pocket for any and all expenses related to your reproduction.

But wait, there’s hope.
 

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