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Single Mom by Choice (SMBC) – First key fertility journey steps Deciding to become a single mom by choice is the beginning of a new chapter in one’s life - one where you are in the driver’s seat, making the decisions that feel good to you with creating the family...

A form of assisted human reproduction, intrauterine insemination or IUI fertility is a procedure during which a doctor places prepared, washed sperm into the uterus to meet the egg during a woman's ovulation. Many times, IUI is used alongside fertility drugs to boost the chances of conception. The success of...

Reproductive immunology might not be a field of medicine you're familiar with. However, if you are struggling with infertility, it's definitely worth exploring. This area of medicine examines the interactions between the reproductive and immune systems. Your immune system may view an embryo as some sort of invader and react...

Grief is a natural response to losing a loved one. Individuals experience loss in a variety of contexts and situations. How one grieves and feels the loss of a loved one is unique to them.[1] A loss during pregnancy and/or of an infant (also known as perinatal loss) is a...

When it comes to preconception and prenatal health, folate may be best and folic acid is not too far behind. Vitamin B9, also known as folate, is a nutrient that is involved in several vital functions.  It is most known for preventing neural tube defects but is also involved in...

My name is Olivia Walsh, and I have completed my first year of undergraduate studies at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and will start my second year this September.  I am a student in the Faculty of Arts & Science, majoring in Cognitive Science (neuroscience stream) and minoring in English.  I am very excited and grateful for the opportunity to work as a...

In the beginning, planning a family is one of the most exciting things to happen to a relationship. First, there is the new excitement of adding to your family; then, however, if you do not conceive in the first 3 to 6 months (or 12), that excitement starts to decrease,...

Intrauterine insemination, also known as IUI, can help couples with unexplained fertility struggles conceive a child. A good fertility team will suggest IUI as a potential treatment option if this could be beneficial in your situation. To really understand this insemination process, it is important to start right from the...