November 14th, 2007
Today is World Diabetes Day and I know Kendra at Diabetes Notes will have some good info for you. Grace at Kids Health Notes also has a great post dedicated to this topic.
Here in the world of fertility, diabetes most directly affects things on the men’s side. According to a May 2007 report published in […]
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November 13th, 2007
Last month, we talked about the environmental factors related to fertility and reproductive health. Yesterday’s L.A. Times takes the discussion a bit further with their article entitled, “Living for Two.”
What women eat, touch and breathe during pregnancy now appears to be more important to their babies’ health than anyone ever imagined. Mounting scientific evidence suggests […]
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November 11th, 2007
One of the opening speakers at last week’s Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women was Indra K. Nooyi, the chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo. As a mother of two and arguably one of the most successful female executives in the world, Indra spoke to the challenges of motherhood and trying to maintain the […]
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November 9th, 2007
I just returned from my first Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women. It was incredible. Affirming. Inspiring. As I was sitting there listening to phenomenal females like Doris Kearns Goodwin, PhD, I realized that I have never in my life been surrounded by so many women. As my intern so aptly stated, “there is a lot […]
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November 6th, 2007
In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, Resolve has created a list of ways you can get active each day. Today is a virtual advocacy day.
Here are just a few suggestions on how to expand infertility awareness:
Write your Congressperson and tell them you support the Family Building Act of 2007 which would extend insurance […]
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November 5th, 2007
Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is Election Day in the United States. Please let your voice be heard.
Not sure where your polling place is? Can’t remember if you are registered? There are all kinds of useful links here thanks to the League of Women Voters.
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November 5th, 2007
And to celebrate, I’ll be adding some adoption-specific sites to Fertility Notes blog rolls. Your suggestions are welcome!
I hesitate to talk about my own experiences as an adoptee because domestic adoption is so very different these days. Not better, not worse – just different. I very much appreciated Lori’s post entitled, “360 degrees of […]
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November 4th, 2007
Happy Daylight Savings Time! What will you do with a whole extra hour this autumnal Sunday?
In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, might I suggest spending a few minutes watching and voting for the films submitted to the Third Annual Infertility Film Festival?
This year’s theme is Halloween – as if infertility isn’t scary enough. […]
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November 3rd, 2007
I have been experiencing some awkward moments at work lately.
We have a few new folks in the office – all of them female, young (sub-25 young) none of whom can seem to get their heads around the fact that I am in my mid-30s, financially stable, married to a great guy….but we have no kids.
Why […]
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