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Fertility Treatment | Mental Health | COVID-19

Positive, But Not the Kind You Want: The Emotions of COVID & Fertility

By: Lisa Rosenthal
February 24th, 2022

We're all so tired of hearing about the COVID-19 pandemic (and having to live through it). But there is one thing that doesn't get acknowledged enough: the similarities between COVID testing and pregnancy testing, and all of the emotions those two little pink lines can bring up for someone who has struggled with infertility. Skip to a section: The Painful Connection Between Pregnancy Tests & COVID Tests Facing COVID with Confusing Emotions How Infertility Changes You Forever More Infertility Resources

Support | Fertility Treatment | COVID-19 | Community

My Partner Can’t Be There for My Procedures | The Fertility Community Speaks Up

By: Virginia Hamilton Furnari
January 25th, 2021

About a month ago, we posted on Instagram, asking for a favor.