Infertility
Infertility is a challenge, but you don’t have to go through it alone. Our experts and editors are here with support and compassionate advice.
There’s a link between fathers’ alcohol consumption and higher rates of birth defects, says new study
Potential fathers should stop drinking alcohol six months before trying for a pregnancy.
Julianne Hough + Brooks Laich are refreshingly honest about IVF
Laich wants to people to talk about IVF without shame or guilt.
Infertility can be a lonely journey—but you’re not alone
When you get in line behind me at the grocery store checkout aisle, I can see the pain in your eyes. If you choose to change aisles, I understand. If you can't come to my baby shower, I understand. If you need to hide my social media posts, I understand. I've been there.
IVF, IUI, ICI, and IVI: There are so many ways to make a family
You have a lot of options.
My wife and I struggled with infertility for 7 years—here’s what I learned through the process
Battling infertility from a male's perspective, and now a proud father's perspective is a strange thing indeed.
An OB/GYN answers the 10 top questions women want to ask about fertility—but don’t
8. How soon can I find out if I am pregnant?
Amy Smart opens up about her 5-year infertility journey: ‘I didn’t know if I was going to be a parent’
Her journey to motherhood involved incrementally considering and becoming comfortable with options she hadn't previously entertained. At each step, Smart told herself, "I have to become more flexible and become more open to different ways of creating a child."
How I found joy in my IVF journey
I remember telling myself over and over that we had our own story, our own journey, and that was okay. Removing that comparison aspect from my life helped me in more ways than I will ever know.
After 3 years of trying and a round of IVF, I am finally pregnant
It was as if I lived in a world of successive failure. Month after month, benchmarked by my inability to get pregnant. I would break down at every pregnancy announcement.
2 in 3 millennial women have fertility concerns—but won’t tell anyone
According to a new survey, 39% of women don’t even discuss fertility with their partners.
I was told I could never have kids – but then I got pregnant
I took a pregnancy test. It was positive. I took six more tests. They were all positive.
Ibuprofen may be linked to decreased male fertility, says study
This may be helpful information for couples trying to conceive.
When every celebrity is pregnant…and you’re not
How to cope when everyone else is more fertile than you are.
What I wish I could have told my struggling, infertile self 5 years ago
It will be a million times better than you can even imagine right now. And, it will also be hard, but so, so, so worth it.
8 ways to boost male fertility
Lifestyle changes that could help beef up those swimmers.
He Said, She Said: Jamie & Brian Stelter
Two of NYC’s media elite dish about their baby on the way.
How to Normalize The Infertility Conversation
FertileGirl's founder on how to take the shame out of your conversations.