Living with Infertility

As a woman also facing similar problems I thought the article was wonderful and very informative about infertility caused by PCOS. I just hope it might help those who don't suffer from it understand that it's not as easy as jumping in the sack.

That was an excellent article, and I can relate to her pain/frustration to an extent. I could always get pregnant at the drop of a hat (or rather, pants) but can't carry full term. Have no idea why, but something isn't right in the girlie region. As a result, we only had one child, and he was a 3-lb. preemie miracle born 7 months into the pregnancy. Never was able to have any babies after him though, and our families bugged us for years about the fact that we only had one.

Well, I cannot make children with my little girl either. She isn't infertile, I am. That article is wonderful. It's a very sad thing to live with, especially if you have family pressuring you like that.

For me, my family would never pressure my sisters or me to have children. My baby girl's family, though, they may one day bother her about me and say that if I can't make children, why is she with me? Very sad thing to have to live and deal with, especially if you want to have children.

What a great article! Informative, touching and entertaining (we're laughing *with* you, SD) - thanks so much for taking the time to put it all into words and sharing it so well!

I agree.

I have a friend with PCOS. She and her husband have tried to get pregnant but it hasn't happened yet.

My heart goes out to all of you dealing with the issue or having someone very close to you go through it... it's heartbreaking. And thank you all for the positive reactions, this is all so near and dear to me and it's been my life for the past few years.

If anyone has any questions (I'm not an expert but at this point I feel as close to one as I can get) or just wants to vent, I'm here. Whatever you need, I'm here.

As a queer trying to get pregnant I already had a mark against me as my partner didn't have sperm. You'd think that would be complex enough (sperm, though seemingly plentiful, is amazingly difficult to procure.) But apparently I had more in store for me. I've been trying for three years now and have only a miscarriage to show for it. I was amazed how intensely this has effected my life. It even impacted my sex life which was really odd considering, for me, sex has nothing to do with conception. I've had ever test they can think of and it all comes back normal so I'm told I have unexplained infertility (ie: "we have no idea.")

Thank you for the article. Infertility seems to be a kind of dirty secret in sexuality. It needs to be talked about more.

Thanks for the wonderful and well-written article, Sleeping Dreamer. It bought back all sorts of memories. We went through 11 rounds of IUI and a few miscarriages before conceiving our son; then maybe just as many IUIs (I've lost count or maybe repressed it) and 3 IVFs to try to conceive #2 before throwing in the towel. I also took Metformin, but luckily didn't have the side effects you described.

Even though I'm happy to have one healthy, happy child, it's hard when it seems so easy for others.

I was told as a teen I would not have kids, but I am lucky because I have two (I lost two as well). My older sister has no physical issues other than endometriosis, and she has been trying for 10 years with no luck to have a child. My younger sister has infertility issues as well. I am the lucky one in our family, and I am very thankful for that. If J would let me I would surrogate for my older sister because she is so desperate.

I have a stage one uterine prolapse and I feel for women who cannot have children because of this condition. I am always scolding someone for asking my sister why she doesn't have children. These couples are stronger than people realize.