When two infertiles collide….

Your mom’s friend’s daughter is going through infertility treatments and although you barely know this girl, you know about her uterus in great detail. Thanks to your own mother, you know that Mindy went through IVF (it didn’t work), you know all about her vaginal surgeries and you’re aware that her husband’s sperm is more hostile than World War three. Your mother emailed you her fertility clinic’s phone number (“Bessie said that her daughter, Mindy, has a great fertility doctor. Here’s the number”), and your mother updated you about Mindy’s latest IVF treatment (“It didn’t work for her but she did try acupuncture. Do you want the acupuncturist’s phone number?”). Continue reading »