3 Comments "Your husband should never know when you are having your feminine time. Keep those things private!" Oh, really, now?
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1 Comment As usual, I'm looking at something that has nothing to do with infertility when something drives itself home. This time, it was Tyler Perry's newest play "Madea's Big Happy Family".
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1 Comment Congratulations are in order for Mr and Mrs. Cannon, but where does their story fit in the land of infertility? Does it fit at all? Who decides, and who is in charge of sharing these stories? The Egg explores and contemplates.
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4 Comments The fantastically viral Sesame Street video, “I Love My Hair” has a special place in the hearts of African American moms and women all over the world it seems. I watched it when it debuted last week and smiled gently, but decided it was not necessarily an “Egg-worthy” posting. How wrong I was. The song, which aired on October 4, was written by Sesame Street’s head writer, Joey Mazzarino. Mr. [...]
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2 Comments This week has been brought to me by the number 25(as in days until the gala), and the letter O for “overwhelmed”. Can we talk? *sigh* From writing for all these different sites to simply responding to emails, I’ve had a hard time staying on track because I have been beating myself up, something serious. If I mailed something a day later than I said I would, I was upset [...]
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It wasn't until I was nearing the end of the book that I recalled my having read it years ago. The fact that I so quickly forgot the subplot of infertility, reminded me of how oblivious we are to infertility until we've encountered it ourselves. Which made this read all the more endearing to me.
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10 Comments The implications of infertility are important to ALL of us, not just those who are dealing with it personally. We EACH have a stake in spreading the word about this topic to help remove the stigmas and taboos that are tied to it.
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There is quite a large group of people who would love to have a child bless their home. The number of people who want this seemingly simple favor from fate, is staggering. Such a basic desire, yet due to a myriad of circumstances, there are now so many who seek out alternative ways of achieving this goal. It is pursued relentlessly.Sometimes though, I wonder what other reasons are lingering at [...]
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During one of my recurrent Google searches for AA Infertility sites, I came across the Ferre Institute’s “Families of Color Initiative”. The site isn’t huge, but the wealth of information is amazing. Upon seeing how great a resource they were, I realized that I just had to provide that great info with my Eggshells. I encourage you to visit the families of Color site for more information and resources! Here’s [...]
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Damaged Sperm Healed By More Sex 30-Jun-2009 (BlackDoctor.org) — For men with fertility problems, some doctors are prescribing a very conventional way to have a baby: more sex.In a study of 118 Australian men with damaged sperm, doctors found that having sex every day for a week significantly reduced the amount of DNA damage in their patients’ sperm. Previous studies have linked better sperm quality to higher pregnancy rates. The [...]
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African-American Egg Donor Program Finds Black Egg Donors Shared via AddThis
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