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Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Have your own Fertility Diary to share? Contact us, here. History: I’m a pansexual woman, and I’ve known from a young age that I wanted kids. As an only child, the idea of having a big family with an even number of children (so no one’s left out) delighted me. My plan was always to have a kid at 30. My.
I Froze My Eggs After Getting Diagnosed With Endometriosis In my 20s Refinery29 4/30/2021
At 25,
I was a young, single woman who wasn’t actively trying to conceive. Then I got an earth-shattering diagnosis that meant I had to start thinking about preserving my fertility and
Age: 30
Household income: $110,000
Endometriosis diagnosis
Every single month, I’m in excruciating pain for the first three days of my period. It’s gotten worse each year since I got my first period at 14 years old. Now, at 25, I can’t take it anymore. About a month ago, my cramps were so bad that I was on the bathroom floor at work, close to passing out from the twisting and stabbing pain in my pelvis, abdomen, back, and legs. I’ve bled every day since then. Up until this point, I’ve gotten no answers from doctors just birth control and heavy painkillers, which haven’t helped. But now, they’re paying attention and running tests, including ultrasounds and an MRI.
I’m Struggling With Fertility & Wish I Could Tell My Coworkers Refinery29 2/26/2021
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History: My husband and I have wanted to be parents our whole lives. While I’ve been trying for a baby since 2017, I’m struggling to balance a demanding job in a traditionally masculine industry with fertility treatments. I love what I do, but I just can’t talk about this at work and I don’t want a baby to hinder my career progression. I feel as though I’m leading “multiple lives.”
Age: 33
Goodbye birth control
I’m going off birth control, after being on it for 11 years. I’ve heard it can take months to regulate your body again after stopping. I plan to track my cycle on a fertility app, but I’m going to try not to obsess. With that said, I