Infertility Brief
In 2008, after two years of failing to make a child organically, we learned the doom Kathy had already been feeling for more than a year was justified: I was diagnosed with male-factor infertility. Our only real chance to move forward would be in vitro fertilization. We couldn’t afford it; we couldn’t afford not to do it. One way we tried to work through that diagnosis, our anger, and our options was to start a secret infertility blog, “Less Than a Million.” This post and what comments from 2008 that are attached to it come from that blog.—gb
- The Sidney Morning Herald surveys reports on men’s decreasing fertility rates in Australia and the world. Increasing concentrations of chemicals in water and air are the likely culprits.
- I hadn’t heard before this week, but the Texas Supreme Court has played host to an embryo custody battle recently. Custody was denied; the embryos will probably be destroyed.
- Hooray for public disclosure! A candidate for comptroller in Queens has revealed she is pregnant via IVF. She also admits that the expense of IVF is a difficult problem. Hooray again!
