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	<title>Fertility Blog &#187; Challenges</title>
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		<title>Lubricants and Fertility</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/title-164</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I am lucky to have a good group of girl friends who unabashedly share all when it comes to conversations about sex, fertility woes, and relationship challenges.  So, when one of the more outspoken women in the group proclaimed that she had found the key to improving your sex life the discussion was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Economy and Infertility</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/the-economy-and-infertility</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Infertility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IVF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Historically when the economy is in shambles family size decreases and couples think more about the financial impact of having a child than they might when the economy is robust.  I imagine that a down economy also affects people&#8217;s approach to infertility and fertility treatments.  One of the biggest stresses for me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IVF Paperwork</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/ivf-paperwork</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IVF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you are about to embark on an IVF cycle there is quite a bit of paperwork that must be completed.  We filled out most of the required forms pretty promptly but one of them, the consent for cryopreservation, gave us pause.  The human embryo cryopreservation consent form forces some pretty intense decisions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Lab Mix-Ups</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/avoiding-lab-mix-ups</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/avoiding-lab-mix-ups#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IVF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although it happens very infrequently, it seems that about once a year you hear in the news of an IVF mix-up.  For those of us entrusting doctors to ensure the accuracy of the procedures, this can be very scary.  There have been reports of black babies born to white families and vice versa, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handling Infertility</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/handling-infertility</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/handling-infertility#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Infertility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Little things often remind me of how different people are.  Infertility struggles can really emphasize the myriad of different ways that people cope, or approach situations and experiences.  I, for example, am a very anxious person who worries about everything.  That carried over into my infertility struggles as I literally obsessed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Odd Man Out</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/odd-man-out</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/odd-man-out#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feeling Different]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IVF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Each year, for 11 years, I have gone an annual girls&#8217; trip to the beach with up to 10 (some years there are a couple that can&#8217;t make it but we typically have 7 or 8 every time) college friends.  Through the years our conversations have changed as together we have made it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin D and Fertility</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/vitamin-d-and-fertility</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/vitamin-d-and-fertility#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Factors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ I recently went in for a thorough physical and got into a discussion with the Doctor about Vitamin D deficencies and new research that shows that supplements can really make a difference for women in regards to bone strength, fatigue, rates of certain types of cancer, and in a number of different areas.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The True Cost of IVF</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/the-true-cost-of-ivf</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/the-true-cost-of-ivf#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 03:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I find it very appalling that in an industry that is largely self-pay there are many deceitful clinics that advertise false pricing for IVF.  A friend of mine who was using my same clinic and just beginning her fertility treatments challenged me when I said that my husband and I had spent easily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Talking</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/not-talking</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/not-talking#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Men and women really are different in their styles of communication.  Nothing highlights that more than when a couple is facing infertility. All I want to do in moments of crisis or emotional havoc is hash it out with my husband.  I want to discuss all of the pros and cons, find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hopes and Dreams</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/title-162</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/title-162#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feeling Different]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finding Peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Lessons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ In the world of infertility you often feel as though you should be &#8220;game&#8221; for anything &#8211; you know that you are going through all of this to have a child and you can sometimes be made to feel selfish or unenlightened if you have a desire to have a biological child.  If [...]]]></description>
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